Texas Man Gets Bike Frames Back 30 Years Later

LUFKIN (AP) — A Texas man who once built some of the lightest-weight BMX Blazer bicycle frames has retrieved four brand new vintage models and brought them home in time for Christmas. The Lufkin News reported Sunday that Mike Maberry and his partner handcrafted the frames for two years beginning in 1981. He says the lightweight frames made of aircraft tubing became known among BMX racers. Due their limited production, Maberry says he was surprised to get a phone call two weeks ago from one of his Blazer factory riders saying he had found a frame online and it was still in the box. After a few phone calls, Maberry says he tracked it to a long-closed bike shop in Shreveport, Louisiana. He says he drove to Louisiana and bought them back.