THE DIRECT SOURCE 1977 DIAMOND BACK MADE LIMITED EDITION FIRST GENERATION

BEFORE CONTINUING LET'S STEP BACK TO 1977, THE CENTURION BIKE CO. INTRODUCES THE FIRST DIAMOND BACK BMX FRAME (USA MADE) WITH A DIAMOND IN THE GUSSET TO THE BMX MARKET FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THE REST IS HISTORY! OK LET'S STEP BACK IN THE FUTURE TO 2004, COOL

LIMITED EDITION 1977 DIAMOND BACK FIRST GENERATION FIRST FRAME WITH DIAMOND IN GUSSET! 1977 DB FRAME/FORK. MADE SERIAL NO. " WIG003 "                A SIMPLE WAY TO ID THE FRAME THE SQUARE TUBED REAR BRAKE BRIDGE AND THE SLOTTED REAR BB BRACE. THIS ORIGINAL DB FORK FINISH/DECALS (USA MADE) IS A COPY OF THE SPEEDO FORK ONLY THE DB HAS CUT-OUT CIRCLES IN DROP-OUT. THE REAL DIAMOND BACK HISTORY THE FIRST DB BMX FRAME WAS A PROTO-TYPE USA MADE IN 1977. WHEELS N THINGS WAS SELECTED TO RACE TEST THE FRAME SO WE BUILT THE BIKE FOR EDDY KING TO RACE.  THE DESIGN WAS WAY OFF (BB TO HIGH, TOP TUBE TO LONG) NO MATTER WHAT WE DID IT WASN'T RIGHT, WE INFORMED DB TO FIX A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS BEFORE CONTINUING THE MANUFACTURING. THE FIRST DB CROMOLY FRAME WITH A DIAMOND CUT-OUT IN THE HEAD GUSSET WAS MANUFACTURED IN SO. CAL. THE SUMMER OF 1977. THE FRAME ONLY CAME IN POWDER EPOXY BLACK (BLUE ADDED LATER), THE TUBULAR FORK IS CHROMOLY STEEL WITH A DUAL DROP-OUT. DIAMOND BACK MANUFACTURED THE FRAME IN THE U.S. FOR ONLY SIX MONTHS AND IN 1978 THEY IMPORTED THE FIRST DB'S FROM JAPAN. THE FIRST DB BMX FRAME: THE FIRST DB BMX FRAME WAS EASY TO ID, IT'S A RARE ITEM DB HAD MADE IN USA FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. CHECK OUT THIS BIKE SHOP AD IN A 1977 NBA WORLD NEWSPAPER. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE. DIAMOND BACK BIKES