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bmxmatt1974:

--- Quote from: jp-rebel on June 25, 2010, 06:40 PM ---New Redditch BMX Track :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: tell me more, what is the address? do you have any pics?.

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look in the new school race section  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Tefore:

--- Quote from: jp-rebel on February 22, 2010, 07:25 PM ---Steve wilson was a Frame builder based in Redditch West Midlands in the early 80's, I believe he made motocross frames before he tried his hand at BMX, My cousin had an extra long custom BMX f+f made by him BITD, if I remember correctly he manufactured an off the peg range as well as  Frames, Forks ,Bars and Seat-posts  to customers requirements and did not sell complete Bikes so your mate cant go wrong with any era correct parts, he also made the Frames for the Halfords race team. Hope my jaded memories are of some help.

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errrrrrrrrrrrrrrr excuse me redditch is in worcestershire not west midlands.lol
lived in redditch 36 years and did not know they were made here

EdMoore:

--- Quote from: tefore on June 26, 2010, 11:41 AM ---errrrrrrrrrrrrrrr excuse me redditch is in worcestershire not west midlands.lol
lived in redditch 36 years and did not know they were made here

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Steve was (at least from when I met him, mid 70s) in a workshop on the site of the police station but was still repairing motocross bike frames mainly. As BMX took off he moved to a bigger unit in the old Enfield(?) works at Batchley. At the time he lived in Winyates.

He first made frames and forks then went in for whole bikes. The frames were mild steel and brazed, made by himself on a jig of his own crafting, then chromed in Redditch. I know this because while still at school I worked for him on and off assembling bikes and drilling bits of frame etc. He let me design my own custom frame which he made and we used chro-moly for the forks, which was the first time he'd used it! This must have been the late 70s or perhaps early 80s. Last time I saw him was a few years later, he was making cruisers too by then and encouraging cruiser racing for older riders while managing the Halfords team.

Takes me back.

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