Author Topic: 1976 R&R CR-1 build - back to the roots of BMX (Read 19023 times)

AKGOFF · « **Reply #25 on:** June 08, 2012, 07:27 AM »

FOOKIN BEAUTIFUL SEAN, and from the year of my birth

I would love one of these frames

Are those forks original to the frame? I've seen a few R & Rs' but none with the Matthews forks.

Great work.

Adam

In2 bmx · « **Reply #26 on:** June 08, 2012, 07:46 AM »

That is fooking Awesome ..

love a good 70's build and that is a minter

monkian · « **Reply #27 on:** June 08, 2012, 08:41 AM »

That's incredible Sean. Looks mental

kungfunky · « **Reply #28 on:** June 08, 2012, 08:46 AM »

Well you already know exactly what I think abou this bike Sean and how awsome R&R's are, they are a piece of history along and I'd guess not many on here would have ever seen or heard of one before so top marks from me for bringing it to the masses.

Adam...No the Girder forks were not standard on R&R's they were standard on Matthews (monoshock) bikes, MS-'s etc

Julian347 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 08, 2012, 08:52 AM »

Absolutely stunning.

Macmania · « **Reply #30 on:** June 08, 2012, 08:55 AM »

Love these 70's bikes, completely Brilliant

Top engineering skills required to manufacture that frame

stidds · « **Reply #31 on:** June 08, 2012, 09:44 AM »

Quote from: AKGOFF on June 08, 2012, 07:27 AM

FOOKIN BEAUTIFUL SEAN, and from the year of my birth I would love one of these frames
Are those forks original to the frame? I've seen a few R & Rs' but none with the Matthews forks.

Great work.

Adam

Adam

As Ash says the forks were not standard on the frame, but they must have been on the bike a long time as the frame actually has marks where the forks hit it when on 'full lock', take a look at the pictures again and look at the square brace on the front of the top tube and you will see a vertical mark (which is on either side) where the forks have been banging into it throughout the years.

pickle · « **Reply #32 on:** June 08, 2012, 09:46 AM »

must void it's warranty surely

stidds · « **Reply #33 on:** June 08, 2012, 09:55 AM »

Quote from: pickle on June 08, 2012, 09:46 AM

must void it's warranty surely

I would imagine you are right Rob, I will see if I can get hold of a manual for it to see

double chevron · « **Reply #34 on:** June 08, 2012, 10:00 AM »

Your builds are not only real eye-openers on those early days, especially for us collectors outside of the US, but you seem to always go for the rarest of the rare parts and meanwhile making sense all together.
Hat down!!

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #35 on:** June 08, 2012, 10:22 AM »

I cant profess to have that much old bmx love these days to be honest but of late, there have been a few bikes that have made me look and think...hmmmm.....yeah, all really early stuff like Carls Robbo, Ash's early SE's, someone called Studds, Stacks or sommat (pretty sure he's a man u fan) had a de Costa that I really liked but this, this is really lovely.

Very well done Sean

brummie · « **Reply #36 on:** June 08, 2012, 10:38 AM »

love it
nice one sean

punkdSICO · « **Reply #37 on:** June 08, 2012, 10:47 AM »

I love that frame. Really nice and not seen one before..

Paul

markyp · « **Reply #38 on:** June 08, 2012, 10:50 AM »

absolutey stunning Sean,i can see where so many other companys got their inspiration from,especailly patterson.

rad_pitt · « **Reply #39 on:** June 08, 2012, 11:28 AM »

That is one absolutely awesome bit of kit Sean. To have it this side of the water too, double awesome - absolutely nailed it

snav69 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 08, 2012, 11:40 AM »

As usual Sean - Outstanding

Proper part of BMX history right there

Mattdub · « **Reply #41 on:** June 08, 2012, 02:00 PM »

Very cool indeed mate

, likin' it

animal · « **Reply #42 on:** June 08, 2012, 06:35 PM »

Sean words fail me

thats a beauty right there

GRAB ON KID · « **Reply #43 on:** June 09, 2012, 01:58 PM »

Killer build Sean!!

Love all the details right down to the prism numbers.It was seeing one of these BITD that got me hooked on Torkers.
Top fooking notch dude & now can't wait to see the Cooks build!
-Mike

Jaymz · « **Reply #44 on:** June 09, 2012, 03:34 PM »

GOBSMACKED! That is superb sean

Frosty · « **Reply #45 on:** June 10, 2012, 03:06 PM »

Just stunning, and amazed that you managed to source the thing and the components. I'm sure Reilly would love that build!!

ratty67vw · « **Reply #46 on:** June 24, 2012, 02:59 AM »

WOW cant say that i have ever seen anything quite like that its fookin AWSOME

well done on the build

se · « **Reply #47 on:** June 29, 2012, 06:24 AM »

Gobsmacked

Spartacus · « **Reply #48 on:** July 01, 2012, 12:23 AM »

Sean , what you have there is history .... absolutely the beginning of bmx era !! Those were really the days !!

Congrats on this Gem !!

Khaled~

Bananaman · « **Reply #49 on:** July 06, 2012, 10:49 PM »

Author Topic: 1976 R&R CR-1 build - back to the roots of BMX (Read 19023 times)

In2 bmx

monkian

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