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Taipan:
I think I have a mag with a Test on these :daumenhoch:

skki3330:

--- Quote from: bullseye on August 13, 2012, 04:38 PM ---I think I have a mag with a Test on these :daumenhoch:

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Wow would be great if you can find it and scan it for me  :daumenhoch:

monkian:
Could those freestyle forks be something like the Aero Reflex forks?
Hard to tell from the ad but the blades look similar. I think they were made with Reynolds tubes as well.
Awesome finds btw. Loving this thread :Great_Britain: 8)

Redline:

--- Quote from: bullseye on August 13, 2012, 04:38 PM ---I think I have a mag with a Test on these :daumenhoch:

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The test was in an issue of UK mag Freestyle BMX and the rider was my old friend Justin Pidcock. The geometry on the Hustler Freestyler was based on the Haro Freestyler and originally had triangular gussets at the headtube. Justin broke a few of these testing them so Neil introduced the tube where the gusset was. The Hustler race frames were based on Hutch frames as Simon Wright and his friend Neil Trevor were used to riding Hutch Pro Racers and the geometry suited them. American Connection shifted a fair few of these frames back in the day so I'm surprised there are not more of them around. Talk to Bruce (haro-os-boy) on here as like myself he used to spend a hell of a lot of time at American Connection BMX Centre.

They also made donut seat clamps based on the hutch style too as well as layback seatposts and Powerdiscs. I still run my Hustler Powerdisc and Hustler Seat clamp on my TA to this day.

Redline:
.... and they were deffo TIG welded cos I was there bitd when Neil was prototyping the framesets  :daumenhoch:

I think Neil Hargreaves has bought the old Essoldo Theatre on the corner of Edge Lane, Stretford, Manchester with plans to turn it into another Roller Skating Rink by all accounts. Renovation has seemed to be going on for years.

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