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Offline Taipan

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« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2012, 04:38 PM »
I think I have a mag with a Test on these :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2012, 06:12 PM »
I think I have a mag with a Test on these :daumenhoch:

Wow would be great if you can find it and scan it for me  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2012, 06:55 PM »
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)

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« Reply #28 on: August 14, 2012, 12:26 PM »
I think I have a mag with a Test on these :daumenhoch:

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.

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« Reply #29 on: August 14, 2012, 12:36 PM »
.... 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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« Reply #30 on: August 14, 2012, 12:52 PM »
Wicked stuff cheekythirtysix  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #31 on: August 14, 2012, 01:26 PM »
No worries. This was the telephone number for Neil Hargreaves at Silver Wheels Roller Rink when it was based in Altrincham.... maybe worth a shot  :daumenhoch:

Tel: 0161 941 6445

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« Reply #32 on: August 14, 2012, 01:31 PM »
.. oh and for your info the decals on your Hustler Race Frames are the earlier ones... the later were done in the same style as on the Hustler Freestyler shown. The later decals were only ever done in blue as shown no matter what colour frame they came on... which for me was a bad idea as you could barely see them on the darker frame colours. Fro memory the frames came in chrome, white, red, orange and a really bad dark green.. almost a military dark green... which bitd was just not bright enough  ;D The article in the Freestyle BMX mag shows the colours so you will see what I mean  :LolLolLolLol:

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« Reply #33 on: August 14, 2012, 01:37 PM »
the magazine ya need for the Hustler Freestyler test is Freestle BMX issue 13 - april 1985 buddy  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #34 on: August 14, 2012, 02:01 PM »
Your the man  :daumenhoch: think i might just give that number a call now  :)
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« Reply #35 on: August 14, 2012, 02:11 PM »
Well i think that means no such number  :( worth a shot cheers fella  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #36 on: August 14, 2012, 02:59 PM »
Here's the full address in Stretford and maybe this is the number fella  :daumenhoch:

... no promises mind you  :D

Essoldo Building
Chester Road
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M32 8LL

Tel: 0161 866 8888

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« Reply #37 on: August 14, 2012, 04:19 PM »
Here you go




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« Reply #38 on: August 14, 2012, 04:53 PM »
looks like the hustler freestyle frames had hustler forks ?

no chance of getting those then  :'(

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« Reply #39 on: August 15, 2012, 02:20 PM »

Cool finds indeed , love 'em  ;)

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« Reply #40 on: August 24, 2012, 07:06 PM »
Ok a lil bit of and update so i spent some time and sent some emails trying to track down Neil Hargeaves just so i could get some more info on these great frames, well im at work today and my mobile rings and who was on the end of the line YEP Mr Neil Hargreaves  :D Well he seems to be a very busy man with his new business but he gave about 5mins of his time.
I found out that the place where these frames were found was a unit where all the bikes where kept inc all the race team stuff and he said that he got most of the stuff out before the owner of the unit looked up and would not let them back in to get the rest of there stuff, so it seems that door was locked and never opened until it was knocked down.
I asked him about the two frames i have and questioned him on why are they slighty diff in length? so he made 2 versions a Pro Race and a Expert Race.
They originaly come with Tange forks.
They were built much like Hutch frames due to some of the guys who raced for he's team like riding Hutch BMX's
He has still got aload team stuff etc which he quickly told me is not for sale  :( so i asked if he could give me any info, scans of pictures, photo's of the stuff he had. He said that he's a very busy but he has my number and he wont forget me  :daumenhoch:

He finally told me that he has been watching all the BMXing recently and he has been asked to start a team and maybe build bikes again, i must say i could here the excitment in his voice  8)

Well if he contacts again ill keep you all up to date
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« Reply #41 on: August 24, 2012, 07:26 PM »
Awesome story and an awesome find guys......  :Great_Britain:
Still limping......

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