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Top Secret Hutch Delivery
rodriguez:
Woe betied anybody who treads on the hallowed memory of Hutch, poor old JDB.
Hutch were all fur coat and no knickers, make it shiney and in the USA (well in the beginning anyway), tell everyone it's the best (backed up by reviews in mags they paid loads for advertising), make it the most expensive brand (they certainly did that alright) and they will believe you it's the best (impressionable kids who didn't know any better), hence the Nora Cup wins.
Unfortunately the bikes weren't as good as the hype the triple chrome flaked and fell off, the frames cracked, the cranks and pedals broke.
The BMX version of The Great Rock and Roll Swindle. :LolLolLolLol:
JDB's stuff is probably better quality than anything Hutch ever made themselves (not thruster, profile, mcs, vdc).
hunterdubber:
So no other 80's bmx broke then ::) ;D
Or was it every make ,,, err that may be all of them :crazy2: ;D
Not till they 90's was there a bike truly suitable for BMX
You see more repaired Rippers than any other bike ,, but they were and still are ultra cool and don't have the "sheep like " cool to hate Hutch stigma.
Yes later built Hutch bits were built in Taiwan ,, but so was virtually every other by the late 80's
That's the way the whole bike industry went.
But to call the early stuff pre 85 is unfounded ,, because the actual manufacturers making Hutch were Thruster,Profile,Robinson,,all of which are highly respected.if you own any of the Pro racer framesets or bars you'll have a very high standard built item of that era. :)
Its nothing new ,, if someone gets a 911 , people say "ooooo he's having a midlife crisis ". ,when they'd love to have one in a heartbeat :D
Hutch was one of the ultimate sought after brands,,, undeniably. :coolsmiley:
That's not just my opinion it's
FACT :4_17_5:
:daumenhoch:
hunterdubber:
Just to add
Does anyone know who builds the latest frames. Is it a factory in Taiwan (which isn't a bad thing ) where most of today's professional standard £350 + frames are made like ,Fit,etc
Or more likely ,,,comissioned to Johnny chopper to produce in_house. Who has a reputation to make well made quality products more than suitable for today racers.
As Diggler says the price certainly isn't in question ,,the bars are £70 and the rest is £420 , with chrome forks being around £125 that would make these frames around £295 .
Doesn't sound bad at all comparatively ???
Redline:
They look real nice but upon close inspection I personally feel the finish and attention to detail on the new Skyway Frame sets is better... so that's what I'll be going for next year :)
Jon The Bassist:
Just for a bit of balance, I had a new Curtis Pro from about 13 (being a big lump) which was beautifully made. However it wasn't the quickest pro F&F about by any means... When I had the chance to get a well-used 2nd hand Hutch Pro F&F I jumped at the chance. Yes, the chrome wasn't as deep but it handled fantastically and was a really quick race bike. It was also strong - I was 6' and about 14 stone when I finished racing as a kid. Although it's hard to believe now :-[ I also jumped a lot in them days, including jumping out of berms to flat landings. I also broke a number of parts including cranks, seatpost, and some CW cruiser bars and the Hutch was always fine - I think there was enough flex to take some of my inelegant landings.
These new Hutch's have been raced, and I think they are more of a proper rider's bike than an ornament/pub bike.
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