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83' Robinson 24" Cruiser build
BADDH:
I consider myself a very lucky man to add this frame and forks into my Robinson family as it could well be the rarest Robinson model of them all , there are only 3 known in the UK and I thank my good friend and Robinson man himself Carlos for letting me have this from his collection.
I do have a few bits and bobs boxed away already and a few bits on there way to me so looking forward to riding this soon :daumenhoch:
Carl took his to the 2013 Wigan ride for me to take for a blast Round on ... ;)
Carl, the team decals on this cruiser await your signature pal. :4_17_5:
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NORTY40:
Carl parting with a Robo :shocked: They do say love makes you do the strangest things :D
Cool frameset Darren , good to see it's gone to a good home :daumenhoch:
BADDH:
Made a bit of progress this week.
Luckily I have the wheels sourced and had a few bits already boxed up like the stem, seat clamp seat and post, the brakes, grips and levers,cables all sorted.
The BB kit and 41T chainring are a different storey :-\
I have a certain type of crank that needs a BB kit not available over here... >:(. So the order 's done and awaiting a man in a small boat with small paddles to bring it ... :idiot2:
I did plan to fit standard cruiser bars on this build until I researched a bit more and found a few guys used to run these cruisers ran them with the 7" expert bars on them, I guess it won't hurt to try it ?
Oh and the small issue of finding early 80's Robinson cruiser bars for this... Tumbleweed a will come into flowering season first "help"
Pics up later this week ...
NORTY40:
Darren , you might get more comments on this if you say the following in the description ....
1 . The frame has Tom's cat fur stuck to it and that Carl failed to mention this before he sold it to you .
2 . The sticker on the downtube is actually incorrect ..... actually making it a Raleigh Pro race cruiser frame
3. You actually picked the frame up from Carl at MK after waiting 3 months for him to post it to you and then decided not to pay him .
4. Sell it for twice as much as what Carl sold it to you for .
5. Confess that it is not an old school Robinson frame and it is actually something you made yourself using some old tubing leftover from the wheelbarrow you built last week .
All those types of threads seem to get a great response ....... surprising considering it's a BMX site ::)
Im looking forward to seeing what you do with it anyway :daumenhoch:
CustardLips:
Your flirting with some very touchy subjects there Joff.... Lets not turn this into a free for all eh. ??? :LolLolLolLol:
That's very nice Dazza, I'm sure it'll look sweet when it's done. :daumenhoch:
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