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Mikku:
With a few days off work and some spare time on my hands this week, I listened to Dale Holmes’ 3-hour podcast interview with Tim March. If you haven’t already listened to it, it’s well worth the effort:- http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,187764.0.html

One of the many interesting things on there was TM talking about the start of MRD. Ever since they first came out in 1984, I’ve wanted an MRD frame and TM confirming that the inspiration for the frame design was a JMC and an early Patterson, both iconic frames in their own right, only heightened that desire and led to a couple of hours looking at various examples online! :D Then, on the way back from the hairdressers yesterday I spotted this:-



It’s a sign I tell you. ;D So even though I’ve got the Motobecane build on the go and another 3 waiting in the wings, I now find myself really wanting an MRD race frame!! My question is, how often do these come up and are they “reasonably” priced? I suspect the answer to both questions will put this idea quickly to bed but I just want to get a handle on this before I lose the plot.

dinglem:
Steve (animal) is the man to ask as he is Mr.MRD. I am sure he will be along shortly to pass comment on this.

I haven't been able to listen to this myself yet but will do in a few weeks when I return home from work.

I do have some pictures of the early MARCH RACING frame - Birmingham WHEELS supplied Tim with two off-the-shelf Pro frames which were stickered up as the first March prototypes. Both still exist today, but having spoken to Tim about them they are most definitely not up for sale.


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Mikku:
Thanks for sharing that! :daumenhoch: Yeah, he mentions that BW made the first few frames, I think 3 of them. I'd be more than happy with one of the actual production frames. ;)

Spen69:
To be honest they are really nice to ride. I won't go on about Badlander here but I owned a minty fresh chrome Expert I got off Del yonks hack and it was my Radchester steed all blind up with Pro Class and DC niceness. Rode a treat and was way more roomy than the tt length suggested. Sold it to Daz Kapp who seemed to collect most of them so might be worth trying to contact him to see what he still has?

You may find a couple of Experts out there but Steve Animal has all the Pro frames plus a monster big one made for Tim himself. Apparently the Pro frames had an issue with headtube welds failing or something so not many survived. 

The bad news is they fetch strong money if they surface i'm afraid so that may help scratch that itch  :-\

RATTY:
Tims in the process of making some new school frames as well, might be a good alternative.

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