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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Gizmo on September 29, 2012, 04:13 PM
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Hi , went down my local track today & bumped into Brian Curtis :)
Talked for about an hour plus , about bmx bitd etc , a really nice guy lives about 10 minute walk from me too.
He noticed my old school ride at the track , got him to sign the back of my race plate ;)
Like you do got his telephone number & address going to his house next week to see some of his stuff
something real good is gona happen :-X
Cheers mark
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thought writin your autograph on the back of a plate was an insult... :LolLolLolLol:
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Excellent :4_17_5:
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Top stuff! :4_17_5:
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Popped round tonight , & it was fookin heaven :smitten:
All the jigs & tools were amazing , even stuff from bitd , there was a one off curtis cruiser he made :4_17_5:
Original 80s stickers :D
During the chat I talked about other makes of bmx Kuwie etc
Something I dident know was that Spielberg enquired about Curtis when the film was in early days , but he couldn't
meet the demand , cause he was a one man band making bmx in a shed ^"^
In the corner was a redline st.20 f&f with redline stamped v bars , stamped Haro bars etc , amazing
Back to Curtis
I enquired if he was going to make reissue curtis frame & forks
& to my delight he said yer ;)
I said if your gona make a reissue you don't wanna balls it up like so many others
& his reply was imm going to make them exactly the same using the same old proven tools ...geomotory , dropouts , t45 tubing ,
basically the same but 30 plus years on
He said he's looking at several chromers at the moment too , some will be painted as well
One thing I was happy about although the frame & forks will be identical , he will mark the frame with bc ( Brian Curtis )
So people will know they are repos & not 80s , good thing I think
He said f&f will be out next year ^"^
Sorry cant post pics at the moment , but got loads on fone
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No picture's :'( top meet :daumenhoch:
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Looking forward to seeing the pic's. :)
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Cool 8)
Exciting news. Maybe i wont have to look for an original Pro F&F anymore. :daumenhoch:
You must be fairly local to me then Gizmo? I'm in Trowbridge.
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Frome 10 mins :)
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Ah cool, was over your way a couple weeks back riding that nice new pump track you have.
Brian still Frome Based? I had 2 Pro frame bikes way back when and one that never got built which i sold to Nick (Gashead) about 5 or 6 years ago :'(
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Ah cool, was over your way a couple weeks back riding that nice new pump track you have.
Brian still Frome Based? I had 2 Pro frame bikes way back when and one that never got built which i sold to Nick (Gashead) about 5 or 6 years ago :'(
yer brian still here :)
not a bad little track that , i come
off a few times lol
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Will he use new school angles, bosses etc 1 1/8 steering tube etc?
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Will he use new school angles, bosses etc 1 1/8 steering tube etc?
It doesn't sound like it from the post.Reproductions of the originals.I think that was why the reference was made to so many others fooking it up! :daumenhoch:
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Will he use new school angles, bosses etc 1 1/8 steering tube etc?
It doesn't sound like it from the post.Reproductions of the originals.I think that was why the reference was made to so many others fooking it up! :daumenhoch:
imm told frames will be 100% as bitd , as he is a perfectionist in frame building and will only build era correct
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Great thread chaps :4_17_5:
I do like a Curtis :daumenhoch:
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Ah cool, was over your way a couple weeks back riding that nice new pump track you have.
Brian still Frome Based? I had 2 Pro frame bikes way back when and one that never got built which i sold to Nick (Gashead) about 5 or 6 years ago :'(
And what a beauty she is :daumenhoch:
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frame about 5" long
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Ok guys update :)
Brian will building as follows
# expert pro
# cruiser
# possible freestyle ( depending on interest )
F&f will come with headset as per back in the day
Finish will be chrome & decaled up or left bare for powdering obviously bit cheaper minus chrome.
Brian said he will be doing a limited number of frames & forks , as the man hours to build will be allott
F&f will be on a 1st come 1st served basis
The f&f will be about £650 , depending on material cost, t45 tubing ,chroming , etc etc ,
He said he would like £100 deposit to reserve f&f
He has given permission to ring him on his landline on 01373 300921 between 7.00 & 9.00 pm
For any questions or to reserve :)
Ps only genuine enquiries please ;)
Ps imm in no way connected to this , all sales will be going through Brian himself
just giving a heads up to people that love the hobby of old school bmx
Like myself & others thanks mark
& keep it British :Great_Britain:
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Top stuff!oooh that is so tempting,would love a freestyler! :daumenhoch:
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Seems a bit steep to me £650 . Especially when an 80's one goes for half that .
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top notch shit !
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Seems a bit steep to me £650 . Especially when an 80's one goes for half that .
dont think its bad myself ,
the man hours that go into building a frame & forks ?
People pay more for a haro freestyler that comes off
a production line , the price represents the man hours
of building a hand made frame & forks, plus t45 tubing
is a dearer material than chrome moly .
Brazing oposed to welding etc
ps not disrespecting haros just an example of what
people pay :)
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Where is he based ? where is that workshop ?
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Where is he based ? where is that workshop ?
Brian lives in frome Somerset , the pics above are at his house
Also the workshop in frome
Here's a link to workshop http://www.thebicycleacademy.org/
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I'd much rather have one of these than a Haro! :daumenhoch:
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I'd much rather have one of these than a Haro! :daumenhoch:
Damn straight there bro. Haro's are two to a penny but a Curtis Freestyler, hubba hubba.
Can I just ring the man himself and get an order in on the number provided bro ???
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ME x 2 bro this is a cracking thread :4_17_5:
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just ring him direct , ;)
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1ST class thread :4_17_5: i've a feeling i'll be on the phone ;) :daumenhoch:
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Spoke with Brian the other day about this myself.
Marks right! If you're interested then definately give him a call :daumenhoch: The whole project depends on wether he gets enough interest and orders.
Brians work is :4_17_5: quality. Lets make this happen Curtis fans :Great_Britain:
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Havent spoke to bc for bout a week , has anyone rang him
About framesets ? Need about 5 serious customers to make
this happen , cheers ;)