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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: BADDH on September 12, 2014, 11:02 PM
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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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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:
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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 ...
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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:
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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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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:
You know I am agree with you there pal and well said too :police:
I am surprised to be honest given that I thought this was a BMX forum, certain bikes are so rare and this is one of only 3 in the UK, I would think any BMX build on a BMX forum should be of interest.
I like the Rad build threads and thought I would add this one as an interesting one for the BMX family on here ?
Sadly no BADDH man here.
1.I have not found any Cat Fluff yet
2. I have never Done any flipping.
3.I haven't waited for it longer than 1 day we agreed the deal.
4. As far as wheel barrows go I do have a mint condition one behind the shed, it needs a bit of lemon and Peek to be 8 outa 10 black painted and loves to get down and dirty and I believe is Bisexual... I bought it from B&Q I have the receipt I am taking it back.... :LolLolLolLol:
On a side note, I might have my hair styled like Ken Barlow, confidentially can I ask do you think that style and colour would suit me .
(Keep it to yourself about the hair thing)
What do you think :(
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very nice,ive got a 41t chainring on my cruiser but im going to change it to a 43 or 44, when your riding its good for starting off..quick but when you get some speed up it feels like it needs something bigger..just something for you to think about, what colour parts are you going with?
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very nice,ive got a 41t chainring on my cruiser but im going to change it to a 43 or 44, when your riding its good for starting off..quick but when you get some speed up it feels like it needs something bigger..just something for you to think about, what colour parts are you going with?
Hi,
What rear drive ratio have you on there buddy ?
I am going chrome/ Red with it
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Darren I think the lack of responses is because everybody is in shock that Carlos let this go!
Madness :LolLolLolLol:
T'is a stunner and I am sure you will do it the justice it deserves :daumenhoch:
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Thats a beautiful cruiser you've got there pal. I've never built one myself, but a little voice (my back) inside my head is telling me that 2015 will be the year I build one.
I'm going to enjoy this build, have you built one before?
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17 on the rear Darren, depends what your planning on doing with it..riding or carpet queen
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Now that is very nice :smitten: Looking forward to seeing built up. :daumenhoch:
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Cheers Guys,
Nick your right there Carl let it go because he knows it was only going to me and He knows I am a Robinson man, the other reasoning is it's kept in Wigan and local, I am very lucky to have this and Carls told me so more than once now :daumenhoch: top man. !
I will build it the best I can, it will be built with the justice it deserves, it will ridden on the rides and to those friends on here who want to ride it's there for you anytime ;)
It will go round the local bmx track and it will be kept immaculately preserved in my house like all the others are...
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17 on the rear Darren, depends what your planning on doing with it..riding or carpet queen
Luckily I have not sourced the correct 130 BCD chainring yet ..
Anyone with a 41-43 in Red preferably please get in touch
I do have a 2014 SE 24" Floval Flier and I love to ride it, problem is my eldest "Tink" has now claimed it as her's... :smitten: that's my Girl. :smitten:
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Very nice Darren :smitten:
cant wait see it ..... when its ready to drive :daumenhoch:
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Partially assembled awaiting the wheels, the BB kit, chainwheel, pedals and pads...
I do have the Shimano 600's crank to go onto this. .
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Wheels have landed at work Dazza :daumenhoch:
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600 cranks :smitten:
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Wheels have landed at work Dazza :daumenhoch:
Oh nice... I need to come over tomoz then
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Lovely cruiser dude :smitten:
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Lovely cruiser dude :smitten:
Cheers pal, how you keeping ?
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Lovely cruiser dude :smitten:
Cheers pal, how you keeping ?
Alright dude, don't get on here much these days, plenty nice bikes still cropping up though........... :daumenhoch:
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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:
;D
BTW nice frameset and parts are coming together nicely. :coolsmiley:
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very nice, are you using that size bars ?? I had a nightmare choosing the right size for my 24 :(
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very nice, are you using that size bars ?? I had a nightmare choosing the right size for my 24 :(
I haven't decided yet TBH buddy, I have a set of 5.5" on there way to me albeit I have been advised that bitd the guys used the 7" Expert Robbo bars on them as they set up a bit better ? Plus using this stem it's quite low profile in terms of lift compared to other stems...
Time will tell I suppose :(
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Nice, i'm liking that. Even more so as it's rare and i looooooooooove rare :smitten:
I built a cruiser this year, it was a hard build as parts are more scarce than 20" stuff. I think i ran 40-16 on it although i'm not 100% sure on that.
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Looking forward to seeing this get built up and curious about the bb kit
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mine are around 7" I tried some CWS normally on a 20" and they felt good but looked wrong
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She's nice there mate, what tyres are those and were from ?
I ve seen Justin is doing Comp 3's and a few on the Bay but wondered if these can be sourced locally.
Just been and collected my wheels >:D
and "wantit"
I ve come back with more than I went for AGAIN ... :coolsmiley: all NOS stock cannot be around much longer.. Eyes bigger than belly talk. .. "help"
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Thanks I think they are 24 inch mtb tyres lol, its a rider so any rubber will do me. I'd like comps one day maybe
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I have 2 24" cruisers now running expert size bars, suits me fine and looks o.k. Too.
I do have some Robinson cruiser bars I think, not sure what year they are though. If interested I'll dig em out and send you photos on pm if you wish? LMK :daumenhoch:
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Thanks I think they are 24 inch mtb tyres lol, its a rider so any rubber will do me. I'd like comps one day maybe
Mine too pal, all mine are ridden in the rain, the dirt and the cruises.. No Ornaments in my collection :coolsmiley:
I will take a look. :feebay:
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I have 2 24" cruisers now running expert size bars, suits me fine and looks o.k. Too.
I do have some Robinson cruiser bars I think, not sure what year they are though. If interested I'll dig em out and send you photos on pm if you wish? LMK :daumenhoch:
Hi mate, please get Digging let's see those pal
Pm me pics please
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I have 7 show bikes, carpet queens, expensive dust collectors lol I use mtb normally but I needed a rider......I love it :-)
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That's going to be a Stunning cruiser when finished Darren 8)
Well done buddy :4_17_5:
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That's going to be a Stunning cruiser when finished Darren 8)
Well done buddy :4_17_5:
Hi Paul,
I am trying to do a decent job on it, always a pleasure to hear from you, a Gentleman who knows his bikes... .. :daumenhoch:
A bit of setting up and the question.. How does this look ?
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looking awsum that Mr Baddh :4_17_5: bit of a hard ride thow with no tyres
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Looks proper nice like that Darren :4_17_5:
And Thank You :)
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Awesome :slayer:
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Looking good Darren :daumenhoch:
Great to see you this morning ...... and thanks for clearing out a few more of my NOS goodies :D
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Just sent you a pm re tyres , not exactly what your after but there cheap ;)
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Just sent you a pm re tyres , not exactly what your after but there cheap ;)
Ok mate I will take a look at those. :daumenhoch:
The NOS parts were meant to be mine :LolLolLolLol: made for this contrast I've gone with on this build
You haven't got any 919 Honda Fireblade bits have you.... :4_17_5:
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Bolted a few more bits on this afternoon, tried a set of white. 97 pads on it and a set of 9" Pro bars ( other pic has 7" rise Experts)
Still on the fence for visual with the pro bars but it's got a nice riding position with these taller bars on it than with the 7" bars.... >:D
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Still no tyres sourced to finish this one... Surely someone over here has a pair ? :-\
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That's gonna look amazing Dazza! Great work.... As usual! Lovely stuff... You can't go wrong with the Robbo Livery! Nice! :smitten: "wantit"
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Well it's took a bit to find some OG Tyres but finally they came up from a very nice man who regularly spends time up in the Air ... :daumenhoch: like waiting for a bus , three came at the same time, these black ones and a front NOS Red comp 3, ideally I need a slim rear 24" Red comp 3 to complete the carpet queen look..
Really happy with this Rare Bird and need to ride it yet, hope you like it guys.
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looks great :coolsmiley:
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Finally finished with the new authentic pads now, time to finally get on and ride it at Coppull bmx track later today..
Really pleased with the build the colours work well and I will have another wheel set under build shortly for it that are era correct. Those 24" wheels are hard to get and at £600 a set for Pro class that came as standard on these bikes I needed a brandy... And still thought .. Still thinking actually and head says no, heart says yes, I will sort something ... :LolLolLolLol:
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Lovely looking cruiser :4_17_5:
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That's lush mate. Love it :daumenhoch:
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Cool cruiser Darren :coolsmiley:
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Only just seen this thread Dazza, lovely build mate, looks nice and clean. :coolsmiley:
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I liked it without tyres on... ???
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Thanks guys,
It's always good to see your comments on the various build threads, much appreciated by little old me :daumenhoch:
Sam I liked it to without the black rubber bouncy bits... Problem is I've got to many sets of 24" tyres now could do to sell a set tbh...
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Just seen this mate. Loving your work, that's a very sweet looking cruiser you have there :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:
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I missed this thread too Darren. It's looking great. Good work :4_17_5:
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I missed this thread too Darren. It's looking great. Good work :4_17_5:
Cheers buddy,
I took it out on the Rad Toy Ride, it's a great ride and quick to, the Gearing is spot on for me whizzing around @ 17/43 ratio's.
I am a lucky man to have this ultra rare frame set from my Bro Carlos who knows a thing or two on Robbo's, one off only 3 in the UK.
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Looks great Dazzle. :daumenhoch: