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Title: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 03:38 PM



.......... what it is yet ....................................





Now not sure if it should be in this section - but will be built soon  :coolsmiley:   :smitten: :smitten:



(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue017.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue029.jpg)



 :daumenhoch:





Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Bigfrawg on September 04, 2008, 03:42 PM

i recognise that....















is it a bmx?
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 03:46 PM
Its a curtis, expert, p[ro, or cruiser, I think tis another exp to be sure. Its the welds (I think its brazing actually) and the glimpse of the drop out, and the fact that you are a mentalist Curtis nut like me.
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 03:48 PM
Have you had it rechromed or is it just in bloody good nick?
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: motomagII on September 04, 2008, 03:52 PM
never seen clean curtis yet must have been rechromed
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 03:58 PM
A little more help is needed................................





(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue023.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue009.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue020.jpg)









Fresher than Brian's brow  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 04:00 PM
Its a Brian Curtis then?
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Lil Gashead on September 04, 2008, 04:04 PM
yep is it the brian curtis!! :daumenhoch:

even though hes my dad im not sure ;D

but he is building a brian curtis! :4_17_5: that is all i know :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on September 04, 2008, 04:09 PM


pile of old tat ?
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 04:09 PM
Wots my prize then? Why is it in such good nick?
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 04:10 PM


pile of old tat ?


Tart  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 04:11 PM
You said it was an Expert !


No prize for being wrong Mr 19  :angel:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 04:17 PM
wot is then? and why are you so pedantic, and why is it in such good nick, yopu are obviously feeling chuffed and puffed up so spill all we are curious.   :D
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: motomagII on September 04, 2008, 04:18 PM
cant be a 24 uincher can it ?
isnt expert etc im sure they were small bb set
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 04:21 PM
Anyway I said -expert pro mini or cruiser, one of them must be right unless its a  Curtis: Armchair Expert,Novice, Duffer, JAck Of All Trades, Monkeys Forehead...

 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 04:22 PM
cant be a 24 uincher can it ?
isnt expert etc im sure they were small bb set


Small BB set Que??
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 04:36 PM
If I wanna be pedantic I will  ;)



Curtis Pro - Lets just call it NEW old stock  8)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue001.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue015.jpg)




Her little sister is on it's way too



(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/009-1.jpg)






And maybe Brian has something a ltlle bigger for me too  :-X
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 04:42 PM
Have you just had this made?
How can you tell the diff between a pro and an expert? I have 2 experts, one of which looks v different fromt he other.. But they do have expert stickers..
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 04:54 PM
There were two


The Curtis Expert

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/GottaloveaCurtis003.jpg)





And the Brian Curtis Expert - with a different back end !


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisExpert1-1.jpg)




Send me a pic of yours Mr 19 and I will have a look  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: dan-dare on September 04, 2008, 05:02 PM
New old stock, are you sure??

These close up's look like its been over-polished then re-chromed.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue023.jpg)
Drop out as wonky as willy.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CurtisProBlue020.jpg)
Steerer/fork welds, amongst others, polished to fcuk.

Just a thought. :daumenhoch:


Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 05:05 PM
The frame was never used - however the chrome had pitted, like they usually do  ???

And yes she has had a fresh coat  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: bodamus on September 04, 2008, 05:07 PM
I like Kuwahara's and who said you could use a picture of my old Brian Curtis Expert eh :P
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 05:10 PM
Moderators discretion  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 05:15 PM
There were two


The Curtis Expert

And the Brian Curtis Expert - with a different back end !


Send me a pic of yours Mr 19 and I will have a look  :daumenhoch:

I have 3 like the first one, but one has a longer seat tube than the other two.

I'll post photos in amin, but from what I've said what do you think?
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 05:18 PM
What are the measurements ?
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on September 04, 2008, 05:31 PM


yep i was right
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: daz bmx it! on September 04, 2008, 05:31 PM
I like Kuwahara's and who said you could use a picture of my old Brian Curtis Expert eh :P

What do you mean? your old Brian Curtis! ;D
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 05:34 PM
Small one, top of bb to half the dia of the top tube approx 6 inches, top tube length from od of head tube to od of seat tube, 16 inches. HAs got orginal expert stickers and is exactly the same size as my old expert bought from curtis BITD.
Bigger one - 7 & 7/8th inches and 16 &1/2 respectivly. I bought this from the orginal owner who bought it from curtis BITD and it has expert stickers and he swears it was an expert.

Oh and the foto makes the bb height look differnt but its exactly same, 11 ish inchs (with small diffs due to tyres)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r446/lukeandbeth/DSC_6705.jpg)
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: SOUTHBANK BOY on September 04, 2008, 05:36 PM
to many chef and not anoth indian ha nick
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 05:38 PM
I'll go and have a measure
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 05:46 PM
If you look in the museum there are experts and pro's of all kinds of sizes...
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: SOUTHBANK BOY on September 04, 2008, 05:50 PM
dont go buy that half the people dont no what they have got, same are wrong
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 06:05 PM
Yeah maybe, how do you know the difference anyway..

Gas head you done any measuring yet?
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 06:07 PM
I have not got the expert here so can't measure it !

The Pro however measure's 7.5" seat tube and 19" top tube !

Remember these frames were hand built - so some frames were custom made for some people ! It maybe the larger of the two was just made a tad higher for the owner !


The other piont to take in was Curtis got ripped off towards the mid eighties and frames were 'mass produced', so frames may vary  ???- he then set up Brian Curtis




This latest Curtis Pro only ever had the stickers applied to it ! It was sat in a shed for years gathering dust  :angel:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 06:23 PM
Cool i think its the top tube length, my top tubes are 16 and 16.5 -  reckon they are both experts.!
Thanks gashead, interesting times.
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: stidds on September 04, 2008, 06:41 PM
Looks good Nick, although I don't think you need the forks for this build so let me have them for mine  :LolLolLolLol:

I have a Curtis Pro and the TT is 19".
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 06:42 PM
You wont want them - there wonky  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: stidds on September 04, 2008, 06:59 PM
You wont want them - there wonky  :LolLolLolLol:

So are most of my builds mate.  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 07:00 PM
 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Bananaman on September 04, 2008, 07:39 PM
Mmmm time I had one back Nicholas >:(
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Bananaman on September 04, 2008, 07:41 PM
Either that or Simon let one go ::)
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Gashead on September 04, 2008, 08:20 PM
Simon let one go  :LolLolLolLol:

You got a better chance of winning the lotto  :angel:
Title: Re: Can you guess .......
Post by: Lil Gashead on September 06, 2008, 06:02 PM
You wont want them - there wonky  :LolLolLolLol:

just like most of your builds dad

hehehehehe
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