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Title: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: oldtired on May 04, 2009, 02:52 PM: hi
been trying to id this for a bit , came to UK in early 84 from Germany but may have been in US prior to that, frame is hand brazed and is good quiality work, down tube is oval, head tube is 140mm , fork steerer is 210mm from crown to threads (huge :)) chain stay box is solid not open like on gooses, there is no frame number and no makers stamps on the frame, possible prototype ? any help or pointers will be much appreciated :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/7.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/4.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/6.jpg)
Title: Re: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: dan-dare on May 04, 2009, 02:56 PM: Interesting frame. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on May 04, 2009, 05:37 PM: looks bit like this wilson apart from chain stay
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y43/bmxmatt1974/bulwellfeb2009023.jpg)
Title: Re: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: bof on May 04, 2009, 05:56 PM: I would have said wilson too, all the halfords team used to use them BITD. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: oldtired on May 04, 2009, 11:08 PM: cool looks close that guys, chain stay box and euro bb, also forks are different, any idea of model, date, i know its pre 84 a least, is that WILSON frames in Sheffield?
Title: Re: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: Bob_Acid on May 04, 2009, 11:18 PM: As Dan said, interesting. i like it. Matt you have any pictures of the dropouts on the Wilson?
Title: Re: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on May 05, 2009, 03:47 PM: Quote from: Bob_Acid on May 04, 2009, 11:18 PM
As Dan said, interesting. i like it. Matt you have any pictures of the dropouts on the Wilson?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y43/bmxmatt1974/bulwellfeb2009028.jpg) :daumenhoch:

Quote from: oldtired on May 04, 2009, 11:08 PM
cool looks close that guys, chain stay box and euro bb, also forks are different, any idea of model, date, i know its pre 84 a least, is that WILSON frames in Sheffield?
wilson was made in redditch, early 80's. I have a wilson mini and forks look same as yours.
Title: Re: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: oldtired on May 06, 2009, 05:20 AM: Cheers Matt
Looked at your post with the three bikes , the forks on the mini are bob on apart from size obviously , if the mini was a one off, and, noteing differences on the cruiser is it possible this could be a one off ? is it possible to contact anyone involved with wilson? Sorry to keep fireing questions at you (and to the mods for bumping to thread) but i've spent ages searching this haven't got anywhere til now :)
Title: Re: 80's cruiser id?
Post by: Bob_Acid on May 08, 2009, 04:14 PM: At a guess i'd say with a box section behind the BB it'd probably be an earlier model, but it looks like the same besides.