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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: hotdog on May 19, 2017, 09:54 PM
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Took a long overdue trip to Germany last week to visit the time capsule that is Rainer's bike shop. We'd arranged to meet up with Dieter,Rainer's dad and owner/curator of the museum and thus spent an afternoon knee deep in 1980's BMX heaven. Our hosts couldn't have been more welcoming. It was great to crack open a few beers and chat about this sport that's been in our blood for the last 30 plus years with like-minded people. The collection is amazing. Original race & freestyle bikes,NOS and original parts and memorabilia fill the shop. So glad we made it happen. Here's some photos...
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Dieter,'Wing-Man' Redline John & Rainer
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And seeing as we were in Stuttgart,it would've been rude not to check out this place..
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Fantastic, i'd love to go :coolsmiley:
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Fantastic, thanks for posting!
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Excellent stuff! :daumenhoch:
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Awesome trip to an awesome place!
Love the Max t shirt btw, wouldn't mind a couple of those myself!
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Yeah, that looks like fun!
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Awesome... would love to have a dig around in there. :)
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Wow! what an awesome place! :4_17_5: so is it actually a museum? someones personal collection? or is it a shop that sells stuff? If its a museum and there for life that would be cool but if its a shop that doesn't sell? does anyone think what a waste of parts that will never be used? ::) interested to know the story guys? :daumenhoch:
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OK,so it's a museum but Dieter does also sell old school parts through his website. Just email him if there's anything you're after to finsih that grail build. He may be able to help you out.
All the completes in the museum are made up from Rainer's bikes that he used to race in the '80s plus some have been donated by his old bmx buddies plus there are NOS completes that have been built using old stock too. Dieter is the passionate collector. Rainer is into american autos now but does still cherish his memories of racing bitd and totally understands where us old school fanatics are coming from. As far as it being a waste of parts by not selling them... well I guess you could say that about anyone that has held on to anything they've ever bought. A 'Collector' does exactly that,collects. A dealer buys and sells,usually for profit. At the end of the day the museum is a fantastic place if you're into this hobby/sport and we had a blast during our visit.
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A great thread and amazing pictures ... I always wanted to go there... Very jealous mate explosion fistblump
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Two Patterson 24's and a CW 24 Phase One!
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So cool ... Epic :4_17_5:
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Wow! what an awesome place! :4_17_5: so is it actually a museum? someones personal collection? or is it a shop that sells stuff? If its a museum and there for life that would be cool but if its a shop that doesn't sell? does anyone think what a waste of parts that will never be used? ::) interested to know the story guys? :daumenhoch:
From experience I can tell that Dieter is very supportive in regrads of giving advice, and if you talk to him you'll notice right away he still has the love for BMX.
What I also can tell from experience, as I've bought a couple of items of him, his website isn't updated on a constant basis.
The other thing is, if you're after rare parts you better go there and have look youself as he sometimes either doesn't tell you what's available or just don't know by heart. However, for sure he's a top man.
His shop/museum is about 250km away from where I live. I was planning on going there last month, but couldn't make it. But what I can offer to you radsters is to have a look for you if you tell me what exactly you are looking for (with a picture please :) ). You can't expect to get real bargains there, as Dieter knows exactly the value of an item.
Don't worry about me trying to benefit from that offer either, I would never do that. :daumenhoch:
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Wow! what an awesome place! :4_17_5: so is it actually a museum? someones personal collection? or is it a shop that sells stuff? If its a museum and there for life that would be cool but if its a shop that doesn't sell? does anyone think what a waste of parts that will never be used? ::) interested to know the story guys? :daumenhoch:
From experience I can tell that Dieter is very supportive in regrads of giving advice, and if you talk to him you'll notice right away he still has the love for BMX.
What I also can tell from experience, as I've bought a couple of items of him, his website isn't updated on a constant basis.
The other thing is, if you're after rare parts you better go there and have look youself as he sometimes either doesn't tell you what's available or just don't know by heart. However, for sure he's a top man.
His shop/museum is about 250km away from where I live. I was planning on going there last month, but couldn't make it. But what I can offer to you radsters is to have a look for you if you tell me what exactly you are looking for (with a picture please :) ). You can't expect to get real bargains there, as Dieter knows exactly the value of an item.
Don't worry about me trying to benefit from that offer either, I would never do that. :daumenhoch:
Andy that's such a kind offer. Not been on here as much lately but you seem a top Radster :4_17_5:
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Wow! what an awesome place! :4_17_5: so is it actually a museum? someones personal collection? or is it a shop that sells stuff? If its a museum and there for life that would be cool but if its a shop that doesn't sell? does anyone think what a waste of parts that will never be used? ::) interested to know the story guys? :daumenhoch:
From experience I can tell that Dieter is very supportive in regrads of giving advice, and if you talk to him you'll notice right away he still has the love for BMX.
What I also can tell from experience, as I've bought a couple of items of him, his website isn't updated on a constant basis.
The other thing is, if you're after rare parts you better go there and have look youself as he sometimes either doesn't tell you what's available or just don't know by heart. However, for sure he's a top man.
His shop/museum is about 250km away from where I live. I was planning on going there last month, but couldn't make it. But what I can offer to you radsters is to have a look for you if you tell me what exactly you are looking for (with a picture please :) ). You can't expect to get real bargains there, as Dieter knows exactly the value of an item.
Don't worry about me trying to benefit from that offer either, I would never do that. :daumenhoch:
Andy that's such a kind offer. Not been on here as much lately but you seem a top Radster :4_17_5:
fistblump thanks for your kind words Ant! I just learned from you guys - ...and still do :daumenhoch:
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What a great thread, with fantastic photos. Thanks for posting them up! Me and Ant were thinking of having a trip there at some point :)
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Andy that's such a kind offer. Not been on here as much lately but you seem a top Radster :4_17_5:
He's a good lad, even if he does have child-sized feet :teef:
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Andy that's such a kind offer. Not been on here as much lately but you seem a top Radster :4_17_5:
He's a good lad, even if he does have child-sized feet :teef:
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Great Pics, looks like it was a Nice trip.
Its actually sounds like a good idea for a holiday destination.
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Just heard that Dieter has passed away. Very sad news if it's true.
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Just heard that Dieter has passed away. Very sad news if it's true.
No way, terrible news.
I swapped many emails with him in the early days of my bike building, lovely fella, always happy to chat and help out.
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RIP Dieter :'(
Missed this thread .. WOW what an amazing place .. BMX PORN right there !!!!
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Just heard that Dieter has passed away. Very sad news if it's true.
RIP Dieter :lighter:
Wonder if the place will be kept going, or if the asset-stripping vultures will clear it out.
Never been but would love to know that it will continue
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His funeral was yesterday. I had a nice email from his son last week after the sad news. The shop was Dieter's 'baby' but I've no idea whether it'll be kept going or not.
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His funeral was yesterday. I had a nice email from his son last week after the sad news. The shop was Dieter's 'baby' but I've no idea whether it'll be kept going or not.
Let's just hope his family keep the shop and business running as it was, I'd hate to think that there were vultures trying to capitalise on their sad loss.
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Update: As my friend Al purchased a few os-parts recently of Rainer, it now looks like Rainer will continue to run the BMX-Museum as well as the shop.