Show us yer rigids.ooer missus....

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My new project.
Bought one when CRC were selling the Curtis frames for £200 about 5 years back and regretted selling in about 18 months back.

Luckily I persuaded a mate to buy one too when they were cheap which he'd never taken out the box so here it is, one british racing green Curtis S1 with an RC31 I picked up.

Plan is singlespeed it with lots of lovely black Hope/Thomson/Middleburn etc bits and its definitely getting some fat'ish amberwall tyres of some description...

Curtis #2 by DaveyBoyWonder, on Flickr
 
1999 CAAD 3 Martyn Ashton frameset, restomod edition.

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Stuck with retro rigids quite a lot, bounce is creeping in in to a few now.
Heres 2011's trio of project simplicity!

and my current go to
 
reanimation":1tg0z1bs said:
Stuck with retro rigids quite a lot, bounce is creeping in in to a few now.
Heres 2011's trio of project simplicity!
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Now you've made me want a trailstar!
 
DMC3000":plce31iu said:
reanimation":plce31iu said:
Stuck with retro rigids quite a lot, bounce is creeping in in to a few now.
Heres 2011's trio of project simplicity!
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Now you've made me want a trailstar! What's the handling/geo like for street?

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:LOL: well that's what happens on here!
Do you mean Street trick riding or just riding around town?
I think trickwise not that I do many but the Rhythm feels more small and fun, but it's super versatile. I can see why they were a hit. Traditional 71/73 geometry not so long not do short, despite being 20 this year as it takes longer forks it still feels modern enough to ride like a BMX or modern MTB, feels tough but still a joy. I was gonna break it down but I'm enjoying its simplicity to mess around locally on it.

They are still cheap too. ;)
 
reanimation":mnk14mtj said:
DMC3000":mnk14mtj said:
reanimation":mnk14mtj said:
Stuck with retro rigids quite a lot, bounce is creeping in in to a few now.
Heres 2011's trio of project simplicity!
Click to expand...

Now you've made me want a trailstar! What's the handling/geo like for street?

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Click to expand...

:LOL: well that's what happens on here!
Do you mean Street trick riding or just riding around town?
I think trickwise not that I do many but the Rhythm feels more small and fun, but it's super versatile. I can see why they were a hit. Traditional 71/73 geometry not so long not do short, despite being 20 this year as it takes longer forks it still feels modern enough to ride like a BMX or modern MTB, feels tough but still a joy. I was gonna break it down but I'm enjoying its simplicity to mess around locally on it.

They are still cheap too. ;)
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Just general bike tomfoolery... I don't actually go out to ride street anymore but I like the idea of one as a low maintenance, summer commuter hack with the seat up that could double up and something more fun.
 
N/B":jherfhqp said:
1999 CAAD 3 Martyn Ashton frameset, restomod edition.

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That's got to be the nicest 'dale I've ever seen ! Top job!

Mike
 
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