1985 Curtis Freestyler , UP DATED 8/2/12 MORE PICS

[Darren KAP]

  Won this 1985 Curtis Freestyler frame/forks on Ebay on Wednesday . The listing said he did not have a strong vice to clamp seat post in so it might be stuck in   , well it was and with it being an alloy jobbie needed some care ,,,,, so armed with the frame set and crossed fingers called round to a mates   , so i started gentley heating it up as the last thing i wanted was the alloy seat post to expand quicker than the steel seat tube and ending up with a very distorted seat tube . So after a couple of times of heating it up and let it cool started to try turn the frame , i must say at this point i was praying the seat post didn't snap ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, then bingo it started to turn and Bobs your uncle out it came  

As you can see in the pic it looks a little sorry for it's self but has no dents , cracks , or rewelds so happy days all round .
Not sure what colour to do it not fussed about chrome as i don't want to wait 9 years till i get it back whoops i ment 9 weeks approx    fancy something a bit different ,,,,,,,,,,, Not dayglo orange again   what are your thoughts guys .

[Retrodan72]

Good score Kaptain, go peppermint green for me, black decals, black and chrome parts.

[punkdSICO]

Nice buy!!  I was watching this but could not afford it.  My first proper BMX was a Curtis so ill always have a little thing for them..

Looking forward to see what you do with this..

Paul

[Taipan]

Nice bikes but that was way to much money? or have prices shot up that much? this same one was forsale on the burner site for £175 posted but had no takers 7/8 months ago 

[glenboy]

Good score Kaptain, go peppermint green for me, black decals, black and chrome parts.

peppermint green , i like the sound of that 

[Gnarlyscoots]

Nice bikes but that was way to much money? or have prices shot up that much? this same one was forsale on the burner site for £175 posted but had no takers 7/8 months ago  

Unwarranted comment there me thinks dude    Good call there Daz    What about a nice candy green ??

[Darren KAP]

Nice bikes but that was way to much money? or have prices shot up that much? this same one was forsale on the burner site for £175 posted but had no takers 7/8 months ago 

   If you want something bad enough cost doesn't always come into it you bid or pay what you value it at , i bid £524.99 on this to make sure i won it , but at the end of the day if someone wanted more than me one thing for sure the seller would have had a mega Xmas  

[animal]

nice score  I'd go 4 the light blue on A prolite craig cambell rep  the kick tails on them have always made me raise my eyebrows  looks like a whale tail  saw quite a few with that tail bent down quite considerably bitd 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

I hate you Darren for two reasons

1st is that you have the grail for me - a curtis freestyler that i also wanted ~ and yes like most i was also watching this 

2nd  is that you got your bloody post out and i'm still working on mine the hard way - i'm still pouring in the bad stuff to turn it black aand dribble out - only another three months more and it might be close 


A mate has a Curtis FS but back in the day cut the stands and pegs off    smoothed them over and kept it that way till today - he still has the forks with the stands


Go Red with white parts 

[Darren KAP]

   Hi B    the alloy post had 8 1/2"  stuck in bud , it was a gamble ,  but lucky for me it came  good     

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

think mine is the same - or it goes to middle earth 

so what colour yer thinking ?

[Darren KAP]

   I was thinking a candy blue but ,,,,,,,,,,,,, i don't want white  13 of my freestylers are white so def time for a change 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

candy blue and gold 

[ED209]

keep it yellow 



with silver & pink - my new fav colour combo 

[Retrodan72]

I think the baron already has one in yellow Ed.

[Coaster]

If you fancy candy red, I've got some candy clearcoat left over from my performer 

[Jamroll]

Hows about a Copper and Chrome???

[Robbo]

Bright red with chrome 48's to upset the era correct police! 

[deeman]

  I wondered who won that!!well done Darren good score indeed!I too,was eying this up as i thought it would be nice to have a pair of curtis built frames of the same era together, if it didnt go for big money!wanna know what i had in mind for it?...there was a pic of a mid brown ripper at a show on here a couple of weeks back that looked sick,so i was thinking mid brown frame with beige graphics,whitewall tyres,maybe black tuffs??I'm sure you'll make it look lovely either way,you always do!!

[Discostu]

Nice bike kappy!  I think the mint green is a good shout 

[oldschoolfool]

amazing looking frame that

just a thought though,and i know times move on,styles change,but why aren't frames made like this any more. did i just answer my own question there .

this looks a work of art compared to the same looking frames we see now 

[punkdSICO]

keep it yellow 

Agreed.  Might also look good with those yellow Tuffs that are currently being sold in here for £50..

Paul

[trasher]

i'd do it just like this lol 

[skki3330]

Nice score fella, i just picked on up from the bay a few months ago too gunna be keeping mine a survivor though.

All i have changed is the blue kashi for black, white wall tyres, kmc black/white chain and the headset is now black.

[TORKER mick]

mate do it black with chrome stickers