Author Topic: 1976 R&R CR-1 build - back to the roots of BMX (Read 19062 times)

stidds · « **on:** June 07, 2012, 09:01 PM »

Now I love the very early BMX's the weird shapes, sizes, and styles but this is probably my favourite Vintage Racer.

So I have been after this frame for about 5 years now, it has just been nagging me that I didn't have it and couldn't find one.

The chance came up to secure one and I was in like Flynn....

This is an original finish 1976 R&R CR-1 the frame was in pretty bad shape when I got it with loads of surface rust etc, but I have cleaned it up with the help of varying stages of glass polishers rouge. It of course still has some blemishes but for 36 year old chrome it is in pretty good shape now. But it has taken me about 2 weeks of meticulous work.

The forks are Matthews girder forks with the original Matthews hardware. The forks were damaged but have been tig welded and painted (not powdered) in matt black.

The front hub is an incredibly rare Addicks item and the rear is a bendix coaster, both laced to chrome Schurmann rims.

The cranks are TA Specialites Cyclotourist with TA chainring and chainring bolts, I used to use TA cranks bitd on my 1st race bike and wanted to use them again.

It even has R&R seat guts, again fooking rare.

What I love most about these frame are that the twin top tube are actually 1 tube that bends all the way around the rear looptail and back up to the top. Just fooking lush.

All of the parts are the original condition or NOS, nothing has been polished to a mirror shine (thank fook eh?), just cleaned and buffed.

This ladies and gents is the very beginning of this amazing sport of ours, this is where the likes of the JMC's, GT's, Torkers etc came from, this is their Grandad.

Frame: R&R CR-1
Forks: Matthews Girder
Headset: Wald
Bars: Honda MX Bars
Grips: Hunt Wilde
Cranks: TA Cyclotourist
Chainring: TA Cyclotourist 44t
Chainring Bolts: TA Cyclotourist
Pedals: Wagner Rat Trap
Chain: DID
Seat: San Marco Leather
Seat Guts: R&R
Seat Post: Fluted Aluminium
Seat Clamp: Cinelli
Rims: Schurmann
Hubs: Addicks front / Bendix coaster rear
Tyres: Cheng Shin Knobbly
Plate: Hunt Wilde

Devilock · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:05 PM »

That is amazing Sean, superb...

Great work mate.

glenboy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:05 PM »

as expected another cracking bike , i always love your bikes , always quality and usually something what hardly anybody has seen,..........those forks are mad

oldschoolace · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:07 PM »

Fookin lovely that, great to see something different for a change

Devilock · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:11 PM »

I cant stop looking at those Mechano forks...!!!

That frame looks way ahead of its time...Buck Rogers BMX...!

WINI · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:12 PM »

Awesome!!!

rooski · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:15 PM »

Whoa,don't see those in th UK

Totally love it,looks soooo sweet

Awesome attention to detail

Knoxxy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:17 PM »

Great work, looks amazing.
Love the forks.

pickle · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:26 PM »

Awesome! Top work as usual Sean

hunterdubber · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:33 PM »

PERFECTION

You 're not gonna top that in a hurry Sean

brass monkey! · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:35 PM »

Top work Sean,

You always pull it out the bag with the rarities

stidds · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:35 PM »

Quote from: Hunterdubber on June 07, 2012, 09:33 PM

PERFECTION

You 're not gonna top that in a hurry Sean

Thank you, however I have a full Cook Bros in mid-build that hopefully will push it close.

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:40 PM »

Clucking Bell

Great build

hotdog · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2012, 09:48 PM »

HOT-DIGGITTY-DOG!!

TORKER mick · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:10 PM »

that looks mental

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:18 PM »

O G !!

Jt · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:24 PM »

best bike ive ever seen on here...period.

congrats.

Pooch · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:33 PM »

The best of the best are on here..! And you have proved that!! Mental that is!!

stevochb · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:36 PM »

Nice, love it

Badbaldie · « **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:38 PM »

wow

real old school . simply amazing thanks for sharing Sean

Andy68 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:06 PM »

Well that's bike o' the year then!!!!

Nice one Sean......... love the chainring!!!

NORTY40 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:08 PM »

Simply stunning Sean

Love it

attention to detail is spot on as per usual , great build

Seat clamp is mad as hell

, looks like the blocks from an old 70's stem

stidds · « **Reply #22 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:08 PM »

Quote from: Andy68 on June 07, 2012, 11:06 PM

Well that's bike o' the year then!!!! Nice one Sean......... love the chainring!!!

Thanks again for letting me have that Andy, I really owe you one mate.

steve69 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:34 PM »

I like that a lot, those forks are bonkers

personally i'd spin the seat clamp round so it's working with the slot in the seat tube, not against it (but that's just me, one of my pet hates is people with Quadangle's fitting the clamp in the regular fashion when the slot is at the front

)

Top bombing

stidds · « **Reply #24 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:49 PM »

Quote from: steve69 on June 07, 2012, 11:34 PM

I like that a lot, those forks are bonkers

personally i'd spin the seat clamp round so it's working with the slot in the seat tube, not against it (but that's just me, one of my pet hates is people with Quadangle's fitting the clamp in the regular fashion when the slot is at the front )

Top bombing

I know what you mean and I did originally have it in that direction but you then get the bolts pointing outwards on one side, so I went with the best look for those bolts which was at the rear. I may change it about again though.

Author Topic: 1976 R&R CR-1 build - back to the roots of BMX (Read 19062 times)

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