Author Topic: Show us your Craig Campbell Pro-Lites.... Or maybe not ! What happened ? (Read 6759 times)

factory pilot · « **on:** February 04, 2016, 02:51 PM »

I'm like many of us on Rad a huge fan of this f and f and the bikes Craig ran.

Are there any on here ?
Benno do you have on one or am I'm confusing a drunkrn conversation on one of the rides ?

I know these are rare but why ?

I loved all versions that CC rode ( blue, green, lavender or powdered baby blue)

I've read/heard that these were the biggest selling framesets of the year outselling Haro and Skyways...

... If this was so then where are they all? Surely they didn't all get binned or thrown in the skip?
There are plenty of Haro's and skyways that have survived but why no CCs ?

I'd love to build one up someday ....

Ant

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2016, 03:07 PM »

Del had one.

Have a trawl through M&MB and the Museum sections Ant.

Jaymz · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2016, 03:14 PM »

Stu Billingham has one, not sure of his username on here

benno · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2016, 03:24 PM »

Anthony you are correct my friend ,
Mine is in a bit of a sorry state and needs a bit of tlc , but it will get done
one day , I have most of the parts for a green and chrome build 👍🏼

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 04, 2016, 03:25 PM »

2 here for you Ant, first one is Daz Kap's

2nd one is from Stidds - BOTM winner, probably.

factory pilot · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2016, 03:45 PM »

Ooh Benno that is lush stuff

The baby blues ones ( Sean and Darren's) are both pretty frickin cool too to be fair

So what the story on such limited numbers if they sold really well?

How well do they ride ?

factory pilot · « **Reply #6 on:** February 04, 2016, 05:37 PM »

Just searched for some more images ...

Benny Bloody Hill on a CC!!
How cool is that !

BADDH · « **Reply #7 on:** February 04, 2016, 06:08 PM »

Ant, Barlow says his CC was his best ever bike, better than his HARO's and his Trick Stars...

deeman · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2016, 06:17 PM »

Quote from: Retrodan72 on February 04, 2016, 03:07 PM

Del had one.

Have a trawl through M&MB and the Museum sections Ant.

Dels one was sold to Kappy...then to me....then to lloydieboy who still has it as far as I am aware.
I lost the pics of when I had it built when my last computer crashed...gutted as it was lovely. I will retrieve them as soon as I get round to it.
To answer the question Ant, I think the reason they are so rare now is that they were very prone to breaking, coupled with the fact they were only made for a year or so. I wish I still had mine........
Oh,and they ride great...19" TT iirc ,quite roomy

stuntmaster · « **Reply #9 on:** February 04, 2016, 06:17 PM »

so few left as they were very weak around seatpost section . i remember a shop in kingston used to sell them for 50 quid ,hardly anyone bought them due to the seatpost issue . one frame i loved to own but never found one at decent price

retrogeezer · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2016, 06:22 PM »

I've got one of the 4130 Pro-Lite framesets somewhere, supposedly even rarer than the CC one.

bodamus · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2016, 09:05 PM »

I did have an original chrome one can't find any pictures of it though.

paulb113 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2016, 09:50 PM »

Great bikes! I think they were such big sellers because they were all sold off dirt cheap!

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deeman · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2016, 09:52 PM »

Great pics Paul,I love a lawnmower. I take it you really wanted a Dyno at the time??

factory pilot · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2016, 09:57 PM »

Paul those pictures are brilliant .. Dyno stickers ??... It's crazy what we did bitd!?

Love a good lawnmower too!

paulb113 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2016, 10:13 PM »

Great bikes! I think they were such big sellers because they were all sold off dirt cheap!

I also stuck Haro decals on my Trickstar 2

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paulb113 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2016, 10:16 PM »

I just bought the cheapest decals, and what was available at the time.

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #17 on:** February 04, 2016, 10:51 PM »

Excellent photos Paul

gary4130 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 05, 2016, 05:03 PM »

pics of my 4130 prolite, none sig model,nice bikes to ride

PRO THUNDER · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2016, 11:48 AM »

Here's my 1985 CC PRO-LITE. I've had since buying it new in 85 for £65. It's got to be one of the best chrome survivors in the UK. It comes with it's original decals as well. The picture's don't show the chrome as good as in the flesh. It's also got a set of Lavender Skyways that I bought at roughly the same time from Halfords. Hope you like.

deeman · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2016, 12:05 PM »

^^^ that is lovely, just lovely

Chromo Buzz · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2016, 11:58 PM »

X 100

I have to say that that is probably one of the nicest bikes i've seen on here

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Buz

PRO THUNDER · « **Reply #22 on:** February 07, 2016, 10:02 AM »

Cheers Buz/Deeman. Glad you like it.

I nearly sold this last year because I'd lost interest in the scene, what with prices so high to build other bikes and the fact that I didn't have any room in my man cave to put them

I've descided to try and build some low budget Huffy Pro Thunder bikes which was my first BMX back in 1981. Then i'll try and make some room in the loft to display them, if the other half lets me.

factory pilot · « **Reply #23 on:** February 07, 2016, 11:51 AM »

There's some amazing examples out there after all... Thanks for posting

skki3330 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 07, 2016, 05:55 PM »

Ive got a friend who is building one at the moment and let me tell you it fekking gorgeous i think its first outing will be MK16