Ant and Andy's 512 mile Old School Bmx road trip ! ( to hell and back! )

[factory pilot]

Never ones to take the easy options in life we decided that rather than sending our frames to SBD down in Dagenham we'd make a day of it and drive down all the way from West Lancs....

We set off at 8.00 and met and old BMX collector friend of mine ( he who shall remain nameless ) at around 12 Noon near Kettering.
I managed to pick up this piece of lovely NOSness for my Quad build ....





Andy you know you need those Hutch Ladders in your life mate!

We then head further into the belly of the beast and finally got to meet Dan the Man at PWS around 4 o'clock!
Bloody London traffic ....



I've got to say Dan is a top geezer and he made the trip totally worthwhile. It was cool to see what and where all the magic happens...



There were frames everywhere ... Haros, Torkers, Streetbeats, Burners....







This rich bastard had about 4 frames waiting to be done ... Flash Get! 




This candy red over silver looked amazing!





So we high tailed it out of London at breakneck speed as you can imagine ...


..... Finally returning home at around 10.00pm we were cream crackered... But we'd had a top day out!

[That Swan Guy]

I recognise that box

[In2bmx]

Nice one Lads
 i've had so many frames go to Dan.. But never seen the place

[factory pilot]

I recognise that box

Yeah Dan said our frames would take about 8 weeks to do because some Nick S fella had sent him so much work !    :LolLolLolLol

We thought you'd appreciate the pic dude ! 

[Retrodan72]

Great stuff lads.

Griff's going to have a meltdown when he sees some of those parts resting on each other.   

Was Dan like Ray Winstone?

[That Swan Guy]

I recognise that box

Yeah Dan said our frames would take about 8 weeks to do because some Nick S fella had sent him so much work !    :LolLolLolLol

We thought you'd appreciate the pic dude ! 

 

He told me mine were next off the line and before I get lynched there are only 2 there everybody

[Retrodan72]

I recognise that box

Yeah Dan said our frames would take about 8 weeks to do because some Nick S fella had sent him so much work !    :LolLolLolLol

We thought you'd appreciate the pic dude ! 

 

He told me mine were next off the line and before I get lynched there are only 2 there everybody

Are they the 2 you've sent to him since you've STOPPED building?   

[pickle]

Superb Ant, what a great day's roadtrip 

[That Swan Guy]

I recognise that box

Yeah Dan said our frames would take about 8 weeks to do because some Nick S fella had sent him so much work !    :LolLolLolLol

We thought you'd appreciate the pic dude ! 

 

He told me mine were next off the line and before I get lynched there are only 2 there everybody

Are they the 2 you've sent to him since you've STOPPED building?   

You didn't read the small print Dan, it said as I have no space but since two have left home there's room for two more

[ED209]

SBD won't thank you for showing the boxes of knock of printers he has lying about 

[deeman]

You two are mental!!! I bet you won't be going back to collect the frames!!! SBD is only an hour away for me but I opted to have the frame couriered back..! 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Thanks for posting this up Ant. It was a long, but worthwhile and enjoyable day. Dan's done 3 frames for me before, so it was great to meet him and to see where it all happens. He was a top geezer 

[Retrodan72]

I like Dan's sign above the place 'Powder Coating for the Avionic and Marine Industry',

The nearest Dan probably gets to powder coating anything marine related, is when he does stuff for Richie Clean.

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

You two are mental!!! I bet you won't be going back to collect the frames!!! SBD is only an hour away for me but I opted to have the frame couriered back..! 

I think we'll get the frames posted back. Part of the reason we drove was i needed to speak to Dan about how best to get my frame done in pink. I wanted to get a good colour match to my seat/cables/grips. I had to go for wet spray instead of powder.

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

I like Dan's sign above the place 'Powder Coating for the Avionic and Marine Industry',

The nearest Dan probably gets to powder coating anything marine related, is when he does stuff for Richie Clean.

 

[That Swan Guy]

I had to go for wet spray instead of powder.

are you having a false tan, when in Essex and all

[oldschoolace]

Can't beat a lads road trip. Car full of crap food and the obligatory jazz mag on the dashboard 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

I had to go for wet spray instead of powder.

are you having a false tan, when in Essex and all

Yes, but pink and not orange Nick 

[Jono]

Thanks for posting this up Ant. It was a long, but worthwhile and enjoyable day. Dan's done 3 frames for me before, so it was great to meet him and to see where it all happens. He was a top geezer 

Accept no substitute, when he did my ET Sidehack rather than post it he got his son, Billy, to deliver it personally to my bar in Bury,  now that's above and beyond   

[Gary72]

If I go on a road trip Dan's I go in my lunch break and go to McDonalds as well.
Dan is a top bloke.

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

We went to McDonalds. Rude not to!

[Gary72]

We went to McDonalds. Rude not to!

If you had gone another 1/2 mile up the road you could have had Pie & Mash

[McQUEEN]

We went to McDonalds. Rude not to!

If you had gone another 1/2 mile up the road you could have had Pie & Mash

Or another 6 miles down the road to mine and a cup of rosey lee and a bit of in t nude.

[chubby]

Looks like a good time was had , never met Dan but bent his ear loads & is a top fella. Interesting to see you thought that candy red was nice, that's going on my next 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

I almost suggested a detour into the east end to get a salt beef beigel on Brick Lane. I'll save that for the London ride. Love a bit of salt beef