Author Topic: Brian Curtis ! (Read 8312 times)

Swivel · « **Reply #25 on:** May 17, 2009, 07:40 PM »

Quality Nick, great to meet the master himself

Gashead · « **Reply #26 on:** May 17, 2009, 07:43 PM »

The rest of today's pics - well maybe

A full motor cross bike frame - I believe it to be a Matisse frame !

Another little trike

His son's race bike from bitd ! - Redline

And another little trophy ! - Check this out

Brian has given me a few old pics that I can't show you at the mo and also a few absolutely amazing stories that had me and Nev gobsmaked !

I wish I could tell you but your gunna have to wait for the website - You really will be wowed on one !

On reflection of today I have so much more I want to ask, even though we were there for 2 hours ! The mans work is absolutely first class - the brazing is just pure class !

Nick

poolysheriff · « **Reply #27 on:** May 17, 2009, 07:45 PM »

that little pit bike

you could take the Curtis stickers off and still tell who made it

Gashead · « **Reply #28 on:** May 17, 2009, 07:46 PM »

oh

and when is someone gunna comment on my new build

magna13 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 17, 2009, 07:54 PM »

Zippy · « **Reply #30 on:** May 17, 2009, 08:02 PM »

Cool pics Nick.

My Mum lives in Frome and one of my mate know's Brian really well. He's promised to take me down to meet him next time I'm down there.

I don't know if this is true or not but he's apparently only got 4 OS Head tubes left.

trasher · « **Reply #31 on:** May 17, 2009, 08:28 PM »

Quote from: Gashead on May 17, 2009, 07:46 PM

oh

and when is someone gunna comment on my new build

nice build mate .loving it

im telling you those trikes are the next big thing

Gashead · « **Reply #32 on:** May 18, 2009, 07:12 AM »

Quote from: Zippy on May 17, 2009, 08:02 PM

I don't know if this is true or not but he's apparently only got 4 OS Head tubes left.

Nope !

Plenty of these Si

beard1973 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 18, 2009, 09:50 AM »

Absolutely fantastic this Nick...!!! bet your still buzzin' mate.

Gashead · « **Reply #34 on:** May 18, 2009, 10:00 AM »

I did have to get up and pinch myself this morning Dave

I must admit that this was truley a fantastic event for me to meet the actual guy who hand crafted the bikes from bits of tubing to bike frames.

I will be buzzin for quite a while !

Now stop posting in this truley magnificent thread chaps and get posting in the 'Peter and Katie' thread - meeee owww ! Now that's far more interesting than some old bloke eh

pickle · « **Reply #35 on:** May 18, 2009, 10:29 AM »

That's superb Nick! what an honour to meet your old school idol and get to sit and chin wagg with him over all the old stuff.

can't wait to see the new web site and all the hard work you've put into setting it up mate......top work fella

now that's enough of that.......i've got to many threads about who's got to much to say for themselves and other detritus to look at!

dordymush · « **Reply #36 on:** May 18, 2009, 10:32 AM »

hard work being a mod aint it

great story nick.

pickle · « **Reply #37 on:** May 18, 2009, 10:38 AM »

it's not to bad mate.......but good to see you back on here.....i think you were one of the first people i ever met off here

dordymush · « **Reply #38 on:** May 18, 2009, 10:42 AM »

you still got that green streetbeat i sold ya.
bloody years ago that.

pickle · « **Reply #39 on:** May 18, 2009, 10:45 AM »

no mate....she went at the end of last year i'm afraid.......i just never rode her so i let someone else enjoy it

onto new school for riding now.......or should i say poodling about and falling off gracefully

you coming to MK this year mate? be good to share a beer or three

dordymush · « **Reply #40 on:** May 18, 2009, 11:27 AM »

yeah should be at mk this year.
going to bug jam for the weekend but gonna have a mooch over while im so close.
never got there last year.

better let nicks thread get back to his holy grail

dialledbikes · « **Reply #41 on:** May 18, 2009, 02:24 PM »

My son learned to ride on one of these and now my daughter has it as a hand-me-down bike and she learned to ride on it too.

A cool bike for the nippers, but the parts are a bit crap and it weighs a fooking ton.

SOUTHBANK BOY · « **Reply #42 on:** May 18, 2009, 08:06 PM »

hay nick dont forget your old mate here in curis land bin out off work now for 18 mouth but dont care if i lose everthing never going to sell my curtis bikes ive told the wife to put them in the ground with me

Lil Gashead · « **Reply #43 on:** May 18, 2009, 08:07 PM »

it was awsome meeting brian it took a hour for me to stop shaking.

loads of cool stuff around the garage like that mini curtis

well nice guy and supper chuffed that people had appreciated what he had done.

awsome day

lil gashead
ollie

Gashead · « **Reply #44 on:** May 18, 2009, 08:11 PM »

No worries Scott my bikes will be coming with me too !

In the ground - that's where the original jig's are too !!!!!!! But that's another story for another day

Thanks for posting fellow Curtis lover - little pressie for you too Scott - pm me your addy !!!

Nick

Oh and Ollie you've had your pressie

darkersomeday · « **Reply #45 on:** May 18, 2009, 08:59 PM »

Quote from: Gashead on May 17, 2009, 05:09 PM

Joe - Yes Curtis is still a company but run by the old 'test rider' Gary Woodhouse, however Brian still does all the brazing

would brian consider doing me a custom on the down-low?

would you ask him for me?

i'd like to come down and pick it up from him to, see the last stages of brazing, no paint or stickers neede,

i'd order one from gary but the prices are completely unrealistic,

Mattdub · « **Reply #46 on:** May 19, 2009, 01:50 PM »

Super cool thread Nick

.

Brian Curtis is a UK BMX Legend

.

I met some of the new school Curtis kinda team riders through Miles a few years back and their bikes were very cool , totally built to their specs ( different angles , tube sizes etc etc ) and they were top guys too .

Nice build too

.

Not sure about the beard though ............. $:-\$

Gashead · « **Reply #47 on:** May 19, 2009, 07:33 PM »

Thanks - aprechiate that Matt

Now I have some old - old school pics of the very first Curtis bikes that he did that will interest YOU big time - I will try and get them to you soon

Joe - I think it's gunna take me a while to twist Brians arm for some builds - but lets see