Author Topic: Best "Custom" Rockford 2009 (Read 2347 times)

hutchhound · « **on:** July 06, 2009, 04:38 AM »

hutch trickstar frame and fork modified to 24"
hutch cruiser bars modifies like Mike D bars
hutch stem
hutch clamp
hutch post
hutch aerospeed cranks, disc
hutch pedals freestyle cages
hutch grips
hutch radkaps
dia compe brakes
skyway metal flange tuffs
acs levers

mattnice · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2009, 12:29 PM »

that is dreamy

Jt · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2009, 12:40 PM »

craftsman ship and finish 10/10

but, i would have to ask, is their any point to this bike?

its not representative of anything historic, its just an attempt at doing something a bit different...

what next, a trickstar penny farthing? a quadangle downhill 24" with full suspension?

lovely, but completely pointless.

mattnice · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2009, 12:42 PM »

surely thats the point of custom bikes though?

dordymush · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2009, 12:44 PM »

i wanna see someone airing one.

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2009, 12:59 PM »

I suppose the "point" is to win the kind of award it did.......

I agree that its nothing historic, but people have been modding their rides since day 1....look at all the welded up specials on Joe Kid!

Its the kind of bike that catches your eye at a show, you appreciate for the work involved, then gets a prize cos everyone remembers it.......and probably the kind of bike you build when you have got enough cash to have built most of the the other things you wanted.

Jt · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2009, 02:03 PM »

its pointless becuase its a trickstar, and a freestyle bike, which you clearly couldnt use for doing freestyle on...

but i see your point...

i think i should do a 70's shopper, glue 10,000 pistachio half shells to it, put some tuffs on it and enter that.

that would be nuts....

munners · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2009, 02:06 PM »

Like it alot but its not in proportion as it looks like it needs bigger bars, seat and post. Obviously you cant get a bigger Kashi for it

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2009, 02:30 PM »

Quote from: J.T on July 06, 2009, 02:03 PM

its pointless becuase its a trickstar, and a freestyle bike, which you clearly couldnt use for doing freestyle on...

but i see your point...

i think i should do a 70's shopper, glue 10,000 pistachio half shells to it, put some tuffs on it and enter that.

that would be nuts....

Course you could....You should have seen graeme "ruler" doing no handed no footed endo's on a full suss mountain bike at bones! that tricky would be easy in comparison!

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2009, 02:31 PM »

Although a cherry picker may cause problems.....

bodamus · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2009, 02:44 PM »

J.T. exactly what I said in a previous thread mate what's the point of 24" Freestyler. Couldn't see the point of the Haro or GT 24" Freestylers either.

Sorry money wasted in my opinion but each to their own.

bodamus $:-\$

hutchhound · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2009, 06:06 PM »

Quote from: J.T on July 06, 2009, 02:03 PM

its pointless becuase its a trickstar, and a freestyle bike, which you clearly couldnt use for doing freestyle on...

but i see your point...

i think i should do a 70's shopper, glue 10,000 pistachio half shells to it, put some tuffs on it and enter that.

that would be nuts....

Spot on, that is exactly the point. I also won "best cruiser" with a rare MCS made Hutch XL24. I brought 2 bikes to rockford and won with both of them. Some people brought about 10-15 with T.V's for display's and weren't so lucky,(maybe they won one).

stuntmaster · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2009, 07:00 PM »

i like it but then i`m trickstar mad so does help

harris · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2009, 07:25 PM »

i like it ,i get it...

Jt · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2009, 09:52 PM »

Quote from: hutchhound on July 06, 2009, 06:06 PM

Quote from: J.T on July 06, 2009, 02:03 PM
its pointless becuase its a trickstar, and a freestyle bike, which you clearly couldnt use for doing freestyle on...

but i see your point...

i think i should do a 70's shopper, glue 10,000 pistachio half shells to it, put some tuffs on it and enter that.

that would be nuts....

Spot on, that is exactly the point. I also won "best cruiser" with a rare MCS made Hutch XL24. I brought 2 bikes to rockford and won with both of them. Some people brought about 10-15 with T.V's for display's and weren't so lucky,(maybe they won one).

dude, you build some of the best bikes going, and your cruiser is what its meant to be, and won justifiably, i just dont get the 20" turned into 24"s that never were back in the day...

its awesome as i said, i just dont get it thats all...

personal opinion is all

hutchhound · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2009, 10:08 PM »

No, I hear ya. At this point to me it's a cruiser now, you also have very nice bikes and they have history to them. But this is why we now have a "custom" category. I did almost everything else to a trickstar lol.

Rob-

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #16 on:** July 06, 2009, 10:08 PM »

Yep, you cant do freestyle on anything bigger than 20" wheels

brass monkey! · « **Reply #17 on:** July 06, 2009, 10:15 PM »

i like it !

this is what this hobby is about, individualism, if we all liked the same stuff it'd be pretty boring !!

oldtired · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2009, 11:32 PM »

bitd my mate was 6ft 10" at 16 years old , had to have treatment to stop him growing because his knees were to week, all through the 80's he rode crusers, for freestlye, was know as the Honey Monster,

, i've got the wilson f+f he rode, something like the 24 trickstar would have been a dream come true for the monster,

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #19 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:33 PM »

Quote from: J.T on July 06, 2009, 02:03 PM

its pointless becuase its a trickstar, and a freestyle bike, which you clearly couldnt use for doing freestyle on...

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2009, 01:34 PM »

Its a show pony, easy. No need to get it as it is what it is. I like it, how many old freestylers are built to ride in 2009 ??

Im neutral on this one as i think it looks mint, but Give me a 24" JMC/ Floval/ GHP/ anyday

cherrypicker · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2009, 09:55 PM »

Congratulations Rob, both bikes are beautiful, well done fella

currio · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2009, 11:53 PM »

I am not sure what the definition of the custom category is, but for me, that would be the ultimate custom build.
I like it, and can see why it won the best of that category.
Shaun

bmxer4ever · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2009, 10:58 PM »

Interesting.....

As for not being able to freestyle on a cruiser....what a lot of nonsense.

I've ridden Aileens General Lee all over Kelvingrove skatepark and pulled plenty of flatland moves on it too.....

If you can't trick on a 24", it ain't the bike mate....if you get my drift.

G

Author Topic: Best "Custom" Rockford 2009 (Read 2347 times)

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munners

hutchhound

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