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Title: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on October 10, 2010, 01:54 PM
Welcome everybody . . .

www.cw-racing.com (http://www.cw-racing.com)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: markyp on October 10, 2010, 04:16 PM
martin i just went over to it and doesnt appear to be anywhere to click to get in to it  or am i just being thick :-\
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Badbaldie on October 10, 2010, 04:35 PM
ur right i clicked the link to and it wont let u past the pic. ???
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on October 10, 2010, 04:44 PM
Nope, it's working everywhere else in the world right now just fine.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: gm28 on October 10, 2010, 04:54 PM
you need to scroll down the screen to get to the good bits....either not loading properly or crap website design
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on October 10, 2010, 05:00 PM
This is definitely NOT crap website design. It conforms to all modern standards.

You must be using low res monitors possibly. It has been designed to be somewhat future proof and pop up images scale to a max of 1000x1000 pixels.

You can click on any product image for a larger version.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: southern andy on October 10, 2010, 05:06 PM
Works for me fine.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: In2 bmx on October 10, 2010, 05:10 PM
Didnt work for me !!!! I'm using a monitor from 1983 and my spectrum Zx 81 computer..
I must upgrade..  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: mattfx81 on October 10, 2010, 05:10 PM
The gear on it is abit on the expensive side.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on October 10, 2010, 05:30 PM


excellent more repop
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on October 10, 2010, 05:42 PM
Hardly. We went to great lengths to make sure the new stuff didn't get passed off as originals. Even the decals. Read it all closely.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: bmxr on October 10, 2010, 06:20 PM
Fantastic website; a picture says a 1000 words!  The level of detail you can see will satisfy even the most obsessive
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: b45t4rd on October 10, 2010, 06:21 PM
$800 for a frameset?  :shocked:
Thats as much of your website I'll explore. Goood luck & all that.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: markyp on October 10, 2010, 06:29 PM
im in cw heaven,now to remortgage so that i can afford a frameset  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: southern andy on October 10, 2010, 06:32 PM
 :LolLolLolLol:


Kin ell Mark you need therapy badly.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: brass monkey! on October 10, 2010, 06:45 PM
the Mirranda F/S's look very high quality, but they are selling at OS collector prices...


maybe i'm getting too old for all this, I remember the good old days when there no repops and you could get a Trickstar for less than 150 quid  :)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: markyp on October 10, 2010, 06:54 PM
:LolLolLolLol:


Kin ell Mark you need therapy badly.
andrew i was merely taking the michael out of the sky high prices!!!ffs my nos og chrome zs frameset only cos me £250 shipped from the u.s,i just dont get it ???
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P7040576.jpg)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Jt on October 10, 2010, 06:55 PM
nice.

dear as fook though.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: ron burgundy on October 10, 2010, 07:15 PM
The race shirts are cool :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: southern andy on October 10, 2010, 07:21 PM

andrew i was merely taking the michael out of the sky high prices!!!ffs my nos og chrome zs frameset only cos me £250 shipped from the u.s,i just dont get it ???



Andrew  :LolLolLolLol:


It was all those shiney things, i thought here we go again. ^"^
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: markyp on October 10, 2010, 07:27 PM

andrew i was merely taking the michael out of the sky high prices!!!ffs my nos og chrome zs frameset only cos me £250 shipped from the u.s,i just dont get it ???



Andrew  :LolLolLolLol:


It was all those shiney things, i thought here we go again. ^"^

i think i must have been a magpie in a former life  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on November 21, 2010, 02:46 AM
The first factory chrome frame sets are complete

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_4997-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_4985-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_4984-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_4992-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_5004-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_5006-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_5008-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_5009-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_5011-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_5012-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/IMG_5013-1.jpg)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: DoubleD on November 25, 2010, 11:18 AM
Looks good but what is so special about this
mike miranda  whas known  as hutch factory rider for most of us
look at the hollywood serie's from hutch  i never seen a edition of cw  from him

the frames looks good but not for new school racing designed
just made fior the os collectors
for that price  i would get my self real 80's bike instead of a commercial repop design frame and fork

just my 2cents
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on November 27, 2010, 12:13 AM
Mike Miranda was well known at Hutch in large part because of his success with CW Racing the few years leading up to that.

Yes, the limited edition bikes are made for old school collectors but they are meant for riding.  We don't "repop" designs. This is CW Racing making CW Racing products. Also, these frame sets are very different to originals. We went out of our way to ensure nothing could be passed off as original pieces from the 1980s. We respect our heritage. The price reflects the quality that has gone into making them.

Our focus will be on new school.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: boofy44 on November 27, 2010, 12:42 AM
mike miranda was at cw and torker before hutch so to say he's known as a hutch
rider is not really true.and his signature hutch bike was just a normal hutch in
gaylord colours.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on November 27, 2010, 03:45 PM
Some finished race kits:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/TeamYellow2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/Kit1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/Kit2.jpg)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: 2blader on November 27, 2010, 04:11 PM
The kits look HOT Martin.  8)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on November 28, 2010, 05:11 AM
Thanks Scott!

Our first production build ever. This is Christopher Appoldt's rider:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/CW_MM-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/CW_MM-3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/CW_MM-4.jpg)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on December 01, 2010, 12:04 AM
Our first pad sets arrived. More available next week.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/-2-3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW%20RACING/Pads-Group1.jpg)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Dingobmxer on December 01, 2010, 07:07 AM
who is fabricating these? the seatube/toptube junction looks very Kappa-esque

Dingo
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on December 01, 2010, 12:15 PM
Arguably, the best hand fabricator in the business - Greg Melms of Melms Designs. His quality and workmanship is second to none. His welds are incredibly clean and uniform. We stress relieve all tubing for added strength and then wash them to achieve a better finish.

Kappa? Not even close.

This is pure CW Racing heritage. In the 1980s, Revcore was the sister company of CW Racing. Essentially, CW Racing became Revcore. It had a line of BMX racing frame sets and components that were renowned for the highest quality standards.  That junction design was a hallmark of Revcore frame sets in the second half of the 1980s.

So, our current designs incorporate elements of both CW Racing and Revcore.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Dingobmxer on December 01, 2010, 10:49 PM
I know of Greg, awesome fabricator and very innovative, maybe get him to design/build a CW new schooler?

Dingo
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on December 02, 2010, 02:07 PM
That's the plan but we're taking one step at a time and making sure we do things right. The next project is a 2011 Mike Buff California Freestyle Kit.

We're only making 50 of the Hollywood Mike Miranda ZX Race Kits.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: stidds on December 07, 2010, 02:39 PM
I have to admit I cannot wait to see the new school race version, really interested to see new school CW bars.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: gossa on December 10, 2010, 09:34 PM
Arguably, the best hand fabricator in the business - Greg Melms of Melms Designs. His quality and workmanship is second to none. His welds are incredibly clean and uniform. We stress relieve all tubing for added strength and then wash them to achieve a better finish.

Kappa? Not even close.

This is pure CW Racing heritage. In the 1980s, Revcore was the sister company of CW Racing. Essentially, CW Racing became Revcore. It had a line of BMX racing frame sets and components that were renowned for the highest quality standards.  That junction design was a hallmark of Revcore frame sets in the second half of the 1980s.

So, our current designs incorporate elements of both CW Racing and Revcore.

Mmm, not strictly true Martin about being sister companies, Revcore was the name of the CW hubset (rev-core, geddit)? and when Roger Worsham had to close CW down in 1987 he used the Revcore name to launch a replacement brand for CW but leaving behind the taiwanese products that got him into trouble and focusing on quality USA built products. Charles Townsend won no1 pro that year and hardly got a picture in BMXA as CW owed Wiz pubs a chunk of cash when they folded, so they would not give them coverage. However, very true that Revcore were renowned for stress relieved quality products that were very well regarded.

Clive Gosling, 1988 National No1 UKBMX 17X and Revcore Factory Rider.
P.S. Say hi to Hollywood from me.
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Jon The Bassist on December 10, 2010, 11:05 PM
...However, very true that Revcore were renowned for stress relieved quality products that were very well regarded.


True, I snapped my CW cruiser bars when gating; the Revcore bars that replaced them lasted until I retired  :smitten:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: Global_Nomad on December 11, 2010, 09:48 AM
Hey Clive, great to see a factory Revcore rider here.

By sister company I was trying to highlight that Roger Worsham was the father of both CW Racing and Revcore. Here's a small editorial in a 1988 issue of BMX Action:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/CW-Revcore.jpg)

Here's a shot of Todd Lyons from the same issue:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c159/martin-bike/BMXA_88_01_48_Todd_Lyons_Grands_grande.jpg)
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: markyp on December 15, 2010, 07:13 PM
my black  re- issue padset landed today,only took a week,awesome stuff :smitten:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: waza04 on December 15, 2010, 07:35 PM
liking the look of some of this stuff...........  :smitten: so the $800 frame sets are actually £500 in our money!  :crazy2:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: DoubleD on December 16, 2010, 11:58 AM
dont forget tax  :tickedoff:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: nosepickben on December 17, 2010, 08:26 PM
Wow, first i've heard about this. Great to see the stuff you've got made, been a fan of cw stuff since the 80's (except the awful bars - shame they're so iconic  ::) )
Anyone with knowledge can see that they are not originals but who cares, like you say, it's collectors stuff. Might shoot up the value of my '85 Z3X !!
Keep us updated with new releases matey.....  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: CW Racing is LIVE!
Post by: spike on December 29, 2010, 11:22 PM
Now those frames are quality, its been a long time since I saw a deep chrome finish like that. Price is an issue here, for me anyway, living in Ireland in the deep depths of a recession... Still I can dream of the day when I take delivery of one of those frame-sets hmmm.  :daumenhoch:
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