boon racoon Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 (edited) Yo yo First one of these frames ever built up..my team bike for 2005. Ragged it all day..seems beautiful! Exactly what i'd expect from a 24" and sturdy as hell. It's pretty dialled. Here is the spec: Frame - Curtis "The Boon" Signature - 22" Toptube Fork - VIZ! Urban Headset - Hope Bars - Easton EA70 Stem - Easton Vice Grips - ODI Ruffian Loc-On Cranks - Profile Euro BB w/ Painted DMR Bashguard Pedals - Atomlab Trailking Rear Wheel - Hope Mono on Atomlab DHR w/DT spokes Rear Tyre - Tioga Factory DH24 2.3 Front Wheel - Hope XC on Atomlab DHR w/DT spokes Front Tyre - Tioga CompIII 2.1 Rear Brake - Magura w/Koolstop pads & CNC Booster Front Brake - Hope Mono Trial 160 Seat - Shadow Conspiracy Chain - KMC Thin Cassette - Shimano Road Rear Mech - XT SScage Chainring - Middleburn Shifer - SRAM Attack 8spd (cut-down) Thank you to my sponsors for sorting me out with this bike (Curtis, Atomlab, Tioga, Easton, Hope, Profile, ODI, VIZ!) and Tarty/Tartybikes for the wheels in uber quick time :blink: Now I have a proper bike maybe I can start making some more videos haha :angry: Hope you like her anyway Boon Curtis Bikes P.S Frame only is £549 out now! - Curtis forks to come soon. Edited March 9, 2005 by the boon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 (edited) OMFG, that is sex, matt u pimp :angry:" ive fallen in love :"> that is gorgeous Bet it rides amazing aswell, if i had £550 sitting in my poscket, i buy one of them (NOW) top job mat :angry: P.s nice shadow conspiracy seat :angry:" EDIT: how many fecking sponsers have u got :blink: Lucky guy :angry: Edited March 9, 2005 by Joe@Carbonique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munki Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Very very very nice. I take it the long cabels are for barspins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted March 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I take it the long cabels are for barspins? ← Nah...it's only the front one which is uber long just cos i'm too inept to cut it down for fear of f**king it up. haha When I get my new forks and blag up some Hope maggie hosing for the back i'm gonna put it through my steerer for barspin/tailwhip action ye. Just leaving it like that for now :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 hmmmm.... not sure on the looks thing about those forks...but if they were free...woo hoo! love the rest of the kit though. hope it rides decent...and any news on the new batch of 26" curtis' ?? Rich :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 looks nice - see you in a minute then . . . .. . :blink: :angry: rear tyre looks a little large for spins ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munki Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Nah...it's only the front one which is uber long just cos i'm too inept to cut it down for fear of f**king it up. haha When I get my new forks and blag up some Hope maggie hosing for the back i'm gonna put it through my steerer for barspin/tailwhip action ye. Just leaving it like that for now :blink: ← Fair enough, it was either going to be for spins or beacause or lazyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy elephants Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 That is a lovely bike. I jus have one question. What makes the Curtis frames so expensive? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 ahhh thats so f**kin nice :blink: Everything looks purfect, love the seat, it looks 'right' I shud get one, what post is it lol? Bash is class too.. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-ass Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 possibly the worst looking forks ive ever seen... I'm so relieved you mentioned getting new ones, even so, its almost a crime to plague such a beast of a frame with what looks like part of a JCB. awesome frame, top titties to curtis tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_scott Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 :blink: :angry: I'm not in to 24's too much but that is sweet! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry: Craig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Very very nice. Glad to see the seat tube stickers have gone too :blink: Am I the only one that is suprised that Matt is actually using Viz! forks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy elephants Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Very very nice. Glad to see the seat tube stickers have gone too :blink: Am I the only one that is suprised that Matt is actually using Viz! forks? ← Only untill he gets the curtis forks... If they were permanent, that would be a surprise :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Very very nice. Glad to see the seat tube stickers have gone too :angry: Am I the only one that is suprised that Matt is actually using Viz! forks? ← I was a bit suprised too :blink: but it will look sweet with curtis forks on it. yeah looks good, like the bash too :angry: hope you are out sratching as I type. random question: how slim is the shadow conspiracy eat compared to your nitrox? because I was thinking of getting one, but don't want anything much bigger than my plastic nitrox thing, also thinking of an macneil sl seat/post combo mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 First one of these frames ever built up..my team bike for 2005. First impressions are awesome! (5 mins riding lol) ← So you rode it for 5 mins and then came on TF to show us? :blink: That's very un-boon :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy elephants Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 So you rode it for 5 mins and then came on TF to show us? :blink: That's very un-boon :angry: ← Maybe he just pushed it around his room abit, like with the forks :angry: :angry:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_Buchanan Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 That looks mint.......................... Only thing i dislike are the forks,i think they look gash................. Nice colour though the whole bike gos well together......... Bob On. Lee............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-king Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 (edited) looks ok, not really my cup of tea though. at least you still have a front brake! :blink: Edited March 9, 2005 by Wayne-king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 looks ok, not really my cup of tea though. at least you still have a front brake! :blink: ← That was only me being cheap, 'cos I stole it to use on the rear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Did they not have any green shadow consipiracy seats? :blink: Nice, all 24s do this is no exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Its lovely, very bmx-like, apart from the forks, which ruin the whole look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 That's f**king gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson© Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 That is absolutely gorgeous... oh my god I wasn't expecting it to be that nice... im shocked at how nice it is... HOLY S**T!!!! :angry: Everything is perfect except for the forks as there to chunky compared to the frame... looks daft :blink: :angry: ... but your getting Curtis ones soon so who cares :angry: I still can't get over the fact how nice it is... such a sweet colour for a frame... I noticed you took the horrid England flag ( Jokin :angry: ) of the seat stay... should stick a Scottish one up in place of it :angry:" Watson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted March 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 (edited) So you rode it for 5 mins and then came on TF to show us? :blink: That's very un-boon :angry: ← haha well i rode it in the street whilst my mate was sorting his bike out and we were gettin in the car to ride bristol. and since he can set brakes up for shit and took ages lol - i thought i'd take some pics quickly :angry: o yea and..it was either use these forks and test them for dan or not ride at all. and since i'm more about the riding and not wat my bike looks like i decided to use them :angry: after bashing around bristol today i'd say it was worth it Edited March 9, 2005 by the boon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQuiT-man Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I kinda like the manliness of those humungously oversized forks compared to the spindly steel frame actually. I think its kinda cool, though I can undertsnad what other people say too. How do they ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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