This 160mm full suspension frame was built for team rider Jim Davage and sports a 64.5º headangle. While Curtis are best known for their hardtail and BMX frames this year they had something a bit different to show. Their trademark gold braze on raw steel is enough to turn the head of even the most hardened carbon fetishist. In a room full of standout bikes Curtis do a grand job of not blending in. The frame with an Extreme Storia Lok shock, as shown, comes in at £2,800. If BTR’s geometry doesn’t match what you’re after then custom geometry is available. The Pinner is offered in four standard sizes and, interestingly, with 27.5” or 26” wheels. It probably helps that a coil shock looks right at home in between the steel tubes too. The suspension design has been tuned to work exclusively with a coil shock as BTR believe they deliver greater sensitivity, linearity and reliability over an air shock. Designed for ‘riding hard and having fun’ the steel framed Pinner uses a single pivot linkage actuated suspension design to extract 130.42mm (the. Somerset based frame builders BTR Fabrications were showing off the second iteration of their Pinner full suspension frame. Without the limits of mass production or the burden of budgets, the makers are free to create unique frames which show off their talents. This annual show pulls together the finest frame builders in the UK as well as a few from overseas. Walk into most bike shows and you’ve probably got a good idea what you’re likely to see on the showroom floor. > The new wave of steel frame full suspension bikes With a hundred exhibitors in attendance at this year’s Bespoked handmade bike show, these are the five key bikes that stood out for us.
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