Readers’ Rides: Roland L’s Curtis AM9

For this edition of Readers’ Rides, Roland Lovell shares his Curtis AM: “it was bound to happen eventually”.

There’s not a whole lot of deep detail in this submission but we’re overlooking that this time because… well, look at it. It is Peak Hardtail Perfection.

Bike brand and model

Curtis AM9

Why this bike?

Because it’s a Curtis ♥️?

Frame

Curtis AM9

Fork

Fox 34

Suspension Set Up

I’m 74kg, 70psi, rebound slightly faster than middle.

Wheels

Hunt XC Wide

Tyres

Specialized Butcher

Chainset

Shimano XT

Rear Mech

Shimano XT

Shifters

Shimano XT

Cassette

Shimano XT

Brakes

Shimano XT

Bars & Stem

Spank / Onza ?

Grips

ODI Cross Trainer

Seatpost

One Up V2

Saddle

Charge Spoon

Size and Weight

18in, 30lbs

Additional Comments

I’ve wanted a Curtis since forever ? the workshop is 3 miles away, it was bound to happen eventually ?

Want to share you bike with the group?

Whether you’ve got a special new bike or just a bike that’s special to you, this is where you get to tell us about it! You send us your submissions, and then we cast our judgemental expert lustful eyes over them and bring them to the world to ooh and ahh over. We’re picking the prettiest, the most curious, and the ones with a good story for you to appraise, praise, and maybe look wistfully at.

Ben Haworth

Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil. I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.

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