[wagonguy]

From what I can gather, this is from about '02, so maybe a little too new for Midschool, but it is unique and obscure, so I love it! Cortina made high end MTB'sand it looks like they made a brief foray into BMX. THe head tube sticker says "Hand made in the USA". Santa Barbara is where they were based.


Doug

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[Brian P]

i remember when those frames were coming out, i would say, yes... 02ish.

they made great DH and slalom bikes and actually sponsored a few of my friends for DH racing, all the guys involved were cool also, it was a family business.... not sure if they are still around or not?

[Spur]

Rear section is wicked. Nice pick-up.

[S.Brothers]

_{cool to see, Doug. I don't know the brand, but artisan caliber stuff is always fun to get acquainted with.}

[Freshour]

That is hott. I really like the rear section.

[jc82]

i saw that. I thought the add said the guy had it made for him in the mid to late 90s.

[wagonguy]

He mentioned that it was made in the mid 90's, but research tells me that they only made one BMX frame called the El Hefe, and it was made in '02.

[wagonguy]

Playing in the garage a little today, and got this far. Check out the bars. ATI Rack and Pinion bars/neck. The bars taper up to over 1" in diameter at the bottom. They were on Warwick Stevenson's bike in '03 when he won the AA championship. I recently picked them up from Ken Pliska.

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[Spur]

Nice. I am glad you got that bar and clamp set-up. I had that on my watch list forever, never had anything to use them on.

[Nbl 49a]

Sounds like two of us Jake!