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    May 17, 2021 5 minutes
    WORDS AND PICS: MALC SHAW

    I know it could be some time before you read this, as I’m well ahead, but as I’m tapping away at this it’s late Jan and down in Kent we are in Lockdown and in tier 5.

    Sadly, in December I heard the terrible news that Denis Curtis of CMR had passed away. His wife had emailed me to let me know. Denis was a former racer and consummate engineer; a man who was passionate about his work. His frames are used in classic racing by a lot of top teams and riders around the world. CMR will continue for the foreseeable future with Denis’s right-hand man, Byron, whom he imbued with his knowledge and skills and Denis’s wife Lindi, running the business. Take some time to check out the CMR website

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