R-CR (2006–2008) — Supercross BMX Heritage
Supercross BMX Heritage Collection · The Refinement Era
R-CR
2006–2008The UL, re-imagined — Campy integrated head tube, ovalized tubes, and two years of Dew Tour, ABA, and NBL podiums under Aaron Johnson.
The R-CR was the UL re-imagined — finally getting the Campy integrated head tube the design had always deserved, with ovalized and bi-ovalized tubing keeping steel in the fight as the Olympics approached.
The Story
In 2006 the UL evolved into the R-CR: a Campy integrated head tube and a tubeset of ovalized and bi-ovalized sections tuned for stiffness where it counted.
The frame was proving itself before it ever hit production. At the inaugural Dew Tour in 2005, Aaron Johnson rode the very first R-CR prototype to 4th place in the BMX race main event — real-world testing at the highest level, a full year before the frame launched.
The results kept coming once the R-CR went into production. Johnson took 3rd in Elite Men at the San Francisco Dew Tour — on steel, against an aluminum field — and stacked up podiums across both the ABA and NBL circuits over the next two years. He got fast enough on the R-CR that DK came calling and signed him away.
The results: Aaron Johnson — 4th, BMX race main event, inaugural 2005 Dew Tour on the first R-CR prototype; 3rd, Elite Men, San Francisco Dew Tour; podiums across the ABA and NBL circuits on the cro-mo R-CR.
Specifications
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Production years | 2006–2008 (prototype raced from 2005) |
| Base | Evolution of the UL |
| Material | Chromoly — ovalized and bi-ovalized tubing |
| Head tube | Campy integrated |
| Prototype proving | 4th, BMX race main event — inaugural 2005 Dew Tour (Aaron Johnson, first prototype) |
| Race results | 3rd, Elite Men — San Francisco Dew Tour; podiums across the ABA and NBL circuits (Aaron Johnson) |
| Evolved into | The BOLT LT (2009) |
Who Raced It
Aaron Johnson — 4th in the BMX race main event at the inaugural 2005 Dew Tour on the first R-CR prototype, 3rd in Elite Men at the San Francisco Dew Tour, and podiums across the ABA and NBL circuits over two years on the R-CR.