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bikermike87 wrote:

axeman wrote:

syncropaddy wrote:Can I bring my Yamaha ..... ?

if you bring yours i will bring mine


neil

600cc?!
Very nice bike

XT500, I had one for a while. Had a Supertrapp exhaust, Avon Runner on the back and an Avon Death Master on the front.

If you're feeling really brave I'm generally found uplifting lads round here (Oswestry) most weekends in the Doka. Mind you you'd need a decent Downhill bike, safety gear and a labotomy I reckon!
Loads of decent XC loops too if you do the pedalling bit.

Phew! W'ere back to pedal power. Although downhiller's aren't known for their fondness of pedalling...

I've just realized that my old Cannondale M300 is coming up for 20 years old and still going strong That means I've had the bike longer than I've been attached to the mem'sahib

Spec reads like the thinking man's (as opposed to the fashion victim's) weapons of choice for 1993:

217 SUP's on STX hubs, Coda 986's, SS7's, some stupid narrow ex-Raleigh Ti bars, Kona Impact headset, LX Rapidfires (on Magura clamps) shifting an LX groupset 48/36/24 (Middleburn granny) and a 12-28 7-speed cassette. The only modern parts are Ergon grips and a a Spesh Avater Gel saddle (to save the old chap from going numb!)

If only it had some Pace RC-100's up front...might have a look at fleabay on the offchance

So who's still got a Rockhopper with a Dia-Compe U-brake then?

silverbullet wrote:Pace RC-100's up front...might have a look at fleabay on the offchance

Whatcha got hanging on the garage wall then Jes?

The hand built Chas Roberts cannot be spoken about.

The Cannondale M1000 3 series been seeing off Flybynight faux US (Far East) brands since I imported it in '92. Still as purchased except threw in new bottom bracket as a stop gap a couple of years ago. Richie Pro logic saddle has got some miles on it

Buy it nice or buy it twice ( from Halfords)

Sweet! Robert's braze-tastic You can't beat that Beast of the East geometry on the 'dale either

Good old Tom Ritchey, for those who liked their kit light

E D I T: Whoops make that RC-35's, the RC-100 was the frame

syncropaddy wrote:Can I bring my Yamaha ..... ?

This is my Yamaha

axeman wrote:

syncropaddy wrote:Can I bring my Yamaha ..... ?

if you bring yours i will bring mine


neil

.....and can I bring my XR250?

Buggeroff you hairy bikers and start your own thread!

just cuz your vans from the 80's doesn't mean your bike should be I have boring, but newish rockhopper

Now look what's happened: I'm lurking on ebay watching early-90's mtb parts...this won't end well!

Back in xc days, before I was sponsored I raced on a Roberts frame, custom built with some nice bits and bobs.

After sponsorship I started with an S-Works steel with RC-30s, full XTR, Ti flight saddle etc. Then moved up to an S-Works M4, specialized FSR forks (built by rock shox) full XTR, custom wheel set built by me, and the only ever set of turquoise middleburn cranks ever made (at that time anyway).

Used to do r&d riding for new middleburn products too, got some funny stories about the "cock" ups involved in forgetting to change tooth profiles between chainring sizes....that wasted a fair bit of aluminium i can tell ye!

v-lux wrote:Back in xc days, before I was sponsored I raced on a Roberts frame, custom built with some nice bits and bobs.

After sponsorship I started with an S-Works steel with RC-30s, full XTR, Ti flight saddle etc. Then moved up to an S-Works M4, specialized FSR forks (built by rock shox) full XTR, custom wheel set built by me, and the only ever set of turquoise middleburn cranks ever made (at that time anyway).

Used to do r&d riding for new middleburn products too, got some funny stories about the ""cock"" ups involved in forgetting to change tooth profiles between chainring sizes....that wasted a fair bit of aluminium i can tell ye!

We are still talking mountain bikes here ... right ?

We are still talking mountain bikes here ... right ?

Yup