The Vintage Mountain Bike Thread.
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donny70
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He He, easy floody easy...'08? So they're about as vintage as this?
Just showing bushrangermtb some new forks to collect while pointing out to Arran that there have been advances in engineering that might not have been available to the original designers. Although after 4 sets of bushes he might need some convincing.
I suppose that any interested parties could get some from around 2002 which feature much the same design and engineering if a more vintage option was required.
The fork timeline is below, I think mine are actually 2005 judging by the decals. A full 3 years more vintager than I thoughted...
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Arran
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Haha, i'm well aware of the advancements in engineering in the 15 years between forks... but it still doesn't stop me from getting the heebie jeebies!
Your fork is very nice BTW.
bushrangermtb
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fork advancements
I still ride rigid .....
cause although the bushings in my elbows aren't what they use to be.... I haven't had to replace them and they never need any maintenance. Kind of nice blasting past a 22year old with a $1000 pair of SID teams anyhow.... where the F are they getting the money these days ?
I still ride rigid .....
cause although the bushings in my elbows aren't what they use to be.... I haven't had to replace them and they never need any maintenance. Kind of nice blasting past a 22year old with a $1000 pair of SID teams anyhow.... where the F are they getting the money these days ?
Happy New Year All.
I finished the Attitude resto yesterday. It's been quite a process... Very happy with the result.
Geat job, that was an awesome bike in it's day, and still looks great today. I'm impressed that you even have a like new pair of Dart & Smoke in the Magic colour! I have a set of these tyres but they are perished and are now ready for the tip. Thanks for sharing. Seeing the old Klein brings back some memories of the good ol days of mtb.
frenchman
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A lesson in dh
Awesomness
Do yourself a favour and download sprung 4 and 5 after watching this.
Contains skinsuits, drifting, gracia and a young minaar still feeding off his mothers breast.
Awesomness
Do yourself a favour and download sprung 4 and 5 after watching this.
Contains skinsuits, drifting, gracia and a young minaar still feeding off his mothers breast.
Fatman
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Sweet. Peaty's GT DHi is still my current downhill bike.
evObda2
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Stumbled across a CDale Raven for those interested..
http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/c-Stuf...900SX-Full-Suspension-Bike-W0QQAdIdZ347971103
http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/c-Stuf...900SX-Full-Suspension-Bike-W0QQAdIdZ347971103
floody
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Nevermore!
wilddemon
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I'm no expert but I've restored some car parts in the past. I preferred a silicon bead blast over sand and steel, delivered by pressurized air rather than a wheelabrator. I found that you have a lot more control by varying pressure and delivery of silica beads. I reckon you could even minimise paint loss, but be careful coz rust can run under paint. I haven't tried ultrasonic, might be worth investigating.
BIG RUSTY
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Sunn radical+
I Just finished building up this project
97 Sunn Radical+ only 300 made and not many made it to OZ
OBSYS shock ( the original BOS shock)
The forks are 2001 Psylo's
and the rest of the parts are 99 and 2000 model stuff.
I would have loved to have sourced original 97 parts and espicially got hold of some OBSYS forks but I had all this stuff in the shed.
Unfortunately Im going to have to sell it as my wife has given my old bikes there marching orders.
hopefully someone else can get this World Championshiop winning race machine back to its former glory.
I Just finished building up this project
97 Sunn Radical+ only 300 made and not many made it to OZ
OBSYS shock ( the original BOS shock)
The forks are 2001 Psylo's
and the rest of the parts are 99 and 2000 model stuff.
I would have loved to have sourced original 97 parts and espicially got hold of some OBSYS forks but I had all this stuff in the shed.
Unfortunately Im going to have to sell it as my wife has given my old bikes there marching orders.
hopefully someone else can get this World Championshiop winning race machine back to its former glory.
BIG RUSTY
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Yes Francois Gachet won World champs and World Cup overall on SUNN as did Nicolas Vouilloz and Anne-caroline Chausson.
Cedric Gracia, Mikael Pascal and Fabien Barel won junior World Champs with SUNN.
check out the 1997 world mountain bike championships on youtube.
SUNN was a powerhouse team in that era.
Cedric Gracia, Mikael Pascal and Fabien Barel won junior World Champs with SUNN.
check out the 1997 world mountain bike championships on youtube.
SUNN was a powerhouse team in that era.
Building up my aquired 1991 Zaskar frame period correct. Pretty much doing it in NOS Deore XT lovelies.
Finding it hard to locate things like GT/AME all terra grips, GT 2x4 forks, GT Flip flop stem, GT Duralumium bars and gave up and bought a Deore xt seat pillar instead of trying to track down a GT/Truetemper post - but if you know of one, I'm keen). If you know the whereabouts of any of that stuff let me know!
Heres some NOS stuff which has arrived:
Finding it hard to locate things like GT/AME all terra grips, GT 2x4 forks, GT Flip flop stem, GT Duralumium bars and gave up and bought a Deore xt seat pillar instead of trying to track down a GT/Truetemper post - but if you know of one, I'm keen). If you know the whereabouts of any of that stuff let me know!
Heres some NOS stuff which has arrived:
Urban DH
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this is a carbon proflex? Fuck the what? what year?a couple more oldies.
No Skid Marks
Blue Mountain Bikes Brooklyn/Lahar/Kowa/PO1NT Raci
Bottom one might have carbon swing arm.
Anyone remember a horst link or Faux bar after market kit you could put on those pro flexs with the seat stay(like the bottom one in that pic)? I think it gave more travel maybe(if Horst link).
Anyone remember a horst link or Faux bar after market kit you could put on those pro flexs with the seat stay(like the bottom one in that pic)? I think it gave more travel maybe(if Horst link).