Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby rokwiz » Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:53 am
Thought I better post my lastest retro C. Brought the frame back from the U.S, still finishing off the small stuff.
First Gen Super V Raven. Getting herder to track down some early V parts now.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Bennyboy77 » Fri Nov 08, 2013 5:39 pm
Hi Brettels,brettels wrote:A few of mine.....
1995 GT RTS 2
1996 GT Avalanche
1993 GT Zaskar
I've just picked up an Avalanche but can't identify the forks. Their either Mag 21's or Early Judy's but without decals I can't seem to identify them. Keen on rebuilding them and putting on new decals but need to know which one first. Any ideas?
Cheers,
Ben
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Nov 08, 2013 10:18 pm
The Mags were airsprung and the Judys either coil or elastomer.
If you can get a photo up someone may be able to add more.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Velo13 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:03 am
All three of those forks in the photo are Judys. Mags are slimmer/thinner (both sliders and stanchions) and taper down to the dropout/fork end. They look far less "robust" than a Judy (which now look pretty spindly compared to modern 32mm+ forks).Bennyboy77 wrote:Hi Brettels,brettels wrote:A few of mine.....
1995 GT RTS 2
1996 GT Avalanche
1993 GT Zaskar
I've just picked up an Avalanche but can't identify the forks. Their either Mag 21's or Early Judy's but without decals I can't seem to identify them. Keen on rebuilding them and putting on new decals but need to know which one first. Any ideas?
Cheers,
Ben
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby brettels » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:28 pm
Picture of Mag 21s:
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby sruss67 » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:35 am
was my best mates for many years after he returned from a trip os.
Had been hanging oh his wall for many years as a frameset before I rebuilt it
Also had this before selling it to Spec store up north
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sruss67/8089600696/
The Spec was all original and in fantastic condition once I cleaned it up
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Velo13 » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:56 pm
Mmm, those were lovely riding rigs. I had a P22 (owned it, but it didn't fit me) and a Stumpy just like that.sruss67 wrote:I have this hanging at home http://www.flickr.com/photos/sruss67/8089599848/
was my best mates for many years after he returned from a trip os.
Had been hanging oh his wall for many years as a frameset before I rebuilt it
Also had this before selling it to Spec store up north
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sruss67/8089600696/
The Spec was all original and in fantastic condition once I cleaned it up
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:40 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby sruss67 » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:09 am
Here is a link to the pics, some from National events, some from local Gold Coast events in Nerang Forest.
Hope you enjoy the pics https://plus.google.com/photos/10298291 ... 5899654273" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby ldrcycles » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:17 am
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby sruss67 » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:53 am
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:52 am
Good stuff. Back when mtb riders were realsruss67 wrote:I have the good fortune to have scanned a heap of pics from when I started racing in the Early nineties
Here is a link to the pics, some from National events, some from local Gold Coast events in Nerang Forest.
Hope you enjoy the pics https://plus.google.com/photos/10298291 ... 5899654273" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby kom123 » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:43 pm
From memory I purchased this in 1998 I think and it came with no suspension. I paid some serious coin bck then to have it upgraded to full Shimano STX-RC and Indy-C Rock Shox!
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby koen » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:50 am
I can't believe I just looked at this forum after all the hanging around on the Retro forum I usually do. I have just finished a bike so I'll get some pictures of my rigid collection up soon.
I'm afraid they all have thumbshifters...I am a a bit dogmatic that way.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:45 pm
You're saying that like it's a bad thing? I love them, they should never have gone but that's what the industry told riders they wanted .koen wrote: I'm afraid they all have thumbshifters.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby koen » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:12 pm
The GT with better shifters. Its even harder to find cheap old 6 speed thumbies than Deore.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby rodneycc » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:50 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby frog » Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:38 pm
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My first bike was a Gary Fisher Piranha that had Judy DH's. With the V brake bridge rather than canti bridge.
I broke the brake bridge where it joins the stanchion, cracked clean through.
Unfortunately these DH's broken in exactly the same place.
The rest of the bike is in alright condition, seen a lot of love. Lots of replacement parts over the years, so it's not really original.
I didn't ride it and passed on buying it. Guy was pretty disappointed and didn't know that the forks were cracked.. poor dude.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby rokwiz » Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:58 am
Staying in Sydney for a few weeks but couldn't bring one of my SV rides. No problem, first look in a while and ebay produced this for me. 98' Super V700 all original. $250 buy it now, delivered. sight unseen.
Though the cabling is all ar** about. Rides beaut considering it sat for awhile. Paint, tyres, rims, headshok, swingarm, drivetrain, serial numbers all good. It'll do until I get her home for a rebuild.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby magilla0_2 » Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:42 am
Down at Forrest at the moment we're trying to get a few retro bikes out and about.
We do a regular ride on Thursdays, known as the "Brew Crew" funnily enough it starts from the Brewery 6pm Thursday's it has been running for three years now , its a standard ride, you rock up we ride and we don't care what you ride.
However we are trying to get up another ride at the moment called "Forrest Fishy Friday" which will start from the Forrest Country Guesthouse at about 5.30, pretty much the same deal as Thursdays, but extra Kudos for those that have a dip on a retro MTB.
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