Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby dubrat » Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:30 am
Mongoose Amplifier 2, Klein Frame and fork currently for sale, Trek 950 Fast Track, Waltworks 29er MonsterX
But at the moment this is the new one...
Serotta ATX Ti race Sid and XT... soon to get full Syncros bits
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Slow6 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:35 pm
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Retro-mounta ... 1c2d648d6c
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby ldrcycles » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:42 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:58 pm
Mmmmmm...... Waltworks. Loved his work. Did you get it custom built or was it picked up second hand?dubrat wrote:Waltworks 29er MonsterX
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Jean » Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:45 pm
It's a bit small, but there's stacks of seatpost and a super long stem. It had no wheels but is otherwise complete. The wheels are some so-so ones I've had hanging around for just such a project and I have the best part of a 9-speed SLX drive train and few other bits that need a home.
At least some of the frame is Cro-mo
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Fletch » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:18 pm
brettels wrote:Some retro goodness...
Nice, I bought the red Y22 on the 28th Sept 1995.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby floody » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:07 pm
I bought a Judy SL recently but 'apparently' it seems to have 'disappeared' between the seller and myself...Ideally would like a 3 piece lower Judy SL, XC or DH, also interested in Manitou EFCs and first generation Z1/Z2 Marzocchis. With or without canti cable stop. Basically I have almost everything bar DU bushings and a fork to put my '96 LTS-2 together and I'm getting rather frustrated as I've been waiting on a fork since November.
PM me if you can help out.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby floody » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:20 pm
Will be XT/XTR M900 mix with Maguras, ??? fork and Syncros/answer cockpit, middleburn rings, hopefully a CK headset and some period rubber (undecided what as I have NOS Panaracer Duster VF/VR pair -on bike in pic, pair of cream 2.10/1.95 Panaracer Magics, pair of Panaracer Smoke/Dart Classic reissues, some Continental Montannas...). I think I will go yellow Oury grips. I am building silver Mavic XM317s on XT 737 front/mid 90s Hadley-GT rear to go on it later.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Crowz » Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:11 am
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby floody » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:32 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby commando » Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:00 pm
I got nothing as nice as any of those, but I recently picked up an 84 Raleigh Trek, even came with the owners manual. It's certainly nothing special and not competition worthy but it appears to be all original and rides great. Not even sure what I'm gonna do with it, for now it's just a good around town and gravel road bike.
Has anyone seen one of these before?
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby ldrcycles » Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:35 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby floody » Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:59 pm
Did a rideable mockup today on my LTS, took it for a ride round the block. Forks will probably change out for Judy SL (although this ebay find set of SX Ti Manitous work very well), and I have Maguras plus an XTR M900 front derailleur coming to finish it (V brakes are temporary, they don't fit well on the rear). Sadly the rear shock is absolutely buggered.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Slow6 » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:09 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby HappyHumber » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:53 pm
You sort of have to take into context where the modern sport of MTBing was at in its evolution in the early 80s. There's a great movie around called "Klunkerz" if you can find it. Basically the modern sport evolved out of some 1970s Hippies in California bombing down hilly dirt roads - not technical single track. They were doing it on on beefed up old, cheap 1930s & 1940s kids cruiser bikes. These bikes had slack angles with long wheelbases and most importantly clearances for fat, wide tyres. The early rigid frame MTBs like the Malvern & Raliegh pictured just now were just an extension of this. I can see why technical riders don't care for them, but I still think they're great as cruisers and urban runabouts. Here's my kerbside find that got my interest in the history.... I swear I could ride it no-handed whilst performing the upper half of the Maori Haka and it wouldn't waiver. The geometry and weight of it makes it track like a super-tanker.ldrcycles wrote:... They look cool with the bullmoose bars and super laid back angles but the Malvern Star felt WEIRD to ride.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby floody » Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:41 am
You know, I think a red Z2 would be bang on for this. Time to hunt one down!Slow6 wrote:Looking reeeal good. Personally I think some Z2's would really suit your bike.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Slow6 » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:35 am
Good plan re Maguras btw
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Slow6 » Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:02 pm
Might not suit.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby floody » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:47 pm
I do have a GT frame that needs a bigger fork...But I'm looking for a DHO or first generation Boxxer for it.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Mulger bill » Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:54 pm
London Boy 29/12/2011
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Slow6 » Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:40 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Matt Zac » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:48 pm
Mostly Deore DX gear with some suitably retro tyres from the back of the shed. The lock on grips are the only new parts on it.
Looking forward to the first proper ride later today!
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