The "Show off your bike" thread!

[Zippee]

Adrian E said:

Zooks said:

This has been hanging on my garage wall for 15 years +
Nice bike in its day. Bit retro now.

There's a facebook group specifically for 80s/90s mountain bikes - not a selling page, but defo a sharing page and they'll soon tell you if it makes them wibble! Group title is 'UK MTB Golden Era 80s & 90s appreciation group'

With Ti tubing and that fork, I suspect they will be quite excited by it!

There was supposed to be an all weekend retro event in the Malverns this weekend, but unfortunately cancelled due to the weather

Great site... - you should def get that dbr on there.
Also gutted about malverns as had just built this for the retro race (excuse the messy garage)

[Zooks]

Adrian E said:

There's a facebook group specifically for 80s/90s mountain bikes - not a selling page, but defo a sharing page and they'll soon tell you if it makes them wibble! Group title is 'UK MTB Golden Era 80s & 90s appreciation group'

With Ti tubing and that fork, I suspect they will be quite excited by it!

There was supposed to be an all weekend retro event in the Malverns this weekend, but unfortunately cancelled due to the weather

Thanks, not a huge FB addict but i'll have a look. I was thinking of updating it a bit but if its worth more period i'll leave it retro.
Still rides nice but the 26" wheels feel small now.

[shalmaneser]

Zippee said:

Adrian E said:

Zooks said:

This has been hanging on my garage wall for 15 years +
Nice bike in its day. Bit retro now.

There's a facebook group specifically for 80s/90s mountain bikes - not a selling page, but defo a sharing page and they'll soon tell you if it makes them wibble! Group title is 'UK MTB Golden Era 80s & 90s appreciation group'

With Ti tubing and that fork, I suspect they will be quite excited by it!

There was supposed to be an all weekend retro event in the Malverns this weekend, but unfortunately cancelled due to the weather

Great site... - you should def get that dbr on there.
Also gutted about malverns as had just built this for the retro race (excuse the messy garage)

Love those Arch Rivals - tempted to get some of those for the Kona.

[Coolbanana]

Zippee said:

That is stunning. Do you mind if I ask how much you paid for it? I rode the 18 model at a demo event last year along with the cannondale scalpel si and loved both.

I bought it here in Portugal, I had a P/X in my Scott Scale 910 so it was that plus 5000 euros. The RRP here is 7699 euros and £6600 in the UK, I think.

It is a fantastic handling bike, a pure joy to ride. I've done 30km, 82km, 70km and 45km off-road rides so far, in-between riding my eMTB and much prefer it to any other MTB I've ridden.

Edited by Coolbanana on Friday 14th June 12:06

[W00DY]

Zippee said:

Great site... - you should def get that dbr on there.
Also gutted about malverns as had just built this for the retro race (excuse the messy garage)

Phwoar! Just needs a Flite Ti and I'm not so keen on those grips.

[Zippee]

W00DY said:

Phwoar! Just needs a Flite Ti and I'm not so keen on those grips.

Thanks
Grips are 90s odi attacks, fitted to match the blue and yellow of the decals though I may change them for a set of black ones instead. I have a brand new original flite that will also be going on, it was a rush build Thursday evening ready for what was supposed to be an amazing weekend of retro goodness...

[d8mok]

What colour scheme / year is the Zaskar ? I’ve owned about 20 Zaskars now and never seen that colour.

[Zippee]

d8mok said:

What colour scheme / year is the Zaskar ? I’ve owned about 20 Zaskars now and never seen that colour.

It's a 96, was polished ally but I had it sprayed white to yellow fade then hydro dipped with the lightning film

[CooperS]

W00DY said:

Zippee said:

Great site... - you should def get that dbr on there.
Also gutted about malverns as had just built this for the retro race (excuse the messy garage)

Phwoar! Just needs a Flite Ti and I'm not so keen on those grips.

All I wanted growing up was a set of those Sid's. Looking online they appear to of dropped down the tree and aren't the ultimate fork.

[d8mok]

Zippee said:

It's a 96, was polished ally but I had it sprayed white to yellow fade then hydro dipped with the lightning film

Ahh, i thought I'd never seen it before. Ive still got to tick off a few colours off my ownership list and thought id found another.

[Celtic Dragon]

My Canyon turned up 2 weeks ago, which was 4 weeks sooner than teh ship date! Happy boy, sadly that timed with the appauling weather last week, so today was my first opportunity to ride it.

My Canyon Endurace CF SL8 DI2 in Flash blue, try as I might, I just couldn't bring myself to have a black bike.

[johnxjsc1985]

Zooks said:

This has been hanging on my garage wall for 15 years +
Nice bike in its day. Bit retro now.

Edited by Zooks on Friday 14th June 09:45

Ha ha maybe we could start a new thread "how long has that been hanging in the garage?" I climbed off my TT bike after 5 miles of a 50 mile TT I was done had enough and never rode a race again its been hanging in the Garage ever since

[wobert]

Celtic Dragon said:

My Canyon turned up 2 weeks ago, which was 4 weeks sooner than teh ship date! Happy boy, sadly that timed with the appauling weather last week, so today was my first opportunity to ride it.

My Canyon Endurace CF SL8 DI2 in Flash blue, try as I might, I just couldn't bring myself to have a black bike.

Nice blue that, when I bought my Endurace in 2017, the choice was black or a dull grey.....

I went stealth...

[Celtic Dragon]

wobert said:

Nice blue that, when I bought my Endurace in 2017, the choice was black or a dull grey.....

I went stealth...

It would match the new blue Shimano shoes very well My biggest problem is the PH kit doesn’t exactly match the bike anymore!

[Zooks]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Ha ha maybe we could start a new thread "how long has that been hanging in the garage?" I climbed off my TT bike after 5 miles of a 50 mile TT I was done had enough and never rode a race again its been hanging in the Garage ever since

I probably should have left it there. After 2 rides the Manitou's locked up solid, the kevar sidewall tyres split giving me pinch punctures everywhere and the handlebar corrosion was much worse than I thought. I'm surprised they didn't snap in half!

Forward to today and i've ordered some Exotic carbon rigid forks, NOS Ritchey stem, bars and headset.
I'm going to run it as a lightweight hybrid for a while and see what else breaks!

[gregd]

Have ordered my first hybrid via Vitality Health’s half price scheme with Evans (which is due to finish at the end of August).. BMC Alpenchallenge AC02 One.. was already 25% off so a good deal all in all.

Interested to see how I get on with the Gates belt drive and hub gears. My eldest son wants to take it to Uni with him next year but I think it’ll get nicked!

[Saleen836]

First time posting in this section, just home from picking up my new (to me) Carrera Vulcan.....


Needs a good clean as it is covered in dust but a bargain I think for the £50 I paid for it

[d8mok]

I’m torn , which wheels should I go with?

[louiebaby]

gregd said:

Have ordered my first hybrid via Vitality Health’s half price scheme with Evans (which is due to finish at the end of August).. BMC Alpenchallenge AC02 One.. was already 25% off so a good deal all in all.

Interested to see how I get on with the Gates belt drive and hub gears. My eldest son wants to take it to Uni with him next year but I think it’ll get nicked!

I got a Pinnacle Arkose 8 last year from Evans, which is incredibly similar to the current one:

https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-arkose-a8-201...

I put Gatorskins, guards and a rack on it, and have used it as a commuter for over a year now. The hub can be a bit notchy, and could need a service, but the whole thing has been easier to keep serviceable through a winter of commuting.

I expect your belt is even better than the chain on mine, as it won't get all claggy with muddy oil gunk, right? Let us know how you get on!

[JuniorD]

d8mok said:

I’m torn , which wheels should I go with?

trispoke for sure!