Retro mountain bikes

Just needs a front rack.

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Does this mean they'd be crap to attach a wald basket to?

if they're 25.4 bars you could probably manage it, there's enough give in the rubber shims

Yeah I noticed that they don't seem to have a horizontal surface. I'm trying to convert an old rockhopper into a shopper, but need to do something about the looooooong reach.

Any other bars I should consider?

Raleigh North Rounder are good. Or plenty of options from Humpert/Ergotec

or something Nitto from Planet X

nitto is £££ but humpert seems to have lots of options, almost too much! cheers.

get something from ergotec, e.g. https://www.ergotec.de/en/products/lenker/sub/e-bike-lenker/produkt/city-cruiser-bugel-25-4-1.html

Crazy good!

This is my current pub/town bike.
1996 Rocky Mountain Equipe with the front end off an old Steve Bauer using a Sachs hub brake.

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Cool bike. Is that near the Toronto Stock Yards?

Yep, well spotted! Just at the bottom of the stockyards near the fabric shop.

How're those vans tyres?

They roll pretty well but everything does when you're replacing some old knobblies. They blow up pretty wide so I'm going to have to find some mudguards that fit but overall I'm happy with them and the way they look which was the most important aspect!

I might give them a try then, thanks!

Made some progress tonight, fitted front guard and dynamo light. Rear guard and light to fit this weekend.

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AWesome! love the purple pedals

Finished. Steel Rockhopper, 1x10 Dura Ace with XT hubs and DT Swiss Rims, Magura HS33 hydraulic rim brakes, front and rear B&M dynamo lights.

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Looks great. Always wanted a set of magura racelines so I'll be scouring ebay/retrobike to try and find a set now. Need a set of those Nitto bars too.

I'd had them hanging around for about 3 years. Nice to get them used again.

There's a pair of the hi-vis yellow version for sale near me, could maybe post them on to you if you like? Will check the price...

They're also really cheap from the German bike websites. Less than £100 a set new

Are you on 'staycation'?

No.

More importantly, near the Rainhard Brewery!