Retro mountain bikes

I only got the bike for fun and have only used it on the road so far. I'm quite impressed. Not sure if the Sturmey elites are any better than the Sachs ones tho

Barracuda
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293101344007

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Finally got the Gary Fisher built full Shimano Zee groupset, just need to get some racking and some fresh rubber

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Awesome! What year is the frame from?
Have you thought about upgrading the brakes? I'm a weirdo who likes cantis a lot, but V's are just so much better...

Cheers dude, It’s an 1996 frame I think about upgrading to Vs and it still might happen but I do prefer the look of the cantis and they are actually quite good at stopping At the minute lol

Nice! Shame I'd need a ladder to get on the thing.

My Mali in a nearly finished fashion. Boy it looks hideous with this stem and bar combo.

That frame is really nice
It's not so often you see lugged steel with such modern geometry
Excellent work

I had one of these... bloody loved it!

I love its looks really much, but it's nowhere near a perfect fit for me unfortunately. Thankfully the short stem solved the problems it seems. :)

My commuter and gravel bike.
When I lived in Vancouver De Kerf was a local builder near Main and 4th Avenue. I am selling this one while I wait for a new one with a matching tuning fork. It is a beautiful riding bike.
Currently 1x9 as my front shifter stopped working, 2x10 soon.

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The do-it-all for when I visit my parents:

Oof, Hot.

Fucking hideous.

Mine’s better

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Zo much envy of the Fat Chance......

Fucking amazing*

Nice chopping board. Freshly cut herbs on your camp meals?

Isn't it funny how most non-bike nerds might look at these bikes and think 'old bike - meh', if they even registered their existence, and we're all here gushing and phwoar-ing over them. I love bikes.

Mines's better

Mines's better

But mines the last one made in Somerville ;)

Nice chopping board. Freshly cut herbs on your camp meals?

Cheese and sausage on bike trips with the kids.

Anyone after a retro groupset or other bits? Might be selling a '95 STX groupset and brakes. Really nice bombproof, gunmetal derailleurs and chainset.

sausage

Frozen, I hope.

All these high-end, extremely nice retro MTBs... Time to let loose the hideousness!