Retro mountain bikes

Nice. Always loved this colour combination.

Not bad price considering the Explosif was at the top end of the range

Cross posting from cp: my 1998 Saracen Kili with a group-upgrade (more recent version of LX)

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Installed the new 1x10 deore on my muddy fox. Looks pretty dumb

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Yeah I thought so too. I think he even has a team issue Kona Hot in Stars and Stripes colours.

How big is that cassette?

11-46 lol

Picked this up a week or two ago since my old commuter has been promoted to full time gravel duty. A Basket, some tyres, and £5 handlebars later and I'm really happy with it.

I've a two-piece GT stem to fit but it needs stripping and repainting first, and I'm gonna see if I can persuade my old 650b mudguards to fit...

On the theme of functional 'foxes, here's my 1986 courier loaded up for a trip last week (London > Cambridge to visit my parents while avoiding the trains). ('scuse the bins in the back. I planned on taking some nicer photos during the ride but it ended up sharting it down so this is all I've got)

A few upgrades since the last time I posted it here: brookes saddle & carradice nelson w/ bagman adapter, because I want to pretend I'm in the rough stuff fellowship. Front rack to replace the stays that came with the wald basket. Handlebars & stem are temp replacements while I search in vain for some bullmoose bars, after the original bars got squished by a van while locked up. Replaced the rear derailleur with a cheapish new shimano one and super happy with the improved shifting, even if it looks a bit wack.

Been doing some lovely long towpath / 'gravel' rides on it since lockdown began. It's not fast but it's sooo comfy and fun to take off road.

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This is ace. What did it look like pre-build?

really want a RMTB

need to keep an eye out on gumtree for cheap shiter

I can't see that pic, is it private?

Fixed, I think?

This is dead tasteful, mind. Love it.

Yeah I can see it now, looks like a lot of fun

Thanks!

Build thread here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/350297/

^class

have my eye on a few frames on ebay - if I can nab one for cheap enough, I might take the plunge on trying to build one myself. might take some hand holding here, and tool borrowing from mates tho.... tempting.... should probably buy a full bike as my first project one of these - so I don't need to source every single little thing, I guess.

Cross posting from cp: my 1998 Saracen Kili with a group-upgrade (more recent version of LX)

This thing looks like a lot of fun.

Lovely. I had some of those Kelloggs cornflakes spoke reflectors in about 1993 I think, have you kept yours since then or found them elsewhere?!

Finished my Bridgestone retro MTB project recently. Some new stuff, mostly spares or donated (the pelago rack blew the budget). 1x10. Love it.

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Beautifully functional. Love the cable/decal combo.

Looks really comfy.

Was just about to ask the same thing, then checked eBay; NOS are at least a fiver apiece...

That's lush

Got some turquoise grips arriving soon to match the other decals. Normally I’m an “all black everything” type, but figured colour is allowed (or mandatory?) on a retro MTB build.

No, sadly I lost the ones I had back in the day (on a mint green kid's raleigh lizard). These are NOS from ebay, got them in a set as a jokey present for my brother but couldn't resist keeping two for myself. Think I got six for a tenner but I've seen some of them for crazy prices as @Thrustvector says.