Retro mountain bikes

Funny you should ask, I noticed the same lack of options and am looking into having some made up by a CNC house in 3DV/turquoise etc with a view to selling enough to break even...

The last two times I’ve bought new rings this size I had to buy singles, used SPA cycles.

Ah! How much roughly do you anticipate them working out at?

No idea yet, still very early days. They won't be anywhere near as cheap as far-Eastern commodity bits though...

Also looking to get nice hex skewers in equally lurid ano colours made, with serrated steel collars to prevent slipping when used with disc brakes.

I had some of those Halo hex skewers that you can get in various colours. I found them a bit hard to tighten without it slipping in the dropouts though.

Yeah, the Halo skewers aren't bad as far as all-alloy ends go, but they're still soft enough to slip and run the risk of stripping the inner thread if tightened sufficiently to prevent axle shifting with a disc brake at the front.

The skewers I'm hoping to have made will have a steel insert forming a serrated collar to grip the dropout, and a steel threadsert so they'll take more torque than alloy.

in 3DV/turquoise

I’m interested 👀

I don't think I knew there was a full suspension downhill version of my Rudy Project frame. It's completely bonkers! Stumbled across this earlier: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/rudy-project-no-shades.272489/

Edit: actually, looks like there were loads of them made by Verlicchi for various brands: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/italian-stallion-verlicchi-dh.2695/

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Those forks!

Finish my neo retro build based on this brand new mbk m584 1997 frame :)

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Marin Team in London
https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/vintage-marin-1992-quot-team-marin-quot-mountain-bicycle-/1386897292

Still waiting some parts to finish this

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That's awesome. I love the yellow accents. Are those forks 1" threadless or is it an adaptor? And what bars are those?

Thanks ! There aren’t any adaptators, fork is 1 threadless, the same for the stem. This is a velo orange klunker bar.

Anyone want this? It's a 15" Trek 820 in a nice green. Wheels are generic quando hubs with screw-on 7-speed freewheel.

The bad:

1. Seatpost is seized
   
   

Needs:

1. Rear wheel bearing repacking
   
2. New BB, it spins but is loose. Needs replacing sometime
   
3. New brake levers
   
4. A seat post binder bolt
   
5. Recabling
   
6. A really good clean, service and lube
   
7. A new saddle or lots of gaffer tape
   
   

The good:

1. Chain showing less than 0.75% wear
   
2. Brake blocks have heaps of life
   
3. Tyres (Specialized Hemisphere) seem sound and take air
   
4. Rims are in good nick
   
5. Wellgo pedals spin fine
   
   
   

I'd love to build this up as a kids bike, but I just don't have the time right now to get into a refurb. It was a pavement freebie so free to a good home, although I wouldn't mind a beer for the time I took freeing up the stem.

Pickup from SW London. Can't be ridden away as the brakes are non-functional.

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That's awesome! Well played (complementary colour) purple seatpost clamp.

That was a pretty legendary frame. The iron horse branded version was the one on which Dave Cullinan did a big jump between 2 cable cars and won a worlds in the early 90s (1992 mayhap)

Slow build in progress.....

Enjoying seeing this being built on RetroBike! Thanks for sharing the love on here too! :) Amazing attention to detail going on with this build.

Anyone using Gravel King 26”x2.10 tyres?

If so, could you please measure their actual inflated width?

I’ve just put on a set of Billy Bonkers that are allegedly 54mm, only for them to come up barely 50mm...

Love a 531 All Terrain sticker. What is the bike?

(Not mine)

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Judging by the jo Burt-ism I’m guessing it’s a Zinn

It's a Zinn Centaur, being transformed into a tribute of the long lost Jo Burt Zinn that was featured in the mbuk mint sauce/Jo Burt interview.