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I don't know if 2008/9 is old enough to qualify as retro, but with 26 inch wheels, a 3 x 9 chainset and a stem longer than a micro penis, it seems pretty old school compared to current mtb trends. I just been to collect it from suburbia.
On One 456 ti built by Lynksey.
Bit of time capsule as its in amazingly clean condition considering its age, previous owner claims its been ridden less than 200 miles since he built it up from new, and judging by the frame and how clean and virtually unused looking the groupset is I'm inclined to believe it.
Top rated back in the day this was, and I think is the end of an era with 29'ers basically taking over the world just after this it seems. Nice rear end and has the same bullet stays as my 1996 Litespeed built Merckx road bike.
I've not ridden a mountain bike for over a decade so I'm relearning my mtb skills but am already looking forward to speed bumps now being jump ramps, and first impressions are its sooooo smooth and very chuckable/flickable.
It feels a bit under geared at the top end to my roadie legs so wondering what the deal is with Shimano and if I can simply replace the 44 tooth outer ring for a 46 tooth one?
The bike is full XT groupset with XTR hubs and pictured with Mavic 819 rims with Schwalbe Nobby Nicks in 2.5, but the deal also included some XTR hubs on some Mavic 717 rims also with Schwalbe 2.5 Nobby Nicks for more XC focus, so think I'm going to put some 2.1 inch Racing Ralph's on the XC wheelset and give them a go for speedier hacking about town duties.
The only other thing I think I need to do is get a dropper seatpost, its an older 27.2 size so that may be a bit limiting but otherwise seems good to go. I've not ridden these pedals before (Nukeproofs) but they seem OK and was pleased to see they still make DMR V8/12/Mag's that I used to ride back in the day so may get some of them just for the nostalgia...think my shins still have dents in them from the early 2000's. I used to have a Fizik Gobi saddle back on my long since stolen Giant Reign so having one of them again was nostalgic too.
Really want to bunk off work and MTB all week, but going to have wait until next weekend to give it a proper thrash, bah!..but otherwise super chuffed.