Retro mountain bikes

@edmundro Discs be damned, buy this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Kona-Explosif/163167346623

Or in all seriousness, there's a rather lovely OG Cotic Soul on at the moment, that would just benefit from new brakes by the looks of it. They're practically retro these days. Don't know if 16" would be too small though?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cotic-Soul-mountain-bike-16/302705003004

So much retro goodness

https://singletrackworld.com/classifieds/advert/cotic-soul-mk1-large/
Large if the other one is too small.

Haha, great bikes.... in '98 my mate Ben blew his student grant on one. Spring of '99 our finals revision was done on the ramps at Victoria park, Bath

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that is a truly great picture

Thanks, happy memories!

awesome!

Ahhhh, the 90s!! How I miss them.

EDIT: Brilliant photo.

Work in progress...

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@platypus cheers.
@Tomo187 - haha, indeed, I'm quite proud to be a 90's throwback

Already a new forum favourite!

Thanks, @vp1337

I will have it "ready to ride" soon but it won't be really finished. Need an XTR front derailleur (I have a downpull but need a top pull), XTR headset and some smaller era correct bits but will take my time. XTR 900 goes for crazy prices I don't want to spend.

Let me go through some bins on the weekend, I might have a front mech. What clamp size are you after?

That's very kind, thanks, @slothy

It's 28.6 top pull I'm after.

Rad photo, i recently found a couple photos from this way back in 1990

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nb7JbU5qzQ

Have you seen what the park looks like now?!

Cheers, haha I've not heard that track in ages!
I've not been to Viccy park since leaving bath in 2005 - I hear it's big and concrete nowadays

Just checked and mine's a down pull as well, sorry :/

No problem. Thanks for checking!

My nephew's father-in-law is retiring and having a shop clearance. Picked up some of his nineties shoes. :)

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@WimVDD
Lovin' those blue Dominators! Had a pair and they were super-comfy despite my broad hobbit feet...

sweet IF on ebay

Hit my head on this in the garage today:

Than you're too small for it. I'm definitely not! Sell it to me!