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I have a few that I use, and I have repaired and moved on a few more.
1994 Bear Valley SE with upgraded but similar period group. Now has a front rack and Wald basket.
1995 Team Marin with mainly original group and parts. Use on forest trails.
2 x 1990 Palisades Trails - one orange, one neon. To be fixed up. Orange one will be donated to local bike co-op, neon one fitted with some modern parts and used.
1995 Muirwoods -sold on
1995 Eldridge Grade - sold
Also have a 1986 Madrone Trail frameset, which is far too small for me but might make a nice pub bike for my wife. -
Mid 90's Marin, cider and sunshine. What's not to love?
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Christchurch, NZ the other evening.
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The timing of this test for watching in New Zealand is ideal - 5pm to midnight. Can get a full day's work/chores/weekend fun in, then settle down to 7 hours of cricket.
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50th Birthday present
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1988 Catalogue image from Retrobike.
Lots of 80's and some early 90's MTBs had chainstay-mounted U brakes as the cantilevers of the time were wide profile and you could catch your heels on the rear ones, especially in smaller frame sizes. Low profile XT and DX brakes came out in 1991 and the rest of the models over the next couple years. But they do collect crap down there! -
@ltc I have had 2 Paddywagons, both fitted 28c Gatorskins with full, SKS-style guards. Quite tight all round, especially under the rear brake but if the guards are snugged up into the brake well, I have had no issues. Commute all year round in bad weather. More height than width restrictions, so taller tyres could be an issue. Also true wheels, straight guards and placement in the rear dropout helps. Once I spent the time to get it correct, it was fine.
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"I hardly ever puncture with these"
Well, that put the mockers on didn't it? Rear wheel puncture on way home (nighttime, cold, wet, it's winter here in NZ). Replaced tube on side of road, pumped up, forgot mudguard doesn't allow for inflated tyre when putting the wheel back on, undo mudguard, fit wheel, oil and grime everywhere, ride 2km, tyre goes down again as I obviously had not checked the tyre well enough. Phone wife, wife in club playing pool, walk 5km home.
Been a hot day here at Hagley, ended my dry November in the sun. If this goes to 5 days, my liver’s fucked. Currently in a poorly constructed Mexican wave.