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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665   
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Well done! Good fun isn't it, and very rewarding when you have completed the project. I don't think I'll ever go to a bike shop and buy one "off the peg" again. My last bitsa was put together for £88, and it's a pretty good bike (not a patch on yours tho, Shimano Deore and v-brakes). I use it to nip to Tesco's and for winter training. Less worried if it gets nicked  Keep the better bikes for long rides, racing and summer. Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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14th Feb 2012 8:37am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Nice to see some flat bars Dave
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14th Feb 2012 9:28am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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what are you getting built, greeni?
953 geared frame to take 100mm forks, double bottle bosses, concealled top tube rear brake routing and old school down tube routing for f+r mech, plus crud catcher mount and rack mounts; all finished off in a metallic olive green with polished vertical drop out = my choice; not that i have thought about it |
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14th Feb 2012 11:06am |
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2006 Kona Cowan.
| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 655 
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Treated myself to a set of Marzocchi 55s the other week, they were cheap cos they're purple
However they are amazing, I'd fully recommend them to anyone looking for a fit-and-forget fork. Not light though. |
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14th Feb 2012 1:21pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20910
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Marzocchi are great Funny how this stuff can be almost as expensive as the Defender  |
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14th Feb 2012 1:23pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Here's a pic of my next bike...note 'snowflake' spoke pattern
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14th Feb 2012 2:00pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20910
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Not seen that before
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14th Feb 2012 2:18pm |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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snowflakes are propper retro '94 ish. There were always reservation that the wheel was weaker using that type of spoke pattern.
i've still got a pair of mavic sunsets on hope ti front and xt rear hubs with dt revolution spokes. mmmmmm very nice middleburn uno chainset in the pic |
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14th Feb 2012 3:02pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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GREENI - that looks awesome! lovely clean lines, and simple... Fixie or singlespeed??? Looks like a Ti frame as well? Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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14th Feb 2012 3:18pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Sorry Martin, missed your post
It's 853 and single speed, I am doing the Bespoked show in Bristol this year |
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6th Mar 2012 8:49pm |
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| hossegor Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 19 
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here is my 91 Fat Chance Yo Eddy
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7th Mar 2012 7:52am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Ooh, ti-fat-man would love that in his collection, i'm sure. I love the Syncros cranks  |
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7th Mar 2012 9:14am |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 655
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Now THAT is a retro classic
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7th Mar 2012 9:42am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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nah, needs skinwalls 
only joking, i would love to own one like that! |
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7th Mar 2012 9:59am |
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