Hi guys.
As I have not found a thread for the new forum members, I decided to start my own thread to present you my retro MTB, and write a few lines about the background story behind it ,
This is a come back to my biggest passion which started in 1992 or 1993, when MTB got really popular. I still remember riding my uncle's Alpinestars Cro-mega DX and reading bike catalogues every day.
My first MTB was a shitty Montana, but after some modifications I used it as a competition XC bike for 2 seasons, before it got stolen.
After this I was too broke to buy a new bike, and prepare it for an upcoming season so I "retired" as a 14 year old boy, and never raced in cross country again.
Couple of years later I bought a customized Specialized Stumpjumper, and used it just for recreational rides. It looked like a Frankenstein, as I repainted it few times and it had a complete mix of parts: Magura HS33 race line front brake, Avid rear V-brake, White industries crank, deore DX derailleurs, Deore thumb shifters, and... downhill RST fork. It's still in my garage, but it needs a lot of care and service, and it will never be worth more than a few quid
For the last year I've been searching for a nice Alpinestars, Rocky Mountain, Klein or some other retro 90's bike, but there was nothing around. And then suddenly THIS appeared in my local online fleamarket...
This was a chance I could not miss. So the next day I was driving my good old 1987 Peugeot 205, with the 1992 Panasonic MC Pro in the trunk.
The bike is in decent condition, drives very well, but has some parts, which need replacing. Like chainset, tires, and pedals.
I hope to get all the parts soon, to keep You guys up to date. Hope this bike will bring the good memories back, and write some new stories. I'm officialy back on track!
As I have not found a thread for the new forum members, I decided to start my own thread to present you my retro MTB, and write a few lines about the background story behind it ,
This is a come back to my biggest passion which started in 1992 or 1993, when MTB got really popular. I still remember riding my uncle's Alpinestars Cro-mega DX and reading bike catalogues every day.
My first MTB was a shitty Montana, but after some modifications I used it as a competition XC bike for 2 seasons, before it got stolen.
After this I was too broke to buy a new bike, and prepare it for an upcoming season so I "retired" as a 14 year old boy, and never raced in cross country again.
Couple of years later I bought a customized Specialized Stumpjumper, and used it just for recreational rides. It looked like a Frankenstein, as I repainted it few times and it had a complete mix of parts: Magura HS33 race line front brake, Avid rear V-brake, White industries crank, deore DX derailleurs, Deore thumb shifters, and... downhill RST fork. It's still in my garage, but it needs a lot of care and service, and it will never be worth more than a few quid
For the last year I've been searching for a nice Alpinestars, Rocky Mountain, Klein or some other retro 90's bike, but there was nothing around. And then suddenly THIS appeared in my local online fleamarket...
This was a chance I could not miss. So the next day I was driving my good old 1987 Peugeot 205, with the 1992 Panasonic MC Pro in the trunk.
The bike is in decent condition, drives very well, but has some parts, which need replacing. Like chainset, tires, and pedals.
I hope to get all the parts soon, to keep You guys up to date. Hope this bike will bring the good memories back, and write some new stories. I'm officialy back on track!