Alpinestars Almega

Hi everyone, being new to the forum I thought I would introduce myself.

My name is Loz and I am 31, have been into biking since about 13 or 14 when I was allowed to use my mums boyfriends bike which was a gleaming Alpinestars Almega DX. I loved it and was the only one out of all my friends who seemed to be able to ride it!
Unfortunately this got stolen from mums boyfriends workplace... back yard of a police station!!! and that was the last I ever saw of that.
A couple of years ago I decided the time was right to get back into biking again. Somewhat out of touch with technology I was a little surprised at the cost (and weight) of new bikes nowadays so started looking for the old almega and to my delight found the same model, same paint design, only problem, it was about 140 miles away. Determined I clicked buy it now and waited until Saturday when I could drive and pick it up.
It was exactly what I was after however there were a few paint scuffs and the obvious wear and tear of a 19 year old bike.
Since then I have been wanting to update the bike without spending a fortune.
So far I have opted to respray the bike and just replace a few things like BB, chain and rear cogs.

To follow are some pictures which I would welcome your thoughts on... good or bad... and any suggestions you might have for me or the bike

thanks for your time

A belated 'welcome' to the forum,

And always good to have another Alpinestar fan on board. Personally I love the original fluro look, but I've got to admit, it does look really tidy in Orange, and always refreshing to see something different .

Looking forward to seeing some more pics, and f you need any help with anything, feel free to give me a shout

Are you in Poole by any chance Loz??

Cheers Steve - yeah a few more photos to follow... the close ups will show the wear and tear on individual parts though

And Makster, no not in Poole, its just my surname.

I wanted a candy red but the paint wasn't cheap and the quotes I got for doing it were around 5 or 6 times the price for the orange. Darned budgets! :evil:

It seem sI have a mixed bag of components, so which are the best, LX, DX or XT, and which are likely to have been the original make up of the bike?

morepics

Nice work, like the colour.