'91 Karakoram
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SEANSTEPHENS
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Crayons":2svg8hdl said:Nice find – got the same model in that years other colour (black with dark blue flecks and streaks). Same frame as my old, and long-since stolen, Tequesta. These frames ride really well and can put up with a lot.
Enjoy
have you still got the avalanche, crayons?
hows the stem holding out?
SEANSTEPHENS":3aoi8co6 said:Crayons":3aoi8co6 said:Nice find – got the same model in that years other colour (black with dark blue flecks and streaks). Same frame as my old, and long-since stolen, Tequesta. These frames ride really well and can put up with a lot.
Enjoy
have you still got the avalanche, crayons?
hows the stem holding out?
The Avalanche is still going strong mate – as is the stem. In fact it was the Avalanche (with stem) that was my chosen weapon of choice for my South West C2C
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Stunning bike. One of these went for just over 40 Euros on ebay.de yesterday. Almost placed a bid.....
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Looks nice.
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Looks pretty good as it stands - I've been collecting period parts for my 91 Kara F&F for about 8 months now, lucked into a hoard of period NOS Shimano stuff, so am almost done. Biggest issue I've had is sourcing the period GT saddle... haven't seen a single decent one in all that time.
Depressed to see I now have competition for one - good luck!
Looks pretty good as it stands - I've been collecting period parts for my 91 Kara F&F for about 8 months now, lucked into a hoard of period NOS Shimano stuff, so am almost done. Biggest issue I've had is sourcing the period GT saddle... haven't seen a single decent one in all that time.
Depressed to see I now have competition for one - good luck!
You could always go for a Selle San Marco Regal – the shape (and the big brass rivets) are more or less identical to the higher-spec leather saddles fitted to the Avalanche and above in '91
From what I remember the Karakoram had the same saddle as my old Tequesta (a fairly basic gel-filled jobbie with GT on the nose) – the Regal is a much better substitute
From what I remember the Karakoram had the same saddle as my old Tequesta (a fairly basic gel-filled jobbie with GT on the nose) – the Regal is a much better substitute
