1st ride out

FSR-Si · Nov 14, 2007

Bought this of Ebay a few months ago for a princely sum of Â£16

Got home and gave it a bit of a clean up, added some new/old bits.

Stem
Levers
Thumbies
Canti's
Grips
Cables

Gave it a clean up and it looks like this

Well i had a spare hour today and it was dry out so took it for a blast, 1st one for the bike and also my 1st in a few years. Ended up looking like this

Have to say i hav'nt had so much fun in ages, And for a 16ish year old bike it rode spot on.
Not the blingiest bike in the world but hell for a grand total of Â£73 who can complain

crankhead · Nov 14, 2007

well done son! must be a classic, doesn't have an e-frame or what dya call it. and hats off for using it for what it was made for :twisted:

FSR-Si · Nov 14, 2007

Forgot to mention, 1st ride out and within the 1st 2 miles what did i do....
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Yup had an off straight into some nettles

You gotta laugh aint ya

tintin40 · Nov 14, 2007

Great pictures. The second is the best. Thats how a mtb should look. No matter how much it cost.
Â£73 is a hell of a lot of money to me at the mo in fact it always has been.

Well done. Hope too meet up on a retro one day

mrkawasaki · Nov 14, 2007

Wikkid

Love it - Alpinestars graphics were and are the retrobusiness ain't they!

Mr K

FairfaxPat · Nov 15, 2007

Judging by the mud, it looks like some fat fenders would be the next parts to go on that bike!

Stick Legs · Nov 15, 2007

Love the ride!!

Pickle · Nov 15, 2007

Nothing quite like coming in after a head to toe mud bath......ah, its brill

You've been bitten again aint ya exbiker?!

More like bornagainbiker

clockworkgazz · Nov 15, 2007

Great bike and a total bargain well done!

Need to find a clump of dock leaves to fall into after the nettles ouch

FSR-Si · Nov 15, 2007

FairfaxPat":6gi23a2m said:
Judging by the mud, it looks like some fat fenders would be the next parts to go on that bike!

Nah the muds good for my complexion

Stick Legs":6gi23a2m said:
Love the ride!!

Me too, One thing i did notice though which is a good thing, my last stint of biking was on an FSR and the Alpinestars just rides soooooo nuch better and is a lot more precise on the trails

GTRTS&AVALANCHE":6gi23a2m said:
You've been bitten again aint ya exbiker?!

More like bornagainbiker

Definately absolutely loved it, just hope it dont get to expensive this time round

clockworkgazz":6gi23a2m said:
Need to find a clump of dock leaves to fall into after the nettles ouch

I remembered that bit lastnight at work driving down the motorway my knee was stinging like a right mutha

1st ride out

FSR-Si

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crankhead

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FSR-Si

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tintin40

mrkawasaki

FairfaxPat

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Stick Legs

Pickle

clockworkgazz

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