BoTM December 2009 - Nomination please

mechagouki":ih5vnnst said:

Got something a bit different coming.......watch this space.

Hints: It's over 20 years old. It's Japanese.

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legrandefromage":3m3z7ufu said:

RetroBIKE's very own team Force India presents a saved-from-landfill Saracen Sahara Elite despite having no hope whatsoever of coming anywhere near a podium finish....

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i believe in fixies":1a0bfk9q said:

legrandefromage":1a0bfk9q said:

RetroBIKE's very own team Force India presents a saved-from-landfill Saracen Sahara Elite despite having no hope whatsoever of coming anywhere near a podium finish....

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Looks good with the black LX on it LGF.

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mechagouki":1ateutev said:

Got something a bit different coming.......watch this space.

Hints: It's over 20 years old. It's Japanese.

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mechagouki":2schpqn5 said:

mechagouki":2schpqn5 said:

Got something a bit different coming.......watch this space.

Hints: It's over 20 years old. It's Japanese.

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Here you go; 1986 Miyata One Thousand: Shimano Deerhead/600 equipped, 90% original (front wheel is a replacement). My favourite bikes have 26" wheels and fat knobby tires, but this is a beautiful machine. Made in Japan, no compromise quality - still on it's original tires (which according to Sheldon Brown's website are the only radial bicycle tires ever made) and the seat and grips are original too. It was very dirty when I got it, looks fantastic now (IMHO).

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eastcoaststeve":1bh9cwos said:

And now an entry based purely on fun and goofiness....had a blast rescuing it, enjoyed a wackey build putting it together, and smiled like a five year old the whole time I was riding it.



link to the build for more pics and background:

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... er&start=0

Cheers,

Steve

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