BoTM March 2010 - Downhill Special - Nominations please.

JeRkY":27rastbw said:

Hmm not sure I'll enter this one .....







Oh go on then.

I submit for consideration my 1998 Pace RC500 F1.
More pictures, full specification and information
in this thread here

It has been a time consuming, costly and challenging project with lots of problems to solve. I am still working on lacing the HED downhill rims though!

Thanks for all the comments thus far on it, I realise this botm is likely to have a lot of love/hate action, and fully understand peoples reasons.

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nporternz":cz87ct6r said:

kaiser":cz87ct6r said:

Who had the Palmer rep FSR?

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didnt they sell it on here?

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kaiser":2drw1kzi said:

nporternz":2drw1kzi said:

kaiser":2drw1kzi said:

Who had the Palmer rep FSR?

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didnt they sell it on here?

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there was a frame for sale recently, a black one. This was the one I was thinking of though.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 67&start=0

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nporternz":3qpw673j said:

modern tyres

no hed wheels

no middleburn dh cranks

no mud??

rubbish

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Please remember when you enter this is retrobike, we certainly won't be putting anything built in the last 10 or so years through to the final poll.

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JeRkY":1gfbgw9q said:

Was meant to keep the likes of me out :shock:

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JeRkY":1i7ecb76 said:

nporternz":1i7ecb76 said:

modern tyres

no hed wheels

no middleburn dh cranks

no mud??

rubbish

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Tyres are just about period correct, cranks are as per a period review of the bike, although I opted for the Middleburn ring over the Race face.

I will grant that it looks a little modern compared to other entries thus far, and am starting to ponder whether the :

Please remember when you enter this is retrobike, we certainly won't be putting anything built in the last 10 or so years through to the final poll.

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Was meant to keep the likes of me out :shock:

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Chris Hughes":3lk9mx0w said:

John I was joking!

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