New (to me) Pace RC200 F7 old n new(ish) parts

[Tomahawk kid]

After nearly a decade of riding a '94 GT RTS 1 back & forth to work & moaning, I finally persuaded my wifey to upgrade & spend some cash on a decent bike to commute on.
The brief was something light, responsive & fast, the frame could be Ti or Ally, no steel & defo no Carbon !
So the search was on, Then after 4 weeks trawling Retrobike, Facebook, Gumtree & Fleabay. Bingo!! this little beauty turned up, A Gunmetal Grey 16" F7 RC200 already set up as a commuter {630mm rims} !!
Made the guy an offer which he accepted, & went to take a look.
After checking her over with a fine tooth comb, I couldn't believe my luck the components were in very good condition, but the frame is in immaculate condition, no dings, a couple of very light scratches & no chainsuck whatsoever, it had been ridden by his wife & never taken off-road !!
So after a 6hr round trip she was finally at her new home, a change of fork & saddle & the addition of some crappy pedals & it was time for yay or nay & our lass took it for a good ride around the block, as she came back down our street the massive grin on her face told me it was a yay !! Another convert into the cult of Pace !

 

[prezza]

That looks great! More pics and spec list please...

 

[Tomahawk kid]

Re: PS

Does anyone know the exact year this frame was created ? I know the F7's were produced up until 2002.TIA.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Re:

Yours is one of the first so right at the start, it's also Chris Youngs race model (factory rider?)
http://retro-pace-mtb.wikifoundry-mobil ... ory+Riders

As for year, I always thought the F number was the year.
So F3 a 1994 model, F7 was a 1998 model, F8 a 1999 model. (but they may have changed around then)

http://web.archive.org/web/199910122306 ... entry.html

 

[Tomahawk kid]

Re: Re:

Yours is one of the first so right at the start, it's also Chris Youngs race model (factory rider?)
http://retro-pace-mtb.wikifoundry-mobil ... ory+Riders

As for year, I always thought the F number was the year.
So F3 a 1994 model, F7 was a 1998 model, F8 a 1999 model. (but they may have changed around then)

http://web.archive.org/web/199910122306 ... entry.html

Cheers for the reply mate. was looking through that retro pace page, some fantastic stills of the early 90's pace riders, the one with Richard Thackery covered in crud made me laugh.
I tried searching for images of F7's but the only one I could find is the red team issue one, seems like no one bothered to take any images of those beautiful rides. So the frame is a '98 model .
I did notice that the image of the F7 on the link is in fact an F6 frame.
https://web.archive.org/web/20000305201 ... entry.html

 

[FluffyChicken]

I'm only assuming the years, I had also assumed the F8 then just kept on being made until not needed.
It's not my era of bikes unfortunately.
but you have to fit a disc in that rear stay gap, there are posts on that iirc.


EDIT
you're not wrong, they're ll bloody red if they know it's an F7 http://www.retrobike.co.uk/search/index ... 9j269121j9