Hi everyone,
New to the forum and have had a look through the forum but can't quite find the answers I'm after. Looking for a retro mountain bike to restore as a first project, something late 80s is ideal as I love the look of the skinny frames. Not looking to spend too much money, ideally £200 in total inc. parts (if at all possible!). Have a road bike at the moment so want something I can use for light trails/towpaths so nothing hardcore. Going to respray myself so don't want a classic that I will ruin and was hoping to find something that wasn't a PITA to find spares for, guessing some I will be able to use off the shelf and others I'll have to source second hand? Found this very local to me but guy doesn't want to go below £50 but have no idea what it's worth!
https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/men- ... 1290480249
Like the look of it and looks like I can at least use the bike as it is until I source all the parts to upgrade.
Thanks for any advice and happy to be directed to any useful posts, found quite a few ones already.
New to the forum and have had a look through the forum but can't quite find the answers I'm after. Looking for a retro mountain bike to restore as a first project, something late 80s is ideal as I love the look of the skinny frames. Not looking to spend too much money, ideally £200 in total inc. parts (if at all possible!). Have a road bike at the moment so want something I can use for light trails/towpaths so nothing hardcore. Going to respray myself so don't want a classic that I will ruin and was hoping to find something that wasn't a PITA to find spares for, guessing some I will be able to use off the shelf and others I'll have to source second hand? Found this very local to me but guy doesn't want to go below £50 but have no idea what it's worth!
https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/men- ... 1290480249
Like the look of it and looks like I can at least use the bike as it is until I source all the parts to upgrade.
Thanks for any advice and happy to be directed to any useful posts, found quite a few ones already.