Re: War Horse
latman":3da3kukm said:
I bought this one new in 1992 , i got the shop to switch the standard unicrown fork to a newfangled suspension job ha ha
She's beautiful - thanks for sharing. Keep thinking about it, keep your eyes open and you'll get it back!
Somehow I managed to recover my 89 HK-II not once but three times! It is now fully restored, better than new and its a defo wall hanger!
Fortunately I have some "replicas" that I can enjoy. To give you further hope, I lost one of my HK-II replicas last Sept and after getting the bike inspiration back last month, started thinking about it and wanting it, managed to find it again and it too is now safe again - so focus on it and you may just well be re-united as well!
(admittedly it was an unusual story - lost and found at work! - Feel I should share the story now....
"Had about six bikes 'stored' at work. As the building managers were confused at this they decided an elaborate scheme was taking place. Arrive at work time on old beater, gain access via others arriving by bike at standard time. Go to the effort and expenses of locking beater bike up with the last five beaters - source appropriate newer upgrade and ride off into the sunset....classic theory, despite no reported thefts to my knowledge.
Anyway as I hadn't ridden to work for a few weeks I was unaware my bikes had been 'dis-established' and effectively disbanded until a colleague asked if the four better bikes being advertised for sale on our intranet were mine - alas one had disappeared without trace before I realised.
Said HK-II (now know as HK-VI) was found several months later in the work bike park.")
Thanks for the offer on the cassette - I'm good for now although if anyone can help I need:
- a nice seat binder preferably marked "Suntour" or Fisher - its a 26.8mm seat and binder needs to be a fairly small diameter
- Suntour crank dustcaps
- XC Pro 32h front hub either NOS or VGC
- Nice cable straddle wires, suntour if such a thing exists
- NOS XC Pro or similar suntour chain
- Ant's do you still have any of those suntour rear derailleur cables left?
Thanks!