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I may need to sell a kidney… That’s stunning.

going back many years... But Andy Ruffell (BMX star in the 80s) once borrowed my helmet when giving a cycle safety talk and BMX trick demo at a local school open day. I was a bit of a local hero by association for all of a day or two...

going back many years... But Andy Ruffell (BMX star in the 80s) once borrowed my helmet when giving a cycle safety talk and BMX trick demo at a local school open day. I was a bit of a local hero by association for all of a day or two...

Yes that looks like the same colouring. It's an 18" I beleive, so it should be ok, if a little snug. I live near Chicksands and Woburn so I have those trails available as well as the usual woodland bridleways, so I'm after kit that can take the usual quamlgmire of mud left by our equine...

I'd really love a hei hei (classic Kona geometry and the bragging-rights of a Ti frame - what's no to love?), but I'm getting the explosif for a song (I hope), so I can't buy one now if I want to stay married!

Dear lord that Pace is lovely - the question would be - how much is "the right money?" It looks like I am getting an Explosif frame (not sure of the age, but it's dark blue if anyone can help age it?), so that'll be a starting point... I think that a Pace will need to be a dream for a...

first thoughts.. middleburn RS7 crank? USE Seatpost? Hope or Bullseye Hubs? Mavic ceramic rims? At this point I would just like a list of all suitable exotica that might fit on this frame and I'll work out a build list from the catalogue of wish-list parts!

Hi, I am possibly getting a Kona Explosif frame - not sure of the year, but it's a dark blue, if that helps! It's a medium size, so whilst it might be a little small (I'm 6'1" with a 32" inside leg), I think it's rideable. The big question is, what to build it up with? Should I stick...

Everyone's entitled to their opinion - I started out with a ten-speed MTV from Bromley bikes in about 1988 and moved up through a variety of rigid and hardtail bikes, but until the Giant I'd never had serious money to spend - although I really, really wanted a Kona Explosif, or a cannondale...

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I'd love to find out more about this bike, as I'd love to get one made one day - I was thinking about a hard-tail version with Pace RC35s, too...

Re: I think people misunderstood me... This is precisely what I was asking - how do people define it, because it's certainly just not down to age. I think the Morgan analogy is a good one - it can be brand new, but it's retro if it's made in a traditional way that's been widely superceded in...

I was just genuine curiosity to see how people classified things, really. I'm in my 30s, married with a kid so I'm past the time I needed to impress girls! I just appreciate craftsmanship - the giant is superb at what it does and so competent i'd never sell it, but that Swallow Griffon or...

I think people misunderstood me... I'm not saying my Giant has to be "retro" - in fact, given how little thi gs have moved on, it's still totally modern. What I wanted to know is, if a ten year old bike is not retro over just its age, whilst a newer bike can be because the company went bust or...

Genuinely I am trying to work out the criteria people are using as there are bikes on here that are ostensibly the same spec/era...so it can't be that...nor is it a hard-tail/rigid-only thing... nor is it about brand, although there is something snobbish in play. I love my bike - I don't...

Any ideas on the details of how to get hold of the guy who made/makes those frames? That link said someone here had tracked the company down...?