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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Cheers, Im super happy with how it turned out. Sure its RAL 8000 in some light it looks more olive and in other its a sandy colour.
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    So after nearly a two year hiatus I finally have the frame back!!!!! Kevin Winter did an outstanding job of retrofitting the frame to my need, adding a threadless steerer tube so that I could run an ahead stem as well as additional mounts for rear rack, mudguards etc. The paint job came out...
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    Help Date a Holdsworth Record

    Hi, Recently came across this Holdsworth Record and have been trying to find the relevant information to date the frame the serial number is 009655 from scouring this forum and the internet it looks to be from the early 70's but would like to narrow it down a little more and see if anyone has...
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Re: Yeah I’ll keep you posted what he says
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Re: Ah amazing, it’s also stamped with an R if that has any significance ?
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Re: Serial number is 5818 Sent him an email hopefully he can help identify the age etc.
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Re: Thanks I’m quite chuffed with it, being from the north east I’d always wanted a locally built frame. Took it into work today and gave it a full strip down/re tapped the bottom bracket etc. Couldn’t seen any signs of the original pain, it looks to have been professionally re sprayed at...
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Re: Stem was my bouji add on, it had a huge 130 ahead originally
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Re: I’m actually chuffed been after a Dave Yates for some time and then accidentally score one. Forks are brazed also. Just wondering if it’s original paint as there’s no visible decals
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Re: So after some digging on google for Columbus max filet brazed frames and the forum I found this picture in a thread that looks to be the identical frame. Dave Yates custom 1991 in Columbus Max. Not bad for £30 Will defiantly look into restoring the frame
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Re: Thought it might be a Dave Yates but the seatpost bolt is different to what he uses on the Diabolo
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    Help identify vintage MTB possible Dave Yates

    Hi total noob here, so apologies in advance if I haven’t done this right. I recently picked up and old 80’s/90’s mountain bike from a local bike recycle place and have been trying to figure out what frame it is. Frantic googling has come up short so thought I’d try my luck on here. It...
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