Recent content by jari

did you ever try to fit star nut and move to more modern way of doing it? the slight slack is not noticeable on road sections but I know it is there... and it cant be good on anything vaguely rough (actually that includes some of the roads. shocking).

Thread resurrection... Took a while to get round to it but... finally been out on this properly. Changed horrid seat and removed rear rack... and that was about all i needed to do. 40km mixed road and offroad this weekend just gone on it. Perfectly fine for bridleways and the like round me...

First bike post. I picked up two Raleigh M-trax bikes locally this week. seem to be in quite good condition, with everything working, nothing stuck... no dings or major scratches. Picked up from the person that bought them new in September 1997. One is a Teal blue m-trax 200 comp . I am...

There's some good advice here thanks all. That Kona next to the islabike tells a story - looks like slightly longer reach and standover height on the Kona. either that or a perspective artifact! Wife and I get out into Heartwood and Symondshyde regularly. IfI want longer I tend to go out...

location... (face palm) of course. in Herts, St.Albans, just north of London near the M1. Lovely looking 15 inch rockhopper went on that auction site today. very clean. Its the sort of thing I need to pick up I think. Must have patience!

Thanks. So I am looking for something like 14 or 15 inch size then... and am I right in thinking the backwoods you sold, or a late 90s specialized rockhopper would be bang on? I look at the islabikes then look at them and see lots of similarity! bad mtb and I am looking at 14-15kg. which is...

Firstly, apologies if this is covered elsewhere or there is a sticky covering it. I could equally have posted in MTB wanted! I am after a bike for my son (daughter as well possibly). I am in the odd situation of having wife and three children all exactly the same height right now of between 5...

Re: Put 15 miles on it this morning. Great fun. Realised part way through that going out on a 24 year old bike after just pimping up the tyres, living chain and shifters is probably not the wisest idea... But it held up very well. Great fun to ride. PIC before cleaning. Suspect it might never...

Re: This... Raleigh highlander. local to me and all of £10.50 a week ago. Just been fiddling tonight. Biopace chain ring, 200Gs shimano. canti brakes. Still has the stickers on the headset and cranks... tyres still have some nobbles on. clearly not had a lot of use. Saddle is not original -...

ok so now I am really confused! so the frame is the only original component on the bike? ! front mech might be an addition/upgrade as well? anyway... 94 or 95. and completely changed apart from frame. Looks like original or later owners had "upgraditis"

Tell us more... I went to the womens mtb day on 2012 with wife and kids. Awesome day. big crowds, like some big festival day. how much has it changed since the Olympics? Rock garden looked brutal on the day. saw at least two crashes during the 2 hour even.

what does super high spec mean on this forum? :) these were $750 in 94/95. that's seems a shed load of cash back then. but yes station bike. might be able to recycle the bits off the current BSO to fit on here. wheels , front and rear brake seemed ok. just need to sort fork first.

and I will get some better pictures in the week! first pic is from the ebay ad. others are from me cleaning in the garden.

Re: thanks for all the replies! dead thread then burst of life while I am out. in my defense I've been either out (on my modern Revolution Triad 1 from Edinburgh bike coop) or doing dad duty or wrenching today. the shimano dating guide seemed important - and perhaps front mech is only...

Re: Done some research. Diamondback apparently only became Diamondback in 97. previous to that they were Diamond Back. so this is a pre-97 frame bikepedia has the Apex with snake stays with true temper lite tubing in 94 and 95. component dating...