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It's interesting to hear different views. My local bike shop (also into retro) valued mine between £250 to £350 which I thought was a tad generous. There are a lot of FM's but not that many before '96. The better frames were on the Explosif, Kilauea, Hot, Kula and Hei Hei for sure. Maybe my...
Reluctantly selling my first mountain bike and looked after it since buying 18 years ago. I still have the receipt. I started upgrading with XT components within the first year. It has some expected stone chips on chain stays, seat tube and cable rub but no dents. Wheels are true and it's in...
I'd probably get more splitting but would be interested to see a price guide as a whole bike, here's the spec:
Frame construction: Welded steel 19"
Frame Tubing Material: Chromoly, butted
Fork: Kona Project Two Sport
Fork Material: Chromoly, unicrown
Wheels: Original Mavic 238 rims on XT hubs...
My old school 19" '96 Fire Mountain is on the cusp of going on sale. Upgraded to full XT with the original Project 2 forks, mavic rims and seat post, it really is in great nick. (The picture shows RST's).
What price should I expect to get for it?