Recent content by konacarl

I took some screenshots from tue marin frame number thread which should help pin it down.

I have been trying to respray my 1996 Explosif and have now gone through 4 shades of green without getting a match. Does anyone have a name / brand or ral code for a decent match on this at all please. I am gradually losing the will to live with this so any suggestions are more than welcome.

Too bloody small for me!

what would you do with a Rockhopper anyhow?

Not may pairs of those forks around!

The base colour was spray-bike paint and it was the first time i had tried it. It went on very well almost like a powder coat. There is a thread somewhere that i will try and find.

Mines not a million miles away frame number wise! Have a go at splattering its easier than it looks.

According to sheldon browns site its a 110mm-113mm spindle.

How did I Miss this thread? My bins are my go to workbench if the weathers ok.

Edit the title of the thread to include Stumpjumper advice. Should be a few more look at it then. I think its a 1990 or maybe a 1991 looking at the rear dropouts though.

Waterproof shoes, Preferably goretex are a must. I can live with cold legs as long as my feet aren’t wet and cold and my top half is warm. I still have an aldi special jersey from about 14 years ago that works fine. I picked up a second hand gore windstopper on ebay 10 years ago and its still...

AI has had a blip https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176560536498?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hap_qsr4szi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=gZNlvkPJTJG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I saw it early this morning and went through the catalogues from 94-96 to try and check it out. Someone on here will have got it so we just have to wait and see what it is.

Is it a 17.5?

Sheldon brown said its 122.5 if its m730