Recent content by Obi-Juan

Haribo is what really wins over my wife and my oldest son. The youngest is harder to fool, but his birthday is this month, and I have a surprise planned for him. A Harry Potter jersey for his bike. He's a huge fan; he went to the UK dressed as Harry Potter last year to see the museum, etc. 😄 😄...

It was logical. Orbea, for example, was lost for years in full suspension; by the time they brought something to market, it was already outdated. It was a time when people moved forward quickly because there was nothing else. In the end, Orbea went to Pacific and solved the problem. It wasn't...

That's right! To get people to bite, you need good bait. Pink was definitely my bait. :LOL:

Oops, maybe my family will decide to let me sleep outside the house with a blanket and 14 bicycles (or maybe more ) 🤣 🤣 🤣

You're absolutely right. In fact, I used to remove them in the 90s. I debated whether to put them in or not, and I basically did it because I'd had them in a box for years. But over the weekend, I noticed they were moving, and they started to bother me. Next time you see a photo of this bike, I...

And Muddy Fox and many more! The magic of Verlicchi

Thanks for your comment, it's very encouraging to continue pursuing my passion for bikes. For equipment, well, I found a PINK Bell Image. And new. And for €15. Of course, the size doesn't fit me; not everything was going to be perfect. 🤣 But if one has appeared, another will appear, perhaps...

Thanks for your comments! The brakes were a sign from the universe 😁 I was actually looking for spare parts so I could repair and upgrade the ones that came with the bike I bought. And then these pink ones appeared. I really didn't know if the pink was identical to the logos, but the salesman...

Well, I've finished it now. Okay, it's true that I'm missing some details that are inside my sick head, but they'll come and we'll make this bike even prettier.

And I was already looking for a saddle to finish off the bike. I repeat, I'm not very familiar with the downhill world, and therefore, neither are I familiar with specific saddles, except for Tioga and a few others. Of course, I wasn't looking for a downhill focus, more like freeride or enduro...

In the end, I found a black Scott handlebar, which I really like in contrast to the blue stem. It was also a 25.4, which I was also looking for to keep the bike as clean as possible. Well, Scott is a classic handlebar maker, and it's very well done. So now I can start building the bike! I was...

All that was left was to start looking for a suitable stem. Sintesi offered great variety, and it was also important for them to give a coordinated look, just as seen in their catalogs. Verlicchi also offered stems, but I've been looking and there are two problems: I can't find any in blue, and...

Wow! How pretty!

Bestial 👍 👍 👍

!! Incredible, you must have 10% of the MS left in the world. Congratulations. I'll settle for this one, at least for now. The idea of using the Avocet seems increasingly better. It's also the same saddle that came with the Al-Mega DX I'm currently restoring (for the past 4 months...), and it...