Recent content by Teige

Getting rid of this Kona - its up on ebay too if anyones interested in a restoration project. Great bike with only superficial wear - some rusty patches & scuffed decals. Apart from that it rides great. Get in touch if you’re interested, have Qs or would like more images. Ebay listing...

Just thought I'd post an update on where I'm at for anyone who's interested. The seasoned retro-fitters are right, PACE RC36 seem the best option for forks. Watched a few on eBay but couldn't part with the cash so i'll keep an eye out for future. Plumped for shite Zoom forks w. 1" steerer while...

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How so? perhaps I’ve misunderstood but I wouldn’t have thought steerers could be swapped out.

I've hit a wall, metaphorically. A 1" steerer tube kind of wall. Thought I'd cracked the replacement forks issue,. Schoolboy error, hadn't checked steerer diameter. I need help hive-mind - are 1" steerer forks still available anywhere? I'm struggling to see any even on older shox on eBay. Is it...

Re: Re: I'm not allowed to PM anyone, I'm too new. What shape are those Reba's in? & what would you want for them? Feel free to ping me an email at a-northern-soul@hotmail.co.uk with any info you feel is relevant. Much appreciated

ha ha, what else have you got knocking about in your shed? Sounds promising though, I'll PM you. thanks for the heads up

Thanks for the feedback all (haven’t figured out how to respond to individual comments..) & didn’t know there were different iterations of this bike. Yeah the Judy DHs have had it. Stuffed it all back together having given them a clean, respray, re-grease & somehow fill the White Bros cartridge...

Came across a ‘97 Orange X1 Pro couple months back, decent order but needed a clean up. Ok little project. Burned off the stickers, removed adhesive & other sh**e, cleaned the mechanics, swapped out old brakes & grip shifters for integrated Shimano rapid-fire ones, tuned it up, nice new tyres...