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Afternoon spin…

Woodsie’s 1985 Rocky Mountain Avalanche A bit of history and build choices here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1985-rocky-mountain-%E2%80%9Cavalanche%E2%80%9D.496412/

Took the Avalanche out for a bit of a spin today. Photo op!

Last year (pre completed build but still rideable) I took the old Rocky to Crankworks Whistler to hang with its grand kids.

And here it is as of today. I love the 80s relaxed geometry (69 degree head angle) and the Bullmoose bars. It’s a lovely ride and gets a lot of attention when I ride through town.

I’ve collected some more period correct parts over the past year or two and it’s pretty much complete I think. I looked at the specs on Rocky models from the 1986 catalogue (couldn’t find a 1985) to get an overall build spec appropriation. Tires are original IRC X1 Peak and the pedals I used are...

The bike had led a pretty relaxed life in Palm Springs having made a 1986 journey South from Vancouver with a couple of retirees. Apparently the frame had hung unsold for a good few months during 1985 and the bike was eventually built up in 1986 which accounts for the mix of Deer Head and XT...

Roy confirmed the frame to be a Brodie built frame with the serial number 041. After a bit of consultation with Paul he very kindly gave me a copy of the build specs for the bike and although he didn’t have a specific build date it is thought to be early 1985. He commented on the brodie brake...

A couple of years ago (yes it’s been a while in the making) I was alerted to an early filet brazed Rocky Mountain frame that was available. This is the original photo provided by the seller to @rsmtb and he scooped up the bike together with its stable mate, another early filet brazed Rocky...

I’m used to seeing this very early Rocky decal on the Sherpa/Super Scooter models from 1984. Those were lugged frames made in Japan and were the earliest frames Rocky imported under their own name. I had also seen this photo below of what appeared to be a filet brazed frame sporting the same...

Congratulations @Alla! I've seen a few "two horse race" months before, but never a "two Toad race". First time for everything :)

Great build @Canuckbiker. I feel the need, the need for speed!

Love handles ❤️

That's a great story after some super sleuthing. Love it.

Congratulations @Canuckbiker on another win! Love this one, glad you kept the paint scheme :)