Silverfish 1996 Mantis Screaming V

slackboy said:

So not a stumpjumper then?

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baron von greenback said:

bianchi super g my guess love to see one of them built bucket list anyone

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Silverfish said:

Just a placeholder for the minute, still waiting on some key parts to arrive, some still to source, but this one is a super special build

A lot later (1996) than I usually build but it’s been (mostly) fun trying to source slightly more modern parts. I could probably still get away with the classic Grafton, Cooks, Ringle and might end up there anyway but looking forward to having a play with this one.

I’m not sure I’ve seen a build on here for one of these before. Until I just unpacked this one I’d never actually seen one in the flesh By 1995 I was back in the UK and selling AMP Research bikes so although I’d seen rave reviews for this bike, and lots of little ads in MBA, owning one was never an option back then (plus I couldn’t have afforded one anyway)

It’s an absolute stunner!

I’ll share more photos once I’ve received the shock back…

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