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Cheers Al, I appreciate you commenting on this. I really enjoyed your posts/thread on your bike and it was certainly an inspiration to documenting this find. Nice nod to Pip. I had some good chats with him in the past. RIP in Kona heaven Pip. For the records, SN is H8G0 1526. 18".

The silver Marzocchi forks were mounted when it was built up originally but I do have another couple of options in red or yellow. I’m currently favouring the yellow ones. Crank wise it’s a toss up between Race Face (red, black or silver) or maybe Roox as per the stem. Roox had become a popular...

Yes, I am in BC about an hour and a half drive north of Vancouver (Whistler). The frame came from a little town 20 min further north (Pemberton). @W7Ford The seller is the brother of a friend of mine who knew I collected vintage mtn bikes. He was the original owner and got the frame directly...

I'm a big fan of the mid late 90's Kona + Bombers set up so yes I'd say that will be the way forward. I'll post up a pic of the current favourite but I have a couple other options. I did consider a Rock Shoe SID, but that's not in my plan atm. Stem wise I am currently thinking of keeping the...

Totally agree! I was stoked to finally find one.

Coming along…just need to finish putting the build together. Paint is in pretty good shape bar a few patina chips.

Some original BC muck needed cleaning off.

As found

Yes, Columbus Max tubing rather than Reynolds.

Not so much a barn find as a Sea Container find. I’ve always loved the Rasta Flames paint scheme. More to follow.....

Some great bikes, cheers to all the entrants and thanks to all who voted for the 1985 Avalanche. I’d been hoping to finally get it entered in its 40th year.

Wow. That's a stunner.

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...