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I so like the rawness of early MTBs. There is something tough about their looks and the fact that they have a more upright position makes you think the can handle everything. This was probably the case back in the day considering that the next best competitior of early MTBs were CycloCross...

I totally see what you mean. For me half the bike's worth is its paintjob. The nicer or more funky it is, the more I want to ride it. The coolest the paint job the faster it must ride... 🤓 This issue has been discussed at length in this forum too: The effect of different paint designs on...

I get dizzy the more I look at it! o_O Love the concept though... there are not many out there with these tubes.

first link is not working for me but it is a bargain for sure.

A very nice Sadnvik made Titanium Emery with a dent in the downtube: https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/velos/3078225667

I can live with this Nigel…seems very decent!

I was about to say too! They look like a much better version of STX tbh. My front joy tech has lose bearings and their shell is from cheap aluminium.

Good thing you are not based I europe cause it would be on my way to me…

Based on the reaction the bike received in this thread so far I can already count quite a few BoTM votes... So my pushing you to post more pics in a thread wasn't that bad after all. All this to say that...I hope this qualifies me as a potential buyer in case you decide to pass along this rig...

Oh man, each time you come up with a new project I discover a new bike that I would like to own but didn’t know it even existed… This one seems to have a very nice history behind, especially because it’s one of the first MTB offered commercially in Germany. The background story about Himalayas...

I have a joytech front hub on my city bike. It’s true that it has lasted over six years so far with most use in very rainy conditions. But when I opened to re grease it I can’t say I was very impressed with the quality of the bearings.

I can see something really interesting going on at the drive side of the seat stay... We def need a built thread for this one! 😋

That's a good point actually...It sure does look wicked (even if it's not a fat! 😇 ) with these tubes but darn do they look tricky to weld and heavy? It would also be interesting to know if it actually contribute to rigidity in the front triangle. Still though amazing frame!

Enjoyin this too...so all the more reason to follow! 🤓

Actually it seems that the frame of this bike is for sale in Germany? https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/retro-mtb-rahmen-twist-tube-chris-king/3225107538-217-6424?utm_source=copyToPasteboard&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_medium=social&utm_content=app_ios For steep money too...520...

It seems like this bike has a new owner now: It has been featured in bikepacking.com: https://bikepacking.com/plog/bespoked-dresden-2025-attendee-bikes/

I am not sure the French manufacturer Emery has been mentioned in this thread. They had a pretty special Ti frame in 93 I believe that was made in Taiwan and was 6Al-4V tubes throughout. That's pretty exceptional as 6Al-4V is much more difficult to work with than 3Al-2,5V. Personally, I have...

A lot of Nth action lately. I hope an Italian member from here can snatch this as these are so rare. If that's the Genius Columbus model it's crazy cheap.

So here we go…Columbus Nivacrom is technically a CroMo but I noticed it doesn’t rust as easily because of its composition.