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Re: Re: Cool man, subject to arranging collection, I think you're the winner :-)

Re: Re: Yeah I hoarded it well!

Ay up Retrobikers! I've been hoarding this for ages intending to do a period patina build with all the OE spec components All the parts seen in this thread are included, bar the seatpost and solitary front mech Power Shifter - which are in a box somewhere, lost to time It's free to anyone who...

Re: M730 XT 1987 M732 XT II 1989 MT60 Deore 1987 MT62 Deore II 1989 DX came out in about 1990 and sat between XT II and Deore II, with its 7 speeds This is technical progress, not quality rankings, Deore II never leap frogged M730 Anyone who has ever seen MT62 and compared it to M730 will...

Re: I'm in:-)

Re: That gnome looks well impressed Nice job man

88 Mountain Klein F & F on the bay with less than 3 hours to go! If it sells to an RBer I'll throw in a set of black XT cantis for the front and an XT U brake for the back http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231145098920? ... 1555.l2649

Holy sh**! I just mentioned Holdsworth Ultima in another thread!!! I had one of those! A bit older than yours as it 300LX on it But exact same colours and frame/forks!!

Good topic this! Gets you thinking from a different perspective Certainly in my youth we found that gas pipers were no good. They cracked and dropouts broke off and stuff like that as well as weighing a ton - Saw more than one mate with a lower end Raleigh calling that 15 year F&F Warranty...

Yeah I had a Holdsworth 'Ultima' back in the day It was well made and pretty nice bike. Never twigged it was a Falcon group product until long after I'd sold it! Very, very occasionally you see Deore and even XT equipped Holdsworth branded bike from the late '80s - early '90s

Re: The Dark Knight rises, black Klein Attitude, box fork. Very cool!

Re: The Dark Knight rises, black Klein Attitude, box fork. That's a sexy machine. Wire it up and get riding!

I love old 'Dales and this one looks pretty sweet

Re: Ringo's Keepers.. Do I sense a slopey steel top tube the So yeah, cool bikes, tech stuff blah blah... I like the variety of colours!!!

Bikes like this get so much hate because they are made with no love

Don't give up get them pics posted!

I wanted to for this: 'grogee's 1990 Raleigh Technium Heat' Cool bike: very clean and fresh and a good 'point in time' bike Couldn't find it listed as a selection though!

Re: SW - Woodbury Common retro ride - 22nd or 29th September I'm in! - Plumped for Sunday 22nd

Also a new build won't be a Fat and entitled to wear the incredibly cool 'Yo Eddy' graphics, it just wouldn't be the same By the way, to 'beg the question' is to do something naughty like tuck an assertion inside a question, not to prompt or raise a question... An example would be 'Why are so...

It's all fine! It only takes one <insert_any_term_you_like_here> to come along and do a negativity bomb of their blinkered opinions and a great build thread becomes a war zone Catalogue/period correct builds are great, they really are, but they don't all have to be like that. No justifications...