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Pretty sure I have a 1042 in My Linn Basik with Akito arm, I'm sure it was something my dad purchased new as an upgrade over the out of the box option that was offered at the shop which I researched as the best of the £ at the time. That is hooked up to a Pioneer A400 Amp Driving Monitor Audio...

I have the AV-H500D in my office at home, hooked up to some Mordaunt Short MS10 speakers and a small Gale 8" sub, it's very clear and detailed. Also compact and nicely put together.

That Starion and the RS1600i, very nice and I bet you wish you hung on to the RS now. Did the Saab Thing myself for a bit with a couple of 9-3 Aeros (2.0 and 2.8V6) which were nice, but not really classics like the 9000.

TVR Chimaera 400. Rebuilt RV8 with V8 Developments Stage 3 Big Valve Heads, MC1 Cam, 3 stage intake package (ported intake, Large Throttle body and tuned trumpets), Bosch (Vectra) injectors, MegaSquirt 2 ECU with coilpack ignition. Makes just under 300bhp on the RR and weighs about a ton...

Do you know the rating of the spring?

Got hold of a couple of old 95-2000 vintage Rockshox Deluxe Shocks. I need some springs for them though. Either a 650x1.50 or 750x1.50 (prefer the 650 really). Anyone got any? They seem to measure 90mm x 46mm

Wheels sold

My kids have all now out grown the retro bike i built for them so I've used the 1x transmission on one of the new bikes so the rest of the parts are up for sale . 1993 kona hahanna frame in xs 14". Braze on to convert to v brakes and powder coated purple. Supplied with nice cane creek c2...

As they were transitioning from Araya to a Taiwanese builder in 1989 it's likely that a catalogue ltd edition bike would have been an early pre-prod bike and could have used an Araya frame rather than the new Taiwanese built ones. I do agree though that the bike being discussed here is the 1988...

I had a similar experience time wise, although I never got to 40 a day, I was 20ish and for the last 5-10 years handrolled. I can only hope I am in a similar position lung wise when I get to 56. It's 12 years ago next month that I stopped, 20 a day to 0 overnight and I've never touched one since.

Would be interested if I'm free for sure. Would be mildly terrifying riding a retro rig after riding a modern fs 29er pretty much exclusively for 2 years now.

I had a 1991 comp, a decent bike and not what I’d have called a gateway or entry (that’s the hard rock IMO), it was a great bike.

That's a rare one that. It's the MF version of the Tushingham B52 (precursor to Orange) where they apparently split dev costs and MF went with Shimano group on the Courier rather than Suntour. That looks in good condition and as you noted just needs the correct stem and a tidy up.

It's a bit of a shock to the system but we'll all get used to it. Definitely needed for various reasons. Good to see that forum software can look current and not dated. Even though so much is on Faceballs these days the older medium of forums is still better for hobbies like this so it's good to...

I tell a lie someone has one on eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164707080137

The 89 xl I found didn’t so I’d wager that the 88 didn’t either. But the 89 has fastback stays and this one is shot in. Can’t find any pics of the 88 in decent quality https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1989-emmelle-cortina-xl-reworked-revamped-frog-to-prince.294261/

1988 emmelle cortina possibly. Any of the components exage trail? The cortina had a cromoly frame with exage trail parts. The smoke finish had a hint of purple more than the db ascent.

Re: Re: Had the Mk1 16v CRX, rebuilt after it was crashed, weighed nothing was a bit of a handful but loved it. Wish i'd have kept that along with my MG Maestro.

Re: Re: I'm under no illusion about electric vehicles, however it's pretty difficult to swim against the tide when the tide is swamping you. The fact is that she won't need a new van for at least 2 years and by that time the tax on a small ICE van is likely to be pricing us towards electric...

Re: Re: What do you mean? I'll take 3! In all seriousness though when my wife needs a new dog walking van it's likely that electric will be a serious consideration as her mileage per day is low and charging it will only ever be overnight so a small Nissan NV or the Vauxhall (her current old...