1982 Cook Bros. Custom Fillet Brazed

[OldSkoolReTool'd]

Thanks everyone for all the awesome comments !
I didn't think an old beast like this would be of so much interest, but being 40 years old this year, I just thought it was time to share
it's photos and history. This forum/website seems to be the perfect place for it.

 

[longun]

Stunning, absolutely beautiful bike,

I hope it makes you smile as much as it did all the, years ago dude

The more I look at it the more I love it, loads of little details that makes it stand head and shoulder above later bikes

Effin rad man

 

[racefaceec90]

that is one cool bike

 

[Retro_Roy]

very cool bike. clearly you are or were in vancouver.
lbs .....deep cove cycles. they had the stuff bitd.

 

[OldSkoolReTool'd]

very cool bike. clearly you are or were in vancouver.
lbs .....deep cove cycles. they had the stuff bitd.

Yup, It was Deep Cove Bike Shop supplying the goods, back in the good old days
when mountain bikes were just beginning to evolve.
It definitely was an interesting time.

NSMB.com - History of the North Shore

Seb Kemp’s tale begins in Deep Cove with klunkers freshly imported from California

nsmb.com

 

[hova]

I have never been so jealous of someone!

Amazing bike, and how cool that you have owned it since new. Bravo!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

@OldSkoolReTool'd that is a seriously cool article. Thanks for sharing. That only increased my longing to return. The mountains on the other side of the continent aren't the same

 

[jazzibizznizz]

Like everyone has said, thanks for sharing such a great bike and a great story.
You mention that the stem and headset is an ahead-style one - could you give us more details on that setup? The one main photo at the start is the only one that shows the stem.

 

[OldSkoolReTool'd]

Like everyone has said, thanks for sharing such a great bike and a great story.
You mention that the stem and headset is an ahead-style one - could you give us more details on that setup? The one main photo at the start is the only one that shows the stem.

I'll snap some more photos of mine when I get a chance.
Here's a couple I found online.
This CBR Unistem /Fork was a predecessor to the "Ahead set", way ahead of their time ( excuse the pun )

 

[vtwinvince]

Ay caramba is that thing cool. The Cove certainly was the place.