My first build thread isn't going to be the one I ever envisioned. I'm building a bike I don't want or even really like that much, however, it's a bike build that I hope will make someone else smile and rekindle some good memories for them. It might even get ridden!
Had a Carrera STX with Shockwave suspension in my Uni days. Working at Halfords an assistant manager helped me scour the Halfords store catalogue for one that wound up less than half price after sale discounts and staff discounts. Loved that bike. My first proper mountain bike. Blinged it up with an IG 70 7 speed cassette from Edinburgh Bike Co-op and an STX Special Edition chainset off a stock bike, hmmm donated it's chromica crank arms to my chromica chain rings so I had an all chromica STX chainset. The eh, donation bike got the all silver STX stuff. Ah those heady days, Tioga Alchemy headset and stem, Onza barends, Vuelta saddle and toe clips.
SHE WERE A THING O' BEAUTY!!!
Then some junkie scumbag boyfriend of a flat mate nicked it. D1CK!
Looked something like this, but mine was betterer! PS If anyone knows of one for sale (Except the eBay one) I could be interested.
That Corsa GT though….
