Come on 1992 - quick quiz - Answers Added

[boxxer]

Well then lets test memmories out there

Found my 1992 Edinburgh Bikes Catalogue the other day so what were the prices of the following well traded items on retrobike??

Ringle Moby Seatpin £74.99

Mavic 231c Rim £14.95 - CD £24.95 - Ceramic £46.95

Rockshox Mag 20 £299.95

Crud Cathcher Mk1 £7.95

Onza Porc White 1.95 £14.95

Syrncros Crank-o-matic £26.95 Each!

Grafton Speed Controller Canti Brakes (no levers) £149.95

Answer - Atac Stem 1 1/8 £84.95

XTR Rapid fire plus 8spd w brake levers £134.95

XTR Rear Mech £66.95

XT headset 1 1/8 Headset £39.95

DX Chainset £59.95

KerChing!

 

[Crayons]

Well here's my attempt – bit of a stab in the dark

Ringle Moby Seatpin £90
Mavic 231c Rim £22
Rockshox Mag 20 £260
Crud Cathcher Mk1 £9.99
Onza Porc White 1.95 £25
Syrncros Crank-o-matic £35
Grafton Speed Controller Canti Brakes (no levers) £200 (full set?)
Answer - Atac Stem 1 1/8 £130
XTR Rapid fire plus 8spd w brake levers £150
XTR Rear Mech £65
XT headset 1 1/8 Headset £35
DX Chainset £70

Perhaps you can grade us on how many we got right (or more likely didn't get right)

 

[MJN]

But I always got my stuff trade

 

[FluffyChicken]

Crayons, so you are saying a set of brakes cost almost as much as the new in thing of the era. RS MAG20 :shock:

Probably more like £350 to £400 for the MAG20's, hence setting the prices for most forks of that level to come. MAG21's where about that much two years later.

 

[stew-b]

hmmm heres my guess,whats the prize?? i didnt look at the other guesses.

Ringle Moby Seatpin £75

Mavic 231c Rim £30

Rockshox Mag 20 £270

Crud Cathcher Mk1 £10

Onza Porc White 1.95 £15

Syrncros Crank-o-matic £20

Grafton Speed Controller Canti Brakes (no levers) £200

Answer - Atac Stem 1 1/8 £120

XTR Rapid fire plus 8spd w brake levers £90

XTR Rear Mech £70

XT headset 1 1/8 Headset £40

DX Chainset £ 60

 

[boxxer]

But I always got my stuff trade

Doesn't matter - what did us mere mortals pay for them??

I will grade once there have been sufficient guesses!

Some stuff is less than you'd think - some is much more

 

[FluffyChicken]

Crayons, so you are saying a set of brakes cost almost as much as the new in thing of the era. RS MAG20 :shock:

Probably more like £350 to £400 for the MAG20's, hence setting the prices for most forks of that level to come. MAG21's where about that much two years later.

Well I think i'll have to correct myself, while they may have been more later on, thinking back a little niggle says the they will have been £300, Manitou's where about £375 at that time I think.

 

[crud]

answer atac, 69.99! i know that one!

 

[Crayons]

Ooooh… I guess I was well off on the Atac stem then

This i just the kind of light relief I need at the moment. You might be right about the Mag20s by the way, I remember a mate getting some when the first came out and at the time I though how the hell could you afford that?? We were still at school doing our A-levels at that time if I recall – it might well have been a lot higher than £260 (I could barely get together enough for my next pint so anything more than a quid seemed unreachable to me

 

[boxxer]

For comparison Specialized Future Shocks were £349.95 in Standard or Avenger fit and XT Thumshifters in 7spd were £42.95, not far off what some go for on ebay these days.......