They look great those two. A friend of mine who had a large frame '88 Explorer from new back in the day would love that - I'll send him a photo later in the week to show him what is still about. Nice work 
I've still got my 19" '88 explorer - I had it powder-coated yellow and re-decalled- 10 years ago now. They didn't quite get the yellow right, its a bit darker than the original pearl yellow - but its preserved it nicely and its quite original still after bringing it back from the dead. Tough frames those - as there's not a dent or any damage on mine and its original paint was in a right old state when I picked it up.
Pictured here with my other 1988 bike - the Fisher Pro-Caliber which is a lovely svelte Tange Prestige frame and was a lot more expensive back in the day (I recall in 1988 the Explorers were £399 new and the Procaliber with its DeoreXT group was more like £999 - a heck of a lot of money back then. The Fisher does fly in comparison as a top-end competition MTB of its day; and very rare in the UK, but the Explorer is heavier but indestructable in comparison). But I'll always love an early Muddy Fox too - because its what I started off with in the mid-late '80s
I've still got my 19" '88 explorer - I had it powder-coated yellow and re-decalled- 10 years ago now. They didn't quite get the yellow right, its a bit darker than the original pearl yellow - but its preserved it nicely and its quite original still after bringing it back from the dead. Tough frames those - as there's not a dent or any damage on mine and its original paint was in a right old state when I picked it up.
Pictured here with my other 1988 bike - the Fisher Pro-Caliber which is a lovely svelte Tange Prestige frame and was a lot more expensive back in the day (I recall in 1988 the Explorers were £399 new and the Procaliber with its DeoreXT group was more like £999 - a heck of a lot of money back then. The Fisher does fly in comparison as a top-end competition MTB of its day; and very rare in the UK, but the Explorer is heavier but indestructable in comparison). But I'll always love an early Muddy Fox too - because its what I started off with in the mid-late '80s
