Fulfilling The Dream (1992 Scott Super Evolution)

[yakboy]

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Great bike and story.

The bike shop near the Corn Exchange back then was Freewheel wasn't it?

Freewheel...Yes that was it!!! I cannot remember what make of bikes they got but I remember being flabbergasted that they cost £300 each but was smitten from then on (with the bikes.. Not Pete & Clive!!)

 

[brocklanders023]

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Used to love the Freewheel catalogue. From memory they had Ridgeback, Klein, Kestrel (spelling?), Moulten, maybe Alpinestars? Pretty sure there's some scans kicking around on here.

 

[yakboy]

All I can remember about the bikes was one was all yellow and one was an all turquoise green. Rigid (obviously) , both similar models

 

[tintin40]

nice project. Love e-stays

 

[yakboy]

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Some NOS pedals I picked up

 

[yakboy]

nice project. Love e-stays

Me too, look at my signature

 

[yakboy]

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Used to love the Freewheel catalogue. From memory they had Ridgeback, Klein, Kestrel (spelling?), Moulten, maybe Alpinestars? Pretty sure there's some scans kicking around on here.

Just been down memory lane. Had a look at the 1989 Freewheel catalogue scans in the archive section and found the yellow bike. It was a Ridgeback 601. The price was
£259 so my memory isn'the failing me. I imagine the turquoise green bike was the same model. Thanks for jogging my memory to my distant youth.

 

[yakboy]

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I need some advice re the seatpost. The saddle is sorted but the only 31.4 Ritchey seatpost I can find is a new one and as you can see below it's a bit gaudy (and too mat to be retro). I was considering spraying it gloss black and getting Gil to make me a period correct Ritchey decal..what do you think

 

[WWC]

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Mmmmm...superlite...

 

[yakboy]

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Mmmmm...superlite...

Not with that back wheel you don"t :shock: