My golden rule is only 1 build at a time. I’ve broken this rule as I’ve a few on at moment in various states of being finished/ parts collected
This one came up at the weekend and to be honest was exceptionally cheap. I’d started a wanted advert a few weeks prior expecting a long long wait so it must be fate.
Anyway … it came up on marketplace on Saturday night. Couldn’t quite believe it. Sent a message to say I’ll come now …. And no reply for around 20 mins.
Assuming it had sold I feared I wouldn’t get it. Then ….. bing ….. a message saying yes I could collect now.
Literally started to run out the house , grabbing cash and keys. Unluckily my 17 month old daughter also decided to have a little run following me and took a tumble. Lots of tears and me and her mum trying to calm her down - whilst still panicking that the Psyclone would sell - or advert be pulled.
Then my mrs spoke those immortal words “ just go and get the bike and I’ll …..”
I’ve no idea how that sentence finished as I was gone. 45 mins up the M1.
Turned out the guy purchase it new in 1994 from my LBS. He spent all the budget on frame /stem/ bars and wheels that the rest was quite low spec. He said he never really took to MTB and preferred road. So it was used mainly on paths , and and canals etc.
Anyway … here it is as I picked it up. And now as a frame which will likely hang on my wall for quite a while whilst I find the suitable parts.
Thinking M900 , and maybe some 2x4s on this one.
This one came up at the weekend and to be honest was exceptionally cheap. I’d started a wanted advert a few weeks prior expecting a long long wait so it must be fate.
Anyway … it came up on marketplace on Saturday night. Couldn’t quite believe it. Sent a message to say I’ll come now …. And no reply for around 20 mins.
Assuming it had sold I feared I wouldn’t get it. Then ….. bing ….. a message saying yes I could collect now.
Literally started to run out the house , grabbing cash and keys. Unluckily my 17 month old daughter also decided to have a little run following me and took a tumble. Lots of tears and me and her mum trying to calm her down - whilst still panicking that the Psyclone would sell - or advert be pulled.
Then my mrs spoke those immortal words “ just go and get the bike and I’ll …..”
I’ve no idea how that sentence finished as I was gone. 45 mins up the M1.
Turned out the guy purchase it new in 1994 from my LBS. He spent all the budget on frame /stem/ bars and wheels that the rest was quite low spec. He said he never really took to MTB and preferred road. So it was used mainly on paths , and and canals etc.
Anyway … here it is as I picked it up. And now as a frame which will likely hang on my wall for quite a while whilst I find the suitable parts.
Thinking M900 , and maybe some 2x4s on this one.
