Fairyglass
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I bought this recently as a stolen/recovered bike. I'm in two minds what to do with it, so am really just testing the water to see if I can get back what I paid for it plus the diesel I used driving to get it.
The bad stuff first. The frame was red & blue, but has had the paint stripped off. There's no frame number, but I can provide the purchase details I had when I collected it from the police station. The rear shock moves, but is very stiff both on compression and rebound. There's a rattle in the rear linkage and the front Hope C2 brake does not work- there's a leak in the caliper.
The good stuff- the frame's sound with no dings- it just needs a polish or paint! It's XTR equipped- 8 speed shifters, chainset, front and rear mechs. As mentioned it's got Hope C2 brakes. Forks are Sids and seem fine, although I can't vouch for them as I've not ridden the bike apart from up and down the street. Rims look like Mavic- they're grey anodised, with black anodised spoke nipples and butted spokes, but they're unlabelled. Wheels are true and spin fine and gears work. Hubs are Hope ti with XT skewers. Bars are risers, but I can't remember the make right now.
Here's a basic pic of it:
As far as I can tell it dates to around 1999. I paid £270 for the bike, and £50 in fuel (350 miles in a large van) so I'd be looking at £320 back. I don't know what people think this is worth, so if there's no interest clearly I paid too much! I may split, but I think it would be good as a project.
Feel free to ask any questions.
The bad stuff first. The frame was red & blue, but has had the paint stripped off. There's no frame number, but I can provide the purchase details I had when I collected it from the police station. The rear shock moves, but is very stiff both on compression and rebound. There's a rattle in the rear linkage and the front Hope C2 brake does not work- there's a leak in the caliper.
The good stuff- the frame's sound with no dings- it just needs a polish or paint! It's XTR equipped- 8 speed shifters, chainset, front and rear mechs. As mentioned it's got Hope C2 brakes. Forks are Sids and seem fine, although I can't vouch for them as I've not ridden the bike apart from up and down the street. Rims look like Mavic- they're grey anodised, with black anodised spoke nipples and butted spokes, but they're unlabelled. Wheels are true and spin fine and gears work. Hubs are Hope ti with XT skewers. Bars are risers, but I can't remember the make right now.
Here's a basic pic of it:
As far as I can tell it dates to around 1999. I paid £270 for the bike, and £50 in fuel (350 miles in a large van) so I'd be looking at £320 back. I don't know what people think this is worth, so if there's no interest clearly I paid too much! I may split, but I think it would be good as a project.
Feel free to ask any questions.
And the Sids subject to a closer look.
