Lotus Sport MTB (Shropshire)

[Joe*Pro]

Don’t see these often…

Lotus Sport Retro British Eagle Men’s Mountain Bike. | eBay

<p>You are bidding on a used but in fair condition,Lotus Sport Retro British Eagle Men’s Mountain Bike. This bike has an 18 inch Alloy frame comes with RST front forks original front forks also come with the bike but are not suspension. The gears are Alivio shifters with a Shimano STX draileur...

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[nicklej]

Thats a nice find. My dad used to have this bike and if he still rode a bike then this bike would be a nostalgia trip for him

 

[Imlach]

Nice. I like the contrasting seat and chainstays. Entry level beauty to be honest, components probably bombproof anyhow.. Had an 2000 entry level Giant alu bike kitted with Alivio that I rode constantly, old Alivio never failed me.

 

[kingoffootball]

It's nice it has the original fork and tyres.

 

[Wobert]

I found this by accident looking for a 110 road bike…..and bought it.

It’s in pretty good condition for a 28 year old bike and the patina it has, makes it even better.

All original and the same owner since new. It a tribute to the owner.

Of course there’s a reason why it piqued my interest…..

I worked at Lotus Engineering between 1991 & 1995.

When Chris Boardman won his gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics, Lotus decided to capitalise on the publicity and launched a range of bikes manufactured by British Eagle.

IIRC they offered 3 or 4 models in limited qtys, using a common base frame with differing group sets.

As an employee I had the option to buy one, but decided on a bespoke Orange Clockwork instead.

Fast forward 28 years and I’ve accomplished my original goal of owning a Lotus bike….

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

I had very different, but similar lotus unicorn; they didn't all use the same base frame though! Congrats on finding yours!



Were you at lotus for the development of the Elise?

 

[Wobert]

Yes, design started just before I left. Originally named as the “step in car” the original Elise was designed to have partial doors like the BMW Z1.

The initial chassis / body layout was done by one the vehicle designers in his lunchtime, between client projects that paid the bills.

 

[CTK]

Don't remember the Lotus tyres!