Muddyfox Courier - project

[Cloth2]

Hi All,

So ive been riding around om this for a few years now, but have decided it need some love.

I was about to strip it, paint it black, resticker it (my wife makes high quality vinyl stickers) and give new brakes and levers etc. Everything else works perfect.

Before i did this i thought id do a bit of research on it, but have come up completely short. I cant find anything that suggest that this bike exists?

Anyome have any ideas before i go and paint it and find out its mega rare and im a idiot?

 

[Gtpulse]

I may be wrong as the stem is different but looks in all other respects the same as the one in this thread

Muddy Fox Courier Prestige

It is. ....and tbh, thats a small part of what makes this bike a little special... 8) Oh come on, spill the beans then! The suspense is killing me! Edit: Is it a "made in Japan" one? i.e. Araya?

www.retrobike.co.uk

Hopefully someone more knowledgable than myself will be along shortly to confirm/correct!

 

[drcarlos]

That's a rare one that. It's the MF version of the Tushingham B52 (precursor to Orange) where they apparently split dev costs and MF went with Shimano group on the Courier rather than Suntour. That looks in good condition and as you noted just needs the correct stem and a tidy up.

 

[MainlyMF]

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Hi All,

So ive been riding around om this for a few years now, but have decided it need some love.

I was about to strip it, paint it black, resticker it (my wife makes high quality vinyl stickers) and give new brakes and levers etc. Everything else works perfect.

Before i did this i thought id do a bit of research on it, but have come up completely short. I cant find anything that suggest that this bike exists?

Anyome have any ideas before i go and paint it and find out its mega rare and im a idiot?

Keep it red as is, wouldn't even paint it. Just strip it and clean it up. Red Couriers are hard to find. Really nice.

 

[spatuluk]

Another red one!

Paint is in better nick than mine, and the rust on the frame will clean up easily. I think the bar ends might be a bit far gone, tho.