Pacific frame

[mk one]

E-stay frame, know nothing about them, maybe Frank @incorrigible could shed some light.

1990's Pacific Cycles Mountain Expert II 2 Frame and Fork Splatter paint e-stay | eBay

Blue and white splatter paint with a cool pearl in the lacquer. 18 3/4" centre to top. 17 1/4" centre to centre. Good used condition. There are a few marks related to age and use.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[legrandefromage]

...then you just havent lived

Here's mine from 2014

 

[gtturbo]

Evans sold them back in the early 90's but that's about all I remember.

 

[joglo]

Available from 1992 on

And a few pics from a travel guide from 1994


A solid ride...

PCI, pacific cycles industries, a big manufacturer of frames in Taiwan, e.g. also most Muddy Fox models, especially also the rock'n roll,
own brand was used not very succesfully a few years in early 90s

 

[Markybeau]

They made Alpinestars frames too. This is essentially a Cromega . Imported by Nigel Dean. Weren't really marketed well. This model, iirc, was part of a group test in MBUK, back when reviewers tended to give insipid feedback if the brand wasn't in fashion.

Decent bike, but didn't have much cred. I was openly mocked once for owning a Super XT - told what a piece of shit it was by a well informed middle class monkey.

 

[KermitGKona88]

They made Alpinestars frames too. This is essentially a Cromega . Imported by Nigel Dean. Weren't really marketed well. This model, iirc, was part of a group test in MBUK, back when reviewers tended to give insipid feedback if the brand wasn't in fashion.

Decent bike, but didn't have much cred. I was openly mocked once for owning a Super XT - told what a piece of shit it was by a well informed middle class monkey.

Did you have the neon pink leggings to go with it???

I would have said "Coming from you I'll take that as a compliment.".

 

[mynchiboy]

Did you have the neon pink leggings to go with it???

I would have said "Coming from you I'll take that as a compliment.".

Hmm...

Out of interest, when did you own the Super XT? I knew of one around my way many moons ago. Ended up with a Pace RC30 up front.

Always liked the look of them, not many all pink bikes around at the time

 

[Markybeau]

I didn't have the e-stay ally frame, I had the Tange Prestige 'conventional' frame which was like a 90.5 model - steel frame but with this paint scheme. The decals were the same fonts but white.

My paperround paid for it in 91 from Universal Cycles in Maltby, near Rotherham. I moved to Cambridge later that year for Uni, and had it until 94 when it was nicked from the hallway of the shared house I lived in on Mill Road, next to Mike's Bikes. No RC30's though.