Ridgeback 1989-90

[retrobikeguy]

 

[retrobikeguy]

 

[retrobikeguy]

 

[Rich]

Ahh, Ridgebacks, whatever happened to you after 1989??

A kid at school had the 602 LX, one of the first proper mountain bikes i'd ever seen...all just plain gorgeous...

 

[knobby]

Great to see the old Ridgebacks....602LX was my first proper mtb.

 

[Cristian-T]

woohoo!

my first bike was the 89' 602lx...

recently i have got hold of;

a 603 frame & fork 18"

and complete fully original 602lx!!! but i was a 22" frame

this, of course had the mountain LX groupo (unique for that year!!??)

which i will stick on the 603 frame

which would be a shame because makes my part-NOS XT groupo redundant!

pics. very soon.. i love ridgebacks!!!

 

[Cristian-T]

who wants a 22" 602lx frameset!!???? in good nic.

cheers for pics, they bring it all back! blimey, i need a cover for my keyboard..

theres a thought, instead of retrobike t-shirts how about keybourd covers, for when things get.....to much

 

[kingroon]

Ah man, that 602LX was The Schnutts!!

Direct competition for Saracen Tufftrax, which a mate of mine bought instead.. I used to drool over the Freewheel Catalogue..

Thanks so much for the scans..So cool remembering what I used to wish for.. 18 years ago :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[Surfr]

Oh wow. I had the 600 STI up there. My first MTB too. Friend had the white splatter 602 LX and it was much nicer. Still I thrashed it around for years. Many fond memories

 

[boy"O"boy]

.. I used to drool over the Freewheel Catalogue..

Me too. Fantastic scans RBG
Anyone got pics/scans from the following year? My mate had the 704XT that he brought from a freewheel sell-out day for £10. The rear stays had been crushed but he managed to get 'em straighted and rode it for many years afterwards. Really like them old ridgebacks

cheers,
boy"O"boy