Shogun Prairie Breaker Expert Bristol
- Thread starter Pllacebo99
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KondratievsBike
Dave Yates Fan
Damn it I so badly wanted one of these when I could only afford a Trailbreaker 3!
But Bristol’s a bit too far to drive to scratch that 36 year old itch!
But Bristol’s a bit too far to drive to scratch that 36 year old itch!
Still want to scratch? This itch is only in Sheffield https://ebay.us/m/8CExnx
pwebb
Senior Retro Guru
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the older Tange steel bikes like this one are better than the later alu framesets and usually came with good dependable components - if looked after, the components alone will be worth far more - as is the case here sadly. Shogun as a bike brand in UK died with the decline of Caratti Sport distributor so dont attract any kind of following, despite being a good basis for a retro build - decals aren't possible to source outside of the antipodes IIRC so maybe leave them as-is and enjoy the patina? one word of caution, I have a fully restored prairie breaker that no-one appears interested in buying at any price - so only buy one of these if you are going to use it yourself or use as a donor bike IMHO. I only paid £40 for mine so if this one can be acquired for that I would say the groupset, stem etc are worth way more sold individually. the frame could also be re-purposed into a 1x cruiser/clunker or funky student bike
the older Tange steel bikes like this one are better than the later alu framesets and usually came with good dependable components - if looked after, the components alone will be worth far more - as is the case here sadly. Shogun as a bike brand in UK died with the decline of Caratti Sport distributor so dont attract any kind of following, despite being a good basis for a retro build - decals aren't possible to source outside of the antipodes IIRC so maybe leave them as-is and enjoy the patina? one word of caution, I have a fully restored prairie breaker that no-one appears interested in buying at any price - so only buy one of these if you are going to use it yourself or use as a donor bike IMHO. I only paid £40 for mine so if this one can be acquired for that I would say the groupset, stem etc are worth way more sold individually. the frame could also be re-purposed into a 1x cruiser/clunker or funky student bike
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