Weekend buys - Rockhopper, Claud Butler & Urbanite!!!!!

[gerryattrick]

Picked up this eclectic mix of bikes over the weekend.

First up was a 97 Rockhopper from a boot sale, covered in dirt but in great condition, except for the saddle.

While waiting for an appointment at the opticians I looked next door in Cash Generator and saw this 94 CB Genesis. Looks all original Alivio MC10 hubs, gears chainset, only problem right shifter not working (that got me a £7 reduction). Built like a brick outhouse but rides well and not that heavy. Never heard of this one before but it's growing on me.

Last and definitely least is this Urbanite folding MTB (well that's how the Gumtree ad described it). It weighs a ton but couldn't resist the novelty for a tenner. I love the 7 speed shifter, never seen this type before. The fork has about 5mm travel !!

In all they cost me £63 and I reckon I can refurb and sell the CB & Urbanite and get back the money I paid for the Rockhopper - which is a keeper.

How did I get into this :shock: :shock:. A year ago I just thought I'd buy an old bike, do it up and get back into cycling. Now I've got four that I like so much I don't want to get rid of them, four for winter rebuilds and five that have been given to friends or sold to fund parts/bikes.

HELP!! My name is Ray and I'm an addict.

 

[Tad]

The forks are arse backwards on the Urbansh*te, whoever built it must have taken a tip from the folks at Asda.

The CB frame looks like it has potential, any indication of what the tubing is?

Ooh and as for your dodgy right hand shifter, spray a shed load of GT85 in there, usualy frees them up.

 

[gerryattrick]

That's my mistake. I had loosened the handlebars, folded it, and then unfolded it to set it up quickly for this pic not noticing the fork had turned through 180 degrees. Personally I think it adds a little bit to the bike, a bit like having a Pace RC36 fork

Frame on the CB is Reynolds Cr-Mo

 

[Ycawsfach]

A lot of bike for the money IMO, especially the Urbanite Doubt if it has ever been off-road, it would split at the hinge.

I like the look of the Genesis and used to have a very similar Claud Butler Kylami about 15 years ago. I've always considered the older Claud Butlers to be very under-rated. They certainly don't turn up very often on this site, probably because they appear to be more of a bike for "older" riders these days.