What have I just dragged out shed?

[Joe_Rides]

It doesn't look too dissimilar from a Scott vantage I had a bit back. That had the same rear canti mount, cable guides and the dropouts look similar.

 

[Mickeyspinn]

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1989 Muddy Fox Alu Pro

Hmmm ...that has same square canti mounts,canti hanger and rear derailleur cable stop but that's about it...downtube looks ovalised at the headtube ....mines round there's no working of tubes they're all plain round.
Good call another one to look at more closely!

 

[Mickeyspinn]

<whispers uncomfortably close to the ear>

'British Eagle'

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That is exactly what I thought when I bought it my local bike shop had these back in the day. I did quite like the yellow version at the time....lot of bike for not a lot of money! Again another good call....maybe there was some variations with cable layouts? Fork is different....the legs land on dropout directly over axle and don't appear as fat at the bottom! You have pics of your frame?

 

[Mickeyspinn]

It doesn't look too dissimilar from a Scott vantage I had a bit back. That had the same rear canti mount, cable guides and the dropouts look similar.

Great call more sleuthing clues to investigate

 

[greencat]

Any chance it could be an early Merlin Malt?

Was going to be my suggestion. I have one that looks a bit like this.

 

[Mickeyspinn]

I've just popped a few more pics up on original post...maybe a clue to be had? Maybe not!

 

[Mickeyspinn]

It doesn't look too dissimilar from a Scott vantage I had a bit back. That had the same rear canti mount, cable guides and the dropouts look similar.

I've just had a look ....thought you'd nailed it...very similar but cable routing all different!

 

[Siish]

Is it possibly a claud butler as some models came with the over sized fork but majority had all cables running across the top tube, or something else from the same family

 

[Imlach]

Could I move into your shed

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Is it possibly a claud butler as some models came with the over sized fork but majority had all cables running across the top tube, or something else from the same family

I have been looking at Claud butler's ... It's a nope!
I haven't actually found another bike with the same fork either....dropouts are quite nice on it...it's definitely something different feel like I'm clutching at straws just randomly looking at ally early nineties bikes now....might get lucky!