What is this Muddy Fox?

[NeilNeilOrangePeel]

Can anyone identify this Muddy Fox? I bought it on ebay, as I wanted a 80s/90s bike I could use for gravel and longer days out.





I know it's been resprayed at some point, don't think they came in this colour. Stickers are all from this dnfive set (https://dnfive.co.uk/muddy-fox-seeker-decal-set/), so not original either. It's definitely a Muddy Fox because it has the paw logo on the lugging under the seat post. Seller said it was from 1989, but since the stickers are not original I have no idea. Also has surprisingly wide bars with the Muddy Fox logo on.

Just interested as to what it actually is, and if it was Japan or Taiwan. I've tried searching online, and on these forums, but not found anything with lugging on seat post but not anywhere else. I assume the forks are original, but again, no idea if they are not.

Thanks!

Neil

 

[Siish]

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Thread 'Muddy Fox Seeker 1989 - Updated!'

Oct 15, 2009

Hi

I bought this Muddy Fox Seeker on a whim for on the 'Bay. I was surprised when it arrived almost totally original, including Muddy Fox tyres (a bit cracked) and grips. Unfortunately the cranks were not original and the saddle clamp (where it attaches to the post) was b*****ed.

I've stripped, cleaned and reassembled everything, including all bearings. Bought new cable inners (the outers appear original, so I wanted to keep them) and have got a Suntour XCE crankset (minus rings) from a helpful Retrobiker (thanks dekerfintheshed).

Please ignore the seatpost, (ladies!) saddle and...

• ElCani
• Replies: 32
• Forum: Reader's MTBs --> 1997

Here's a picture for a 1989 seeker,

 

[Stressed]

Probably is a resprayed '89 Seeker...
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/archive/1989-muddy-fox-catalogue-incomplete.557/download

 

[NeilNeilOrangePeel]

Huh, you'd think I would have found those already... Thanks!

I think I couldn't make out the lugging in the manuals, as I think I found that before. But the link to the higher res photos from the other thread confirms it.

The bar is still an oddity though, not the original one as that was black. None of the other parts are original either though, mix of deore DX, LX, and STX RC.

 

[Once A Hero]

I concur it's from the '89 (and maybe '90) range of Foxes.
Hard to pinpoint exactly which model, perhaps that could happen with some knowledge of the serial number of this and other suspected models.
I see it has had a few riv-nuts added to the wishbone, and some to the seatpost!

 

[Gtpulse]

Decals are from the early S&G Araya Seeker I think, maybe ‘84 or ‘85. Bars look like they are from a Courier ‘86 or ‘87?frame does look like the later Seeker.

 

[sinnerman]

A-Pro Manufactured, could be courier through to Sorcerer dependent of tubing, Plain gauge Cro-mo, infinity to prestige all by Tange, the replaced Tange Decal currently on the frame suggests its correct, I mean if you were going to refinish and re-decal you would go to the best with a Prestige decal if you were so inclined. This guy didn't, I think what your looking at is a Courier/Comp, that previous owner has had a go at Backdating, not trying to turn it into something it isn't, rather he loved the earlier models look, with more modern/efficient components.