Author Topic: WANTED retro MTB (Read 4504 times)

kungfunky · « **on:** April 14, 2013, 06:58 PM »

I'm after a retro MTB ideally 19". by retro I mean early to mid 90's. After something decent so what have you ?

Nicfred · « **Reply #1 on:** April 14, 2013, 09:05 PM »

I got this, not sure on size cos unsure where to measure from?

GT RTS Mountian bike

I have owned this from new many years ago,i guess around 20 + years ago , it was originally a RTS2 in Grey with orange stickers, after the warranty ran out i noticed there was a small crack on the weld, i spoke to GT but they said as the warranty had expired they could do nothing, i spoke to a friend who then managed to get me a brand new frame from GT which is what is now fitted here, this was also manyyears ago, i have only used it a few times since then and as you can see it just hangs in my garage, it is original as it was from new even down to the tyres, only thing not orginal when i got the bike is the frame, as explained above.

baldbmxer · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2013, 09:28 AM »

I finally got pics of my gt Karakoram k2 last week. Will send them over

nosepickben · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2013, 11:21 AM »

Theres a shop in the matlock area that sells restored retro mtb's. A mate got a lovely kona lava dome from them last year.

nosepickben · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2013, 12:30 PM »

Schmoos cycles.

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2013, 04:11 PM »

This is what you want Ash

you don't do midschool any thing

martin46 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2013, 04:38 PM »

I have a mid 90's Marin Eldridge Grade 19" f&f available for sale.

pickle · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2013, 07:51 AM »

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=252311

kungfunky · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:01 AM »

Cheers for all the replies

Theres heaps to look through and the mor I look into it I seem to remember more cool bikes.

kungfunky · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:04 AM »

Quote from: pickle on April 16, 2013, 07:51 AM

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=252311

I had a Kilauea Rob and it was an awesome bike, only the frame was left standard though. Super light and fast as hell. Bit small for me that one though.

pickle · « **Reply #10 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:05 AM »

yeah in the mid 90's it was all about Kona, their bikes just seemed way ahead of anything. Loved the paint jobs on the Klein's as well

kungfunky · « **Reply #11 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:15 AM »

Yup your right, the Klein Attitude had the best paint of them all with the perl finishes

pickle · « **Reply #12 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:19 AM »

The old Zaskar was a damn fine frame as well though, couple of those on evil bay at the mo

kungfunky · « **Reply #13 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:36 AM »

Always fancied a yellow one of those, great frames

jimwise68 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:37 AM »

Yeah Ash, dont go midschool, go OS MTB.

The Kleins are fooking lovely, big bucks still though (well compared to other OS MTB, but cheap compared to OS BMX).

Look on Retrobike you'll find one on there

Here are my recent purchases

pickle · « **Reply #15 on:** April 16, 2013, 09:19 AM »

The Klein's looked lovely but were really harsh to ride! such a stiff hard frame but looked real cool with those paint jobs and internal cable routing

baldbmxer · « **Reply #16 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:07 PM »

My GT Karakoram K2 - Its been stashed away for many years. Time to go

pickle · « **Reply #17 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:13 PM »

that's cool

you've gotta love the early elastomer suspension

kungfunky · « **Reply #18 on:** April 16, 2013, 02:42 PM »

Jim that explorers ace, I remember when those wheel covers came out and my mate had one that lasted about 1 week before he smashed it to pieces at the local bomb hole

jimwise68 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 16, 2013, 03:11 PM »

lol not many of the wheel discs left it seems.

I ride all 3 of mine daily. The white/lilac courier goes out in the morning to give the dog a run up the river walk. The flecked white/gray courier is my station hack and the explorer goes out in the evening to give the dog a run over the fields.

They all do their respective jobs with ease, well sorted bikes indeed.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #20 on:** April 16, 2013, 07:08 PM »

i just want my old Skyway Sherpa Scout back

jimwise68 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 21, 2013, 08:47 AM »

Another £30 survivor bargain, even has the Muddy Fox tyres still

kungfunky · « **Reply #22 on:** April 21, 2013, 09:47 AM »

Nice score yet again Jim

80s bmx · « **Reply #23 on:** April 21, 2013, 10:10 AM »

Those muddy fox's take me back.
I'm sure my mate had a white one with black crack effect paint work and white discs.
I had a bloody racer that Christmas as my dad thought it was better and that mountain bikes was just a gimmick bike that won't last long. Lol

jimwise68 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 21, 2013, 06:25 PM »

This 89 courier is the white/black crackle effect

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