S&M HOLMES, ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT

[GINGERHOLMES]

Hi Everyone

im new to the site, and i can say im loving it and this mid school section rocks

i currently have two holmes' built that i ride, one being a third gen 1" with pitch forks, which was my original bike, the other being a NG holmes thanks to Mr harris rather recently

Mr harris was also kind enough to sell me another NG holmes frame but im finding it difficult to get my hands on a set of forks, not to mention all the other bits that i want to make it a minter. Once i get the bits im hoping to send it to PWS for a mint pant job and start the build

so i guess my question is, 1. does anyone have and ideas or even better bits that i might be interested in? 2. does anyone have any details of original colours for the NG holmes

thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any help

GINGER HOLMES

PS cheers harris for all your help

[darkersomeday]

NOS brand new pitchforks any good to you?

s&m ramrod with marvins guts, again nos/new

primo nos seat clamp , mint,?

s&m ng holmes sticker set?


heres my frame,





welcome to the mid

[kev-s]

welcome to the site not long now and we will take it over, we have almost completed phase 1 which is to take over the mid school section, death to all standards

lets see some pics of your frames, all s&m stuff is going up in price as so many people are collecting it now, but bargins can still be found

[GINGERHOLMES]

thanks for the welcome guys

darkersomeday, some of those parts sound just what im looking for, any chance you could private mail me some more details, pics, prices?
the only thing im worried about is as they are mint, and i might paint them i dont want to ruin mint part, but i guess it depends on what they are in the first place, cheers for youe help

kev s, im hoping to get the frames photographed at the weekend if not before, so i should be able to get some shots on here soon. from the looks of things i've come to the right place to find the s&m parts im looking for, although i have a feeling not all of my wish list will be possible to fill, but u never know and it looks like i might be able to get some bits that a very close to what i want so i guess im going to have to keep my eyes open and ear to the ground

thanks again for the welcome

long live the MID

[darkersomeday]

heres a few bits i dug out,

pitch forks are NOS un-ridden - £50posted,

seatpost is s&m ramrod with marvins guts £20posted,

clamp is mid school 1primo marked - NOS £7 posted,

the other stuff, brake ,hub,stem,etc is a fiver each

lmk

joe

the s&m NG sticker set in the pic is for sale - complete - mint - £20

[Lazarou]

welcome to the site not long now and we will take it over, we have almost completed phase 1 which is to take over the mid school section, death to all standards

 

[GINGERHOLMES]

hi joe

from the sounds of it i will be taking the lot off your hands including the stickers if that suits u

if u can get some pics of the bits that would be a real bonus

thanks for all your help

[SaMAlex]

death to all standards

Thats not something Id wanna say anywhere near Laz!

take over the mid school section

Its funny cos it would be easier for S&M to stamp out Standard from the New School section.
Its not like Standard have anything to show in there!

[harris]

im gonna get up on my fence and watch this   

[kev-s]

  only joking laz i like standards

 @ alex why arent standard as popular as they once were (maybe laz can answer this)

[SaMAlex]

why arent standard as popular as they once were (maybe laz can answer this)

It must he hard for a bike co. to sell loads of bike when they dont make any. 

[Philbert]

standard are more what you'd call the prestige marque, make quality frames in small numbers.
S&M on the other hand are your run of the mill family saloon made in large numbers and blend in to the background.

bit like the riding styles to be honest:
standard - precision tech
S&M - butchered trail monkeys

Just keep an eye an that headtube buddy!

[SaMAlex]

standard are more what you'd call the prestige marque, make quality frames in small numbers.

Classic. Good answer 

[Philbert]

always on the ball me! better than on the fence. coughdancough!

[harris]

oi you mr  i like it up here  get the best of both worlds  ,but if i did fall of said fence you know what side i would fall on.   
and get some lemsip for that cough it sounds bad.

[SaMAlex]

Still, it comes to something when the main guy who runs Standard Disto in the UK .... who is actually on the standard team, doesnt even ride a standard frame!
I guess he had standard stickers on it, so that makes it OK.  

[kev-s]

  what have i started, just been looking at a standard 250l frame on winstanleys, looks good

[harris]

a can o worm,s kev     
i think said distribution man had his bike stolen a day or so before and as his new one was getting sent over
built up a ride in between .

[kev-s]

 

[Philbert]

what have i started, just been looking at a standard 250l frame on winstanleys, looks good

jump across kev! be the best decision you've ever made, swap the avatar too. you'll realise you've been hampered by s&m for far too long.

[darkersomeday]

i keep a dick in both holes so.....







forgot to paste in the pic earlier,sorry my bad,

[GINGERHOLMES]

that lot looks spot on joe

so what does it all work out to with the sticker set?

one other question where about are u incase i can pick it all up?

im thinking olive green frame with the black forks, cant wait to get it built now

[darkersomeday]

if you buy the forks,post and stickers,

i'll throw the rest in for free

[kev-s]

what have i started, just been looking at a standard 250l frame on winstanleys, looks good

jump across kev! be the best decision you've ever made, swap the avatar too. you'll realise you've been hampered by s&m for far too long.

i turned to the dark side once before back in the mid 90's and bought a 1in sta frame and fork for £500  then i saw the light and went back to s&m's

[GINGERHOLMES]

joe

that is a deal, cant thank you enough for all your help

now its time to start looking for the rest of the bits and get down to PWS for some paint ( anyone got a MID 3 PC up for grabs? )

drop me a private mail and let me know how u want to do the exchange, u at ROM anytime soon by any chance?