Author Topic: condor just turned up (Read 6169 times)

rakas17 · « **on:** March 07, 2007, 12:46 PM »

just got this in the post... stodgy tells me that the green on the forks is an original colour, if so i'd quite like to see a pic of one in this colour. it looks like its been resprayed about 4 or 5 times. there is a yellow under the green that looks more like it as the original colour due to the fact that the green layer is real thin and the yellow is much thicker and glossy...

cheers for lookin, any comments welcome.

joe

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2007, 12:48 PM »

great stuff,get it built up

has it a serial number inside rear dropout i think.

rakas17 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2007, 12:49 PM »

forgot this one

cant see a serial number, stodgy says it wont have one..

harris · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2007, 12:52 PM »

ramp room then is it faze 2

rakas17 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2007, 12:53 PM »

whats faze 2?

harris · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2007, 12:54 PM »

well 1st model i mean that hoffman made not a gen2
se made the first model the hoff built his own

harris · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2007, 12:57 PM »

i am trying to learn as well.

harris · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:03 PM »

Stodgy · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:08 PM »

GOOD FIND DUDE!!!

By the peg bosses, I would say that is an SE made Mk1b, probably very late 92/early 93 (as it has the thicker drop outs). The green forks look like Mk1 forks, definately SE made with just holes. But does it have the slight bend down the legs as you look at them square on?

There is some confusion on when Hoffman moved production from SE to the ramp room...some sources say it happened with the introduction of the 93 model, others say with the intro of the 94 model...it's all a bit confusing, but I'm going to try and phone Oklahoma tonight to see if I can find out more before posting any further id's.

It'll be great to get the paint stripped off that one to see how it stands...looks like there is a bend in the right hand seat stay that shouldn't be there - but Fuzzynod's mate should be able to correct that easily!

Again, brilliant score. Sweet as.

The Condors are most definately rising.

Stodgy · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:09 PM »

Ooo forgot to say late 93/94 stickers on the forks and 95 stickers on the frame.

And the green was an original colour in the last half of 93...but I belive it was darker than that...I've got a pic at home...

harris · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:12 PM »

tis a beauty not alot gets past hawk eye stodgy

we need to find a few more ,early hoff models there are far to little.

rakas17 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:17 PM »

cool, i'll match the colours that are on there to pantone chips before i strip it... i've got loads of projects on the go at the mo so it might take a back seat for a while.

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:20 PM »

very nice. at last we've found one that wont need new dropouts....

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:21 PM »

that seat stay should be a reasonably easy repair.

Stodgy · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:26 PM »

Quote from: oberonspacefruit on March 07, 2007, 01:20 PM

very nice. at last we've found one that wont need new dropouts....

makes a change, eh?!

And yep the seat stay will be an easy job...

woody allen bars · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2007, 02:28 PM »

What a great find

These Hoffman threads are the most interesting thing on here, superb source of info.

Craig

scooby74 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:24 PM »

thats a quality find right there - looking forward to building up my condor, but would love to get one of the early ones

Zippy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:30 PM »

I tell you as soon as I'm in righteous employment again and have got a bit of cash behind me I'm going to build myself a hoffman.

Fell in love with Fuzzy's white bike at Bristol then Dave's Flash. Would love an early condor though.

Stodgy · « **Reply #18 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:45 PM »

Hoffman's are crap. Freaky bikes with shite angles. I would recommend everyone just getting rid and dumping them...round at my house. I'll dispose of them for ya.

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #19 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:48 PM »

man...stodgy.....whoah whoah.........ffs ....shtum!

everyone likes them now!

Stodgy · « **Reply #20 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:51 PM »

Okay. Dump them at Phil's house instead.

rakas17 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 07, 2007, 06:35 PM »

how do i go about gettin that bend out.? i could give it to fuzzys man but i'd rathewr do stuff myself. what d'ya reckon to sticking it in a vice and yanking it?

harris · « **Reply #22 on:** March 07, 2007, 06:40 PM »

noooooooooo
it will need heating then tempting out not bashing or yanking.

rakas17 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 07, 2007, 07:01 PM »

it looked a bit shady on closer inspection so i started scrapin the paint away and there was a ton of filler and underneath it was steel and bronzy . some sort of repair job..

harris · « **Reply #24 on:** March 07, 2007, 07:05 PM »

that is o so normal these bikes where ridden hard as they should be
or pack it up and send it my way

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