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Not Zzyzx - they weren't upside-down forks. the Hanebrinks that the Zzyzx's were based on were USD but they were a lot simpler in the crowns and didn't have a steering stop. Foes is a good guess because of the steering stop, but F1s and XTDs all used a 30mm axle. The Big 'Un only went up to...

Re: Many thanks smiffy, PM sent, and thanks! Chris

Awesome :) Thanks smiffy - and it's not "any old" Pro-Stop either - coming from you its one I drooled over BITD :) :) Cheers Chris

PM sent. Most generous of you to step forward. An assumption of fubar is a good starting point, although they certainly don't look to be fubar bigtime. Were you the one that has the copy of the service manual? Cheers

Wow - I'm pretty sure they weren't there last week so well done for spotting them. But at that price, they'll stay there! I'll check out the FB pages, thanks for that tip. But there does seem to be a bit of a mysterious lack of Suspenders being traded - and it looks like I'm not the only one...

Ahh, sorry - I get it now! The Foes won't need to be posted - it will end up being hand-carried across the Tasman to Oz - so I haven't looked into it any further. But I'll pack the Verlicchi up over the next week, and get a solid estimate - as I read the original post again, its probably a bit...

Foes has gone, Verlicchi is still free to a good home. Not sure what you mean by total?

Re: Bump - anybody want a verlicchi/?

I have a '93 San Andreas that absolutely MUST have a set of these epoch-making forks, and the disc brake that makes them possible :D What's out there? I watch eBay religiously, check craigslist and PinkBike - and yet I'm still denied. There MUST be a set just sitting one someone's shelves...

Dec 25 - the Foes has gone to Australia. Merry Christmas to it. 8) Just the Verlicchi left - c'mon, someone dibs it and make my day. ------------- Free to a good home - you pay postage. I'll dismantle and pack them small and well. The Foes is an early Weasel, I'm guessing around '95 as it...

Re: These are the EFC-DH model, and are fairly rare. I raced on a set BITD, after upgrading from the "standard" EFC with it's normal QR axle. There are much, much stiffer than any other fork of that era, courtesy of that through-axle. They're also far more reliable than the original EFC, as...

Re: For hubs, almost by accident I arrived at White Industries ones. King is the obvious default choice, maybe even too obvious, so I was looking for something just a bit different, and a pair of WI Trackers came up on eBay for sensible dosh. If you're trying not to overdo the blue ano, the...

Nick's a great chap. There were some delays in our transaction - nothing he could do anything about - and he kept me fully informed as we went along. And his stuff is exactly as described! Excellent, and highly recommended.

Frank was great to deal with, even after I made a mistake. Good style, Frank! Fast too :)

RETRO NAME ACTUAL NAME LOCATION BigSud Chris Kapiti Just bumping this to top by asking if I saw one of you (above) today. I was sitting on the seawall in Frank Kitts park at lunchtime and a San Andreas rode past - Twice! The kids were in tow, looked like a fun family cruise. In case there are...

Re: Just been reading this, and as a former chemist/corrosion scientist I feel compelled to add a couple of other points, which may or may not be useful. Firstly, caustic soda is VERY nasty stuff. Most people kind of ignore that because it's not an acid, but in lots of ways it's worse. So - if...

That looks wonderfully understated - congratulations on your self- restraint :) I have one of these, and very shortly it will be the subject of a few posts as I rennovate it - this is a wonderful example of what I think I'll be aiming at. The problem is that there are too many really cool...

What a fantastic resource this forum is! Thanks for the additional info on the age. Does that 11339 scratched into the BB help in any way? I assume that's the serial number. It's beginning to look like mine is: DEFINITELY pre-96; MAYBE as early as a 1st Gen one (back to 92) from frame...

Ah, brilliant - thanks for that. I saw that US eBay ad a while ago, but never looked any further than the first pic :oops: Looks like he's not keen to split, and is US-only. Nice bike though, apart from the RockShox :wink: It has M900 XTR too, which helps with my spec (one of the reasons...

Thanks for the replies - they're fascinating bikes :) I'd like to ride one in anger too - all I've done so far is a big nose wheelie (in 1993 - love those discs!) and a quick carpark ride to check my current one was all present and correct. So, I'm very keen to get it back out there on the...