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I just had one shipped the other way round.Took over 3 weeks.At least . I wasnt really counting.Might have been knocking on the door of a month.

No. I might have some Kona stuff,89 and earlier ,in my extensive ( she says )magazine ,er ,reference section. See what I've got. I have got a Kona cat,but much later .mid 90s or something I think.

Not quite the same ,but related.I have from way back when,some original MBC newsletters.The first ever dedicated MTB publication in the UK. I guess.Way way way before MBUK.Jeremy Torr ,Max Glaskin ,n all that .Basically a piece of A4 folded, with the tiniest font.Intrisically worthless.Well ,as...

How OCD DBR RU? I'm up Rivi on my Axis tomorrow. 0900 at the road up to the top barn.

The original Haro masters were made at Torker.

I'll dig out my mags ,I think the top un is an 89.The red un is a '90. I think . 'rattles heed' Theyre all in there somewhere. I kinda liked em .

Maybe naff is a bit strong. It was the 80s .Everything was naff. I'm in a better mood tonight . I'll say 'iconic' instead.

It depends how tall you are now.Some of them old bikes are short . I had a '83 robinson that was tiny .At the other end of the spectrum ,I had aTorker Pro-x that was like a limo.

I have a last of the 'SE's "PK Ripper".It's 'used ' but all there. I have a full sticker set for it. i was going to restore it. It was my sons . I think we got it in about 98.Certainly no later than that. Miiiight be interested in selling it.

Night burners were black and red.Red weinmann rims and calipers. Just a basic burner really .Slightly better with alloy rims I guess. Read my reply to above team burner post.All the 'basic' burners were pretty naff. If you want a burner ,save the pennies and stump up for a 'proper ' team...

Yes . I have both of those. That top one with Ruffell on the cover I keep in the wardrobe next to me.just in case i need reminding where all the madness came from....

Did i double click that. Just compare the angles on them

That's technically not the team burner.It's the team replica ,type thing. It was a basic burner painted up in the team colours with ,i believe ,simplex mag wheels. The true 'team Burner' was made by tange in Japan and shipped over.Raleigh just stickered em up,hence no head badge.Dia-compe...

wasnt they called a'moto bike'? My mate has one .Cool ,but kinda un-useable. Alu frame? His is . 70s .Mid ,i'd say.

Xizang has typed exactly what i was going to. I used mine once.One time. The power of tomacvertising.

completely off topic ,but , i once did a job at the Branston pickle factory.Have you seen how they make that stuff? All the ingredients go in a massive tank/swimming pool and a guy mixes it manually with a long rake type thing. It looked like mega physical work.He was about 6'2 and had muscles...

What dya mean 'back then '!. I still wear tracksters. Haha. That photo was only taken 3 wks ago. If you cut me in half i'm like a stick of Blackpool rock . It says 'old school ' right through the middle. Technically 'back then' there was no specific mtb clothing. I wore ( usually) an...

If you fancy a ride out sometime I live in Wigan . I'm up Rivington most weeks.There's a gang of us in fact . It's a good crack. All ages /abilities/fitness/or lack of ! Look at my blog: http://alans-bikes.blogspot.com/2008/06/vintage-ride.html It's 'within' my mate Alans shop blog.I do...

The plot thickens. Since washing up , I got the new/old Axis out.I've only had it since Monday and all I've really done is ride it around the garden.The shifters ,first generation rapidfire SLRs are not spot on. They look VGC.The RH one is working OK ish ,a bit rough ,but the LH is not...

I wasnt dissing owt. I just said ,when is a bike too good to use.I guess it all does come down to cash in the end.Some kid in the '80s growing up dreaming of owning that PK ripper with the flite cranks worked out he would have to deliver 12 ton of daily mails and would be 39 before he could get...