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Far be it from me to comment upon price.. We all know Phoenixes are reasonably hard to come by (and roller cams are unreasonably expensive). I’m sure there is a spec out there - heavy with original WTB parts - that could command that kind of money, but this one isn’t it..

Here’s one 😂

It’s a huge shame to see it in that state. At £45 someone will hopefully rescue it. Must have been someone’s pride and joy 30 yrs ago.

I knew you guys would come through. Thanks all. Suntour is a year or two before my time bitd but I was lucky enough to pick up a Phoenix, so naturally i wondered if I should have a crack at a Suntour build… Then… I read an extensive recent thread here on xc pro hubs, microdrive and the horrors...

I picked up a set of these about 6 weeks ago in bad shape. Bent cages, rusted bolts, rusted axles etcetera. Think I paid about £29.50 for them. Couple of hours work, some evaporust, citrus degreaser, a touch of MAAS and some new enduro bearings and they’re sweet. Looking at used, but good...

Is that a top tube ding? I suppose it’s a testament to how these bikes were used, but finding a ding free one is tricky.

The owner would fit in nicely around here..

Super light inner tubes.. Air B and the like. Couldn’t even guarantee a single ride out of them. Worse yet when paired with Mavic 230s, for the ultimate in flimsy wheels.

The humble UN-51..

Is that a 100 year old retro mullet?

Patience, grasshopper. Collecting old bikes is, above all else, an exercise in delayed gratification. Most of us showed up here with a vague idea of tracking down a particular, very personal piece of nostalgia. For me, I’m still looking for it, 14 years later. Picked up one or two unplanned...

Wow. They are super cool. Rare that anything makes WTB rollers appear “good value”!

My initial reaction when I saw the price was that it’s a bit high (particularly as it’s not the most appealing size for most). RC30s in aqua fade is a nice touch, but most here would far rather have BOIs (and be prepared to pay up for them). Spec is decent for a bike of this level but not...

This has been on for ages. He was selling a few of them, different lengths. Pricing seems destined to tap into the knuckle draggers in the retro DH market rather than us more refined and sophisticated types..

Yep.. it sure is.. frustratingly, the cables are still buggered up on the top tube! Every time I’m in I am sorely tempted to demand to see the Museum Director and talk my way into the exhibit with a set of Allen keys..

Stop trying to fight who you are. Failure to accept your nature leads to unreconcilable inner turmoil. Let me help. Repeat after me: “Hi, I’m eporter123, and I am an addict”. Well done you. The first step to recovery. Now go and buy the damn thing. No one beats addiction at the first try.

I think maybe that’s the rub. If it was an FRO that had the accutrax dumped for a set of Chinese knock-off suspension forks, or a Phoenix modified by your local skip welder for a set of Temu cable disks.. well.. maybe the response might have been warmer. Personally, I love old Marins and those...

I have two Team Marins. a ‘91 and a ‘96 - both NOS frame and forks.. I have been eyeing up the NOS black and green one that’s been floating around here and eBay lately.. but I think that would take it to a dark place, as I would then be committed to spend the rest of my life trying in vain to...

Ah yes.. the mythical “wall art” buyer.. rarely spotted in the wild, not in the scene, no concept of market value, no taste for the sweetness of delayed gratification.. but comes complete with a pocket full of cash, a vague sense of ‘90s nostalgia and a blank space above his desk. We should...

Modern era. 1998. Over a quarter of a century ago. I love RB 😂