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What he said, and I agree, it would be an alteration to the frame, but non-slotted guides are a bit of a PITA, you'll see :wink:

Re: 1990 Marin Eldridge Grade - Euro Neon special I had a 1990 in another colour-way, it was too big for me and I never ended up building it: The paint is very similar to that on my 1991, with the small patches of diagonal splatter applied over the main colour. The decals set is near...

:oops: No clue on that one Frank, never seen that tool before! Yep, you can sell the DX STi units on, I'll be putting push/pull rapidfire goodness on here soon anyway. Thanks for the offer though.

Genius! I've worked as a shop wrench for years and I've never seen that before! I will order one today. Thanks dude!

I remember wanting one of these way back whenever. Cool looking bikes. Are you going to add slots to the cable guides - I'd be tempted if you're getting it painted anyway.

Yep, it makes me happy just looking at it! One thing - I thought maybe my memory of setting up the DX/XT New Low Profile cantilevers was clouded by the years - surely they couldn't be as fiddly as I remembered? But they are! Absolutely the most ******* annoying brakes ever to set up (yes I'm...

Looks bigger than a 17.5" to me. Price seems OK for condition, and there is a Best Offer option. Remember this bike cost over 500 pounds in 1991 - that's equivalent to almost 850 quid in 2013.

Had some time today so I threw the Eldridge together and took it for a ride in the sun: Yes, I know my house needs painting. Possible retina damage looking at this bike. Blue genuine Shimano housing one of a few minor deviations from stock. Wheels are in great shape. I drive retro...

Just checked out the Handsome site - very nice bikes, wonder how Grant Peterson feels about them? :D Update on the BB - I remembered that those early cartridges used a cone and locking nut system to load the bearings - I removed both, torched the heck out of the plastic cup, applied some...

Had the day off today, stripped everything off the bike, frame and fork actually very light. One problem: BB is stuck tight. It's an early Shimano cartridge - one of those funny ones that has the plastic cup on the drive side and the actual steel cartridge threads in from the non-drive. Soaked...

I had this problem with my Ritchey, hardened steel fixed cup from a tange three-piece stuck in the BB shell which has a 3/16" wall thickness (read zero flex). I got it out by grinding the outer surface down until it could be broken away from the threaded cup inside the shell, then used small...

Wow, never seen such an early Pine before. Did you own from new?

Re: Something a bit different - yard sale find. Bingo! 1994 XO-5 in somewhat sorry condition, but still a pretty nice find for $20. I bought it from the daughter of the original owner who informed me that she had touched up some rust on the frame - sadly she used satin black rattle-can paint...

Re: Something a bit different - yard sale find. It's not an MB series bike, if it was a 1 or a zip I would be freaking out right now! It is kind of cool in its own subtle blue-collar way though. Another pic:

Re: Something a bit different - yard sale find. :shock: Very well done that man! Going to need a bit more before the reveal. The bike was made in 1993 and 1994. Another pic:

Re: Something a bit different - yard sale find. Good guess, but....actually that's a terrible guess, what have you been drinking? It's not exotic as such, but it was only made for two years. This model is the entry level in a range of five that were made.

I've always wanted one of these bikes, but this is actually the first one I've seen "in the metal" as it were, and now it's mine! Can you guess what it is? Let's start with a really tough clue: :D

That being said, just by eye I'd say the one in the pic is a 20", looks bigger than my 19" Eldridge anyway.

That's them! I mainly remember the "Designed in Great Britain" decal. Mind set at ease. I can forget about them forever now!

Doesn't sound unfeasible, Google's throwing a blank though, can't search "Fusion mountain bike" without getting a zillion Rocky Mountain hits.