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i have a set of these and they are amazing, there going to be 2001 though and there isnt compression damping, just air preload and rebound. They feel like a downhill fork and certainly inspire confidence!

ive been speaking to my local boffins and theyre also baffled, it has a 25.4 seat tube diameter suggesting cheapo, but butted tubes suggesting 531 front end. the chainstays length i have no idea about i was astonished when i built it and compared it with other road frames of a similar era, i...

il get the frame number tonight, the cable routing is steel lugged above the bottom bracket. Its shown in the picture above. Usually find this upto early/mid 80s. Also mentioned was the raleigh 71mm x 26tpi bottom bracket thread. This would suggest late 70s early 80s as after this period english...

it is a raleigh because picture 2, is a seperate picture i found on the internet randomly so there are 2 sepearte frames in existance with this decal/pain configuration, both made from reynolds 653. im not sure on the lugging or age. Ive seen alot of lugged frames and yes i do agree that...

heres some more pictures of you, hopefully this will help! excuse the really horrible build kit, its getting new ultegra/cx-rays/dt swiss rr1.1 ultegra+105 mechs and eventually a nice nitto bar, thomson stem combo hopefully!

yeh seems to be very similar to information on the quadra i can find, a early 70s quadra is on german ebay, but is only 531 and where mine is blue around the seat tower, theres is yellow. Also theres has rack mounts whereas mine has campagnolo dropouts front and rear, so no racks! from the spec...

Bought a raliegh 653 frame and fork off ebay, yes ebay and well i have no idea what model or year. I know the original spec was somewhere around shimano 600 and 105 hubs mavic rims ect. But thats it. Its made from reynolds 653 (inbetween 531 and 753) frame and forks. The bottom bracket...

i thought it was a trans-x model of some kind when i bought it,glad someone agrees lol. yeh is a really light stem and ive also seen them in purple!

Found this stem and bought it very impulsively and have no idea what it could be, pictures are attached below. It doesnt have pinch bolts just a wedge system, its 1 inch ahead and have no idea wether its 25.4 or 26.0. Any ideas and year. Bought this for my multicoloured fixie as a bit of...

what year/M number is the front mech? interested! also top swing or both swings?

i would say strip the rear end, as the risse rear end is designed to be stripped, i work on and have owned downhill bikes for near 5 years, it'll be pivots bushings or bearings, i believe the risse rear end is bearings so its a case of tap em out replace them. Shocks and shock bolts wont ever...

im going for fairly original though 99 bombers, middleburns as they were jst released then, avid v's are being used for shear braking power, and easton kit, everywhere else. Original linkages on the way...

sounds absolutely awesome! mine doesnt have disc mounts, and has the stupid goldtech plates, im probably going to make my own, giving it 3.5inchs and run a more modern z1 x-fly 80mm fork upfront, as a tough xc bike as i feel im smooth enough to short travel as im usually a rigid rider.

nope there made by giant in wonderful tiawan lol yeh aluminium is a writeoff after cracking

du happen to live in the south england area, cos i know the guy who threw it away! lol! its exactly how u describe except the shocks earlier than mine. coincidentally mine was thrown away at our local recycling centre! haha and i reclaimed it from OXFORD CYCLE WORKSHOP! possibly the greatest...

Its a giant atx 900, 1998 so not too old, but the original 990 (same frame,different shock) was designed in conjunction with john tomac! Mine unfortunately has been sprayed in disgusting black and blue. Its going to be restored to its original yellow front, red rear unless anyone has any...

well i just invested in a 1997 giant atx 990, and i believe it would look gorgeous with a lawwill based fork, so lets see what you guys have got. Thanks.

Any xt cranks except the most modern HT2 model, show me what youve got! Yours sincerely Peers.

As you can see the kona isnt the most retro or prettiest bike on retrobike but is definately is a lot of fun, put it through its paces today for the first time and loved it. Spec: 98 kona firemountain,2001 marzocchi z2 x-fly, chrisking headset,bontrager select stem, 1inch rise ea70 monkey...

to introduce myself, i dont really own anything you guys would consider retro to be honest, im building up a 1998 kona fire mountain with some classic and some modern renowned parts as an xc do anything bike. I build and service alot of marzocchis so if you need any tips or servicing help then...