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great bike 🤩 , I have missed this thread earlier, just seen it in the BOTM vote. Just a minor comment, maybe someone else told you already or you may have noticed it on your own, you have mixed the sides of the AccuTrax decals. They do have different angel to fit to the lower end of the fork...

based on the Shimano components it should be than rather a 1988 or 89 model year, as u-brake below the chain stays and 6-speed XT is used. If you want to know this exactly, check the Type names of the Shimano components but there are also so-called date codes, a bit hidden, but on allmost all...

just wanted to add a picture for the MC pro stop adapters and this is the official M4 for the Sachs powerdisc At earlier years there had been a lot of custom adapters (test from 1997) used for mounting a disc brake. or stuff used with was more DIY or looked at least like For mounting...

agree, never on SL, and also at this time not for regular Judys any longer. Indeed, and for what reason? I'm also a bit puzzled. The disc mount was introduced by Rockshox just 1998, with a bit of a slightly changed lower casting (a bit higher with more overlap) At this time the Indy was the...

To my understanding there had been quite some regional models from Kuwahara, often influenced by the bigger retailers like Villiger in central Europe. The catalogs in the Archive are the ones from Villiger. So also the 1988-1993 catalogs on this page...

those Bikes are no rarity in DACH region, you do often get similar ones at classifieds even for 150€ or less https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/fahrrad-arrow-mountainbike-mrt/2818621805-217-8345? better don't waste a lot of money... This particular bike was even new not more expensive as...

just in case you don't get this Power Hanger, same stuff is also sold as cantilever brake adapter for the trail-gator kids-bike tow bar https://amzn.eu/d/03vKIFX4

I had till not long time ago a wheel set build by wheeltech. Not sure if it ever had a personal signature, if yes, than it faded away a while ago. It was anyhow just a mid quality 1996 OEM wheel set, but sure, Wheeltech wheels are in general still up and alive! I'm sure which the great Rocky...

There are a few but very limited ones available. Sunrace SLM96, cheap but not very precise Diacompe Ene, great looking but without index http://www.diacompe.com.tw/product/ene-11s-thumb-shifter/ Microshift SL-T08, work nicely, look good, 8-speed are very hard to get meanwhile, 9-speed...

one more, also Kona was not moving immediately to STIs Again, also at this pic in their brochure I would question if both thumbis are aligned well and in same angel mounted.

Thumbies should be mounted a bit similar as shown in this ad, however to me they have missed to align the angle of the left one to the right one, right?

actually I'm more fan of putting them a bit more up, not exactly horizontal but more straight than the levers. Just I think not mounting them exactly next to the levers but leave 5-15mm of space in between is even more important for good ergonomics. Because the shift lever is meant to been used...

I love this paint job. I had for a while a Trek 6000 frame in 13" with a bit similar color I've built up for my oldest son. It was most likely End of 90ties, but never found it in a catalog or buyers guide. What year is yours? Just the paint wasn't very robust, just by regular usage in the...

some pics ate in thread 'Yeah, but it's a BMW' https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/yeah-but-its-a-bmw.477175/post-3558487

BTW, the used suspension fork seem to from Spain. The blue sticker below the Forkwar decal shows "Betor Europa" Betor is still available today and providing shock absorbers mostly for motorcycles. https://www.betorspain.com/en/blog/3-history

used my Breezer today to commute to the office 🏢 It's an one hour ride mostly along the river Isar here in Bavaria, usually very nice 🙂 I've done even a small detour to check a recently opened new bridge for bikers (sorry to say, a complete waste of more than 4M € tax money as it's...

nope, this looks great! What about those? Unfortunately the chain rings need a bit of hands on with a Dremel or Grinder on two of the edges to get below the crank arm. The real challenge is then rather to find a proper bike or build to use or combine them 😜

just wanted to provide a picture of an Flexstem with ahead, because I also haven't seen before... the picture is from the 1995 Girvin brochure, at this time suspension stems haven't been very popular any longer but customers have been asking for suspension forks or full suspension bikes. So I...

I wouldn't expect to get a lot of other stuff funded. Typically those bikes, - same frame was sold from a number of brands like Ironhorse, Bogner etc., there is a more specific version for Diamond Back -, are not selling fast and expensive, because there is no big fan base any longer, even if...