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Thank you for the comment 👍 Unfortunately the pads had been massively contaminated with oil and were starting to crumble. Also the strange mounting system used on these pads had also become detach from the rear of the pads (I believe due to oil contamination). I managed to source 2 sets of...

Cheers mate 👍👍

After searching for original period correct Vario frame decals with no luck at all and all enquiries exhausted I had the ever so talented @gil_m at Retro Decals re-draw the original frame decals from photos of Francois Dolas Vario / MTB Diffusion team bike. Gil also re-drew the MTB Diffusion...

XTR M900 headset fitted 😎

Couldn’t resist a bit of euro NOS anodised retro bling so have fitted these TEC Products (made in Italy) collars to the NOS M737 SPD pedals for that added factory look. Of note they were an utter pig to fit and I almost sacked off the idea mid switch, but they look cool / different and I also...

Not many updates recently due to having not much spare time. Removed the original headset today in order replace it with an XTR M900 headset and noticed that the strange looking headtube is a one piece machined bit of aluminium, but it also has machined strengthening rings / inserts in the top...

@scant what year are the Barfly Ti bars as I can’t find much info on them? Cheers

Finally got time to strip down and service the prototype Hope rear disc caliper that came on the bike. Due to it being a prototype it has a few subtle differences and fixtures from the production version, so I wanted to retain all of the original fixtures to keep the provenance of it...however I...

NOS Michelin WildGripper DH Mud tyres fitted using the bikes original 1995 Michelin tubes

I am after one or more of the original Hope Technology small decals / stickers as pictured below please.

Sourced X2 sets of NOS Hope brake pads for the rear prototype Hope disc…more importantly they come with original Hope decals 😎

Wheels all sorted... Front wheel is a silver 32h Hope Tech titanium suspension hub on a Mavic 117 SUP CD rim with first generation silver Hope titanium QR. Rear wheel is a silver 32h prototype Hope Tech titanium screw-on hub with bolt through rear axle on a Mavic 117 SUP CD rim. I have an 8...

@shadowrainexia nice. I liaised with Rob regarding the rebuild of that bike. Is a great piece of history 👍

New front wheel freshly built by Brink Cycleworks. 32h NOS Mavic 117 SUP CD built onto a silver Hope titanium suspension hub with first generation Hope titanium QR in matching silver.

Some lovely bikes, but soooo many with re-issue tyres which in my opinion let’s the builds down especially when entered into BOTM and BOTY competition 🤷‍♂️ (Yes I get running them if a bike is a rider, but this a retro bike comp and not a re-issue comp) I love the tech of the Lotus and the...

Also sourced a silver Hope Titanium front hub (with no cracks) to match the rear silver Hope Titanium disc hub and a Hope silver titanium front quick release

Cleaned up the original ATI grips after 25+ years in storage. Once again you can see the little use this bike has had

Some more bits sourced… Selle Italia Flite Trans Alpes saddle Some NOS Mavic 117 SUP CD rims Bullet Bros Chain Tensioner

A few bits sourced… XTR M900 rear mech XTR M900 headset XTR M900 cranks XTR M900 shifters / levers (X2 sets, will choose the best set) XTR M900 front & rear canti’s XTR M900 seatpost

Not had much time to do anything with this build recently, but was always puzzled as to why the rear wheel was so heavy…so on Sunday I decided to remove the original Schwalbe rear tyre and found out the reason for its excessive weight, another tyre within the rear tyre for puncture protection...