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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 😂

That is an impressive amount of dust on the WI rear..

Hmmm.. been a while since we’ve seen a NOS set of these trade. My bet is they hit..USD 1,000.. .. and no, I won’t be getting involved.. just wincing from the sidelines..

It is a conundrum.. i was looking at it too.. and also through the various catalogues. The best I could dig up was that “Ultimate” was just an up-spec’d Team Titanium. In other words, same frame, but with more chi chi parts.. I had thought it might be a Litespeed built frame, as per earlier Ti...

You know.. You could almost justify it to yourself on that basis. What a thing though..

…. Like fitting a tow bar and caravan to your GTS RS… Interesting.. your frame builder is based about 15 mins walk from where I’m sitting. Never knew there was someone local. Notwithstanding the.. erm.. driveside decal issue.. are you happy with the paintwork?

I think you’ve done a great job. What was the rack attached to?

This is looking promising this month. First one to take a picture of literally any bike in their shed wins!

Have to say, I’ve never heard of J9.. I was hoping for someone credible like Begbies, or even a big accountancy firm restructuring department.. I hope Orange have picked their advisor on capability, not cost..