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Did he actually ride 50 miles a day on it, or just when the cameras were on him? I once rode a 10 mile time trial on my Mk2 Chopper and it was brutal on the climb - 2nd gear kept slipping.

Congratulations, sanity has prevailed. The History Man almost had you.

The Chas R ain't so bad actually!

With bikes like that you are really spoiling us Ambassador

All completely horrendous. Those guilty of crimes against handlebars, aesthetics and basic taste put your hands in your pockets and never touch an allen key again.

Now then, now then

Beautiful blue tanks!

Damn, ran out of pocket money

You'll all laugh if I buy it now

You see. You all agree with me given the catalogue of swap outs being proposed!! Those hulking forks are the biggest calamity but is the frame not 'suspension adjusted', meaning the sensible rigids some of you suggest would still make it look like it's turning its nose up. As an aside, I had...

How is it possible for such quality components and premium steel tubing to be brought together in such ugly union. It's horrible.

Nah, that's the generation prior, as in 'baby boomer'. But you knew that of course!

Cilo, Focus, Corratec, Sunn...

1991 going by the spec sheet and design, but surpised that yours has thumbies rather then the STI - did you ask specifically for those at the time? https://www.retrobike.co.uk/archive/1991-specialized-catalogue.80/version/783/download?file=764048

An oddity for sure, but you've delighted me!

It's a keeper I'm afraid!!

Back when I were a lad up here in Scotchland there was a notorious landowner by the name of Lord Burton of Dochfour (near Inverness), who along with his gillies detested and would physically assault anyone caught on his many thousands of acreage - shepherds crooks swung was the weapon of choice...

I expect that the sharp end of a 12 bore pointed at these scumbags persuaded them to lie down and be hamstrung.

@TreaderSteve Take a look at what I did during my GT Avalanche build to sort the same problem out... https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/trailwrights-1992-gt-avalanche-full-xt-build.446563/post-3313138

On your Ridley is it a curved metal guide you've used for the front brake cable under the stem, going into a Dia Compe(?) headset hanger? Asking as I'm trying to find an aethetically pleasing solution to my own build.