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A mate had a Onza pedals, I didn't eide them myself. I suspect that it was like a lot of things from the era in that they did not work as well as the Shimanos, but they were lighter so that was OK!

Obviously one of the very best bikes to be seen on this site, what I like is the period correctness. Everything screams 1994. Like the Onza pedals. I don't recall Yeti team riders riding them, but if you were building a dream bike in '94 they would be on there. Same with the Cranks. A...

Some of the very best and the very worst bikes we have seen on RB! A couple of the Cannondales were after manufacturing went to the far east and the Kona is an Eastern made Canadian brand... I was torn between the DBR, Xizang, AMP and the Ultimates but looking at the thread it has to be...

I don't think anyone used a Flexstem after 1993. I would use a fat front tyre like the Specialized Captain 2.2 (even the 2.0 is huge) It has old skool looks (like a Ground control Extreme) and the signature of 90's racing hero Ned Overend, so plenty of retro cred. The revamped Nuke...

I had the terrible yellow / orange coloured Karakoram which defo had a 1.125 h'set. In a terrible mix up of parts between 2 perfectly good bikes I had a Velocity stem and project 2 forks from my Kona on the GT frame. What was I thinking? They were made of True Temper tubing so they were a...

This thread started so well and then it began to feel a bit like the Tri Talk forum. At least I now know how the headset on a Pace worked. It puzzled me every time I saw a Pace on here. Thanks for the pics and explanation.

Brilliant, thanks. Didn't realise that Santini did the kit for Kona... I am guessing it is '94 from the Konas.

Hi, sorry to say I went for 'uncool' I remember a mate (mike Warner if he is still on the forum) getting one of the (1992?) Alu E stay square tubed bikes which had Maguras, gripshift and lovely Tange Switchblades but even then I thought it was a bit uncool. One of the first things he did was...

I don't know the details of the Campag / Shimano / Yeti relationships or personalities but I thought that Parkers honesty in covering up the Campag sticker contrasts with what most manufacturers do, which is to rebadge another brands product as their own. Just thinking of the full page...

That was a great read, it all came flooding back. A couple of things struck me: For all the 'developments' in bike design, Furtados Yeti bike looks basically the same to the very best xc bikes on the market today. Even the weight is not much different. The innocence / honesty of John...

Hi Thanks for that, I was going to say that I thought the brand had some local connection. When I drive through Liss I often wonder where it all went wrong for the SBC.

In terms of performance for the South downs way, most riders and shops around here (Midhurst, Haslemere, P'field) swear by the Panaracer Fire. The knobs protect the carcus from flints. As Tioga and Ritchey are out of tyres, it just leaves Panaracer to fly the flag for retro brands. I still...

I remember seeing them circa 1994 in the Sensible Bicycle Company, Liss. For some reason they reminded me of Middleburn. Were they british? Never saw them after that.

The tiny lightweight hubs were very cool. Nuke Proof first came on my radar when they were used on the Sub 20lb project bike in MBUK (The Marin Team Titanium) I know the hubs were bad, but they were one of the very first aftermarket hubs and couple of years ahead of Ringle, White...

Yes, I have the carbon phobia too. If you look at what the pro road guys use; they all ride on aluminium bar and stems even though their sponsors make carbon parts available. I would ride a carbon road frame (Colnago of course) but it just makes no sense on a MTB frame because of the number...

Great. 10am at the station in Arundel on the 28th. I will be on my Zaskar Re-issue which has a retro theme at least. Looking forward to seeing some of the bikes on these pages in the metal.

I was scrolling down the thread thinking 'Just needs a long low... oh yeah. Atac stem'

Yuk. It was a bit of a 'me too' brand. The Levers are like Graftons and the cranks are like Race Face. There were a few companies with a CNC machine who tried to cash in and I think this is an example.

Was the Kula Kool?

I voted cool. It was a good alternative to the more popular mid range bikes from brands like GT and Marin. The problem was that as a mid range bike you would always see them with decidedly uncool but expensive accessories. I remember seeing one with a Flexstem and USE suspension seatpost...