‘89 Fisher HK2?

[Russell]

At £30 and a ten minute drive away I couldn’t let this one go…

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/fisher-parts-donor-churchdown-gloucestershire.459525/
In the Gumtree advert you can see Fisher Bulge bars and just make out the yellow Fisher logo on the saddle. Aside from the paint job it looked to be a totally original late ‘80s Fisher.

Picked it up this morning, ignoring the poor maintenance I’m pleasantly surprised. Complete Deore group set dates it to 1989, all original apart from a bit of dodgy seatpost shimming and the paint.

Paint looks to have been done professionally and with a clean up, most of the original parts are useable.

Anyone shed any light on the model? Given the group and the original blue paint, I’m thinking 1989 Fisher HK2?

 

[synchronicity]

Biopace!
Looks like the only thing they've ever done to it is put a set of Schwalbes on there.
I wonder why they chose a yellow zéfal bottle cage?

 

[Russell]

Bottle cage would have gone well with the original ‘peacock blue’ paint and decals

 

[synchronicity]

What's going on with the drive side crankbolt?

 

[Russell]

Bodged!

 

[mk one]

Nice score.

What are you doing with it, cleaning and riding or stripping?

 

[Splatter Paint]

Nice!

 

[Russell]

As a cynical capitalist I bought it to strip but it’s soooo original that the emotional Retrobiker in me has already become quite attached to it! I hate seeing good original bikes broken up!

It’s an 18” frame, not 21” so it turns out it fits me.

N+1 it is then!

 

[mk one]

Will certainly look nice with a bit of time and effort.

 

[Russell]

Held on with a rounded out Allen bolt and ‘sturdy’ washers.