Non-original items on the bike (as best I can tell/speculate):kaiser":1hl3nqv6 said:Very nice, love the angles! Is everything original(barring tyres and saddle)? Good clean and lube or refinish?
I’ve seen that... As well as Jeff Archer’s MOMBAT timeline and various catalog and spec pages ( http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/history.html ). I think the Speedplay site is wrong on this one. If you look at all the early MTB specs, most were using Suntour BMX (MP-1000) or MKS BM-7’s. Folks with lots of cash might have gone with Campagnolo BMX. Beginning in 1983, you see references to the big Suntour XC and later XC-II “beartraps”, but those don’t really work with toe clips/straps which I know were part of this bike when it was originally built up.bmx4130crmo":zxijb6rg said:Geoff, why do you mean that the Suntour XC Compe pedals comes out in 1985? Have your pedals a date code? I'm thinking that these pedals comes out in 1981, take a look in the pedal museum.
sinnerman":yk70mze0 said:I love this, but i would worry about the corrosion, it looks worse than my Lloyd, and that took some doing to sort out in the end.
And whilst i understand the want from some members to keep things original, i think its a criminal shame that such an amazing bike was allowed to get into this state.
For the Good of the bike, i hope this can now be saved and restored, if ever i have seen a bike worthy of doing.... its this. The thought that this could be allowed to continue in this condition, (and considering the bike it is) i think would be a Travesty.
A stunning bike, a great score,
There IS a lot of “story” to this one. I’ll share some of it here publicly... and perhaps a bit more as the project moves forward.sinnerman":yk70mze0 said::shock: :shock: :shock:
there must be a story to this bike you can share...?