1987 Diamondback Arrival - listed as 26" wheel bike

[Prometheus]

Not listed as an arrival. Old school slack angles, chainstay U-brake, chunky 'American' style welds. Could look good polished or possibly a good candidate for a custom job with moustache bars or something. If it was a bit closer and I was around to be able to pick it up then I might have had a go myself but I can't so perhaps a nice early aluminium project for someone

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281012648517? ... 1438.l2649

Here's some info on mombat:

http://www.mombat.org/MOMBAT/Bikes/1987 ... rival.html

Although the chainset looks to be a road bike athena, I think that the rear mech is a campy centaur mtb. If so then it could be worth the asking price alone if the condition is OK.

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[lrh]

How the hell did you identify that?

Cool project that needs a good home. Campag bits will probably fund some period XT

 

[Prometheus]

How the hell did you identify that? :

lol Just did a bit of digging around for early aluminium bikes with chainstay U-brake and found ti by luck more than anything.

btw, I spent a bit of time in Hook Friday night...........

In a horrendous traffic jam on the A30 :evil: ..... :roll:

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Anyway did anyone on here get it?

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[kingoffootball]

Not me! I bid the opening amount and then hoped someone would outbid me as didn't know how I was going to arrange collection!

 

[Rampage]

I didn't know diamondback using aluminium in 1987!

It's already got drop-bars hasn't it? Or are they bar-ends?!