1987 Moore & Large imported Ross, not Ross

[foz]

Looks quite interesting! reminds me of the cinelli laser...

 

[was8v]

Lush, get the paint off it.

 

[retrobikeguy]

Similar fillet brazing to the Ross mountain bikes,

As an example -

https://cocosvariety.com/products/ross-mt-whitney-old-school-original-fillet-brazed-mountain-bike

 

[legrandefromage]

christ! it could be argued that they came from the same factory!

Same down tube cable stops, same position. same Shimano vertical dropouts

Shot-in stays instead just so they are different for the buyer who will stick their own brand name on

The fork is identical too and as for the colour...

 

[legrandefromage]

Same BB cable guide configuration - its too much of a coincidence even with the label stating 'designed and built' etc

 

[retrobikeguy]

This is an 87 Ross Mckinley ...... seat stays look very similar

 

[legrandefromage]

Aaaaaagggggggggggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!

<goes for a lie down>

 

[foz]

Same BB cable guide configuration - its too much of a coincidence even with the label stating 'designed and built' etc


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yes but we all know that "designed and built" may just mean "we chose the paint colour and put the components on"...

Are Ross bikes any good then? I've never heard of them

 

[jimo746]

Blimey!! Nicest Emmelle I’ve ever seen, Ross were decent too but I never saw any over here, popular “over there” though.

 

[Jamesbike]

I dont care that you had an Emmelle as your 1st, 3rd or 15th bike - that is not the point of this thread.

This is a Japanese built triple butted fillet brazed (by a nutter) frame and fork, it needs to be celebrated for what it is, not the badge

Moore & Large imported these in a rush to get into the MTB market - sound familiar? Look at Tushingham, Muddy Fox, Claud Butler, etc. Plenty of brand names were plastered onto existing products at the time.

So unless you want a punch in the dick, carry on

The more interesting / concerning question is: Just what is in those fillets? Brass? Bras? The powdered bones of disciplinary actions?

Soo sorry LCF nice frame!