1991 Yo Eddy non purist build

[M-Power]

Great to actually hear that. It probably rides much better than a modern rig now, as the light lively feel of the tubing from that era has been largely lost in modern frame designs. The Singer Porsche of retro mountainbikes, if you will.

 

[BlackCat]

Did you need to take the rear stay bridge out?

I have a mint Yo.. would be interested in seeing what it’s like on 27.5... but ideally without angle grinding it!

 

[slimjoe]

I shall clean it up over weekend and take some pics of the work involved in fitting 27.5 tyres. The fork was built around a rigid segmented fork from a great reputable company. And obviously to fit in with the Yo’s non suspension corrected stance.

 

[Mikey08]

Such a nice restomod. Still looks classic but has modern tech on it. Top job.

 

[M-Power]

Most interesting build on RB in many years. These were built with massive tyre clearance allowing this type of build 30yrs later. I keep saying no more bikes, then something like this crops up and...

 

[slimjoe]

Did you need to take the rear stay bridge out?

I have a mint Yo.. would be interested in seeing what it’s like on 27.5... but ideally without angle grinding it!

Finally got round to cleaning it up. Logged nearly a couple of hundred miles on it in 2 weeks. The bridge was left in place at both chainstays and seatstays. Some slight scalloping of the chain stays was needed to be able to squeeze anything bigger than the 1.95 that’s on at the minute. I reckon it’d take a 2.1. This is by far the best handling retrobike I own. And that includes a FAT Ti.
Also my friend did a custom coloured King Ti cage for me just to be a bit different

 

[M-Power]

I think you could have started something...

 

[slimjoe]

Still loving this old bike. It’s done over a 1000 miles since I built it in April. Only had to adjust the brakes once too.

 

[M-Power]

Waaaaant