2000 Ellsworth Isis

[Dogboy73]

Not sure if this is Retro enough to qualify as a true Retro Bike. And I must admit that, depsite seeing Retro Bike in MBR magazine on numerous occassions, I've only just discovered the Retro Bike website Anyway I've just finished rebuilding my Isis so here it is (along with a blog I've been doing for the last year).

 

[Dogboy73]

http://isisreborn.blogspot.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50603729@N ... 4026078173

 

[cyfa2809]

very nice. never seen one of these, the tubing looks 'space' like

 

[Dogboy73]

very nice. never seen one of these, the tubing looks 'space' like

Cheers

Yes, the tubing on the main part of the frame is quite unusual. To be honest I thought the bike was a bit ugly when I first saw it. I guess I was used to seing more conventional front triangle designs. It really grew on me though & at the time it was getting rave reviews, which lead to my decission to buy one. I posted a scan of the original review I saw, from the Spring 2000 issue of 'What Mountain bike', in my blog. Here's a link;

http://isisreborn.blogspot.com/2010/04/ ... story.html

 

[carter711]

Awesome bike, I've got an Ellsworth Joker (essentially the same) and I absolutley love it, and I used to be anti full-sus!

I've got a spare Joker frame aswell, they are great frames!

 

[Dogboy73]

Awesome bike, I've got an Ellsworth Joker (essentially the same) and I absolutley love it, and I used to be anti full-sus!

I've got a spare Joker frame aswell, they are great frames!

Good to hear from a fellow Isis/Joker rider

Are you interested in selling the spare frame you have? Someone PM'd me on the Bike Radar forum asking if they knew where they could get there hands on one. I told them keep an eye on e-bay as they sometimes do come up on there.

 

[carter711]

Awesome bike, I've got an Ellsworth Joker (essentially the same) and I absolutley love it, and I used to be anti full-sus!

I've got a spare Joker frame aswell, they are great frames!

Good to hear from a fellow Isis/Joker rider

Are you interested in selling the spare frame you have? Someone PM'd me on the Bike Radar forum asking if they knew where they could get there hands on one. I told them keep an eye on e-bay as they sometimes do come up on there.

I may be interested, I have bike frames coming out of my ears at the moment

 

[Dogboy73]

I may be interested, I have bike frames coming out of my ears at the moment

Okay. Let me know how much if you are interested & I'll pass it on to the guy that contacted me on Bike Radar

 

[Dogboy73]

Now that it's finished I've been getting some local rides in for testing & setting up. Going good so far

 

[Dogboy73]

I've uploaded some more pics to a flickr set if anyone is interested;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50603729@N ... 8173/show/