Joe*Pro
Senior Retro Guru
Then 24th March 2020 the pandemic lockdown happened and I work in the NHS, but whilst I was ten to the dozen every day still, everyone else it seems had started to dig out old parts from the depths of there garages and sell them. So all manner of rare parts I never thought I’d ever find started to pop up to my delight, it was a good year if you were a retro biker, all be it with a bit of inflation thrown in;
April 2020 - A bag of Mr Crud Bungs, like finding diamonds in the long grass ! A NOS X-ray 800 from Japan with some yellow stickers, all be they the smoked versions and the correct Judy 7 ridge fork boots that my FSX was missing.
May 2020 - XTR M900 brake cables, a better condition 70mm Azonic shorty stem & a MBUK Salsa jersey for the shrine Off an ex MBUK employee. XTR M900 front & rear derailleurs and an XTR M910 rear short cage for good measure just in case.
June 2020 - XTR M900 crankset from Poland with stickers still looking in good shape, a more accurate Quest 2 Calorie jersey from California (just missing JMCs personal Hardisty sponsor logo) and low and behold my first set of Avid Ultimate levers, cheap because they were missing a pivot bolt. How hard can that be to fix i figured ! (wrong)
And as part of the garage makeover, a parts cabinet with draws was acquired and was really starting to fill up nicely
April 2020 - A bag of Mr Crud Bungs, like finding diamonds in the long grass ! A NOS X-ray 800 from Japan with some yellow stickers, all be they the smoked versions and the correct Judy 7 ridge fork boots that my FSX was missing.
May 2020 - XTR M900 brake cables, a better condition 70mm Azonic shorty stem & a MBUK Salsa jersey for the shrine Off an ex MBUK employee. XTR M900 front & rear derailleurs and an XTR M910 rear short cage for good measure just in case.
June 2020 - XTR M900 crankset from Poland with stickers still looking in good shape, a more accurate Quest 2 Calorie jersey from California (just missing JMCs personal Hardisty sponsor logo) and low and behold my first set of Avid Ultimate levers, cheap because they were missing a pivot bolt. How hard can that be to fix i figured ! (wrong)
And as part of the garage makeover, a parts cabinet with draws was acquired and was really starting to fill up nicely
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