Dave Yates Reynolds fillet brazed 853 frame. XTR 950 MTB

[d8mok]

You might buy it, take a look at the frame and think, wow, that fillet brazed wonder is even more nice than a kona hot

I’ve actually no doubt it’s a nicer frame to be fair. But Dave Yates isn’t a brand I wanted back in the day and I’m kinda at full capacity almost.

The hot has only kinda come about as I feel I need a companion for my Hei Hei who’s hugely outnumbered by the GT gang

 

[oldave]

I prefer the presumably post-'97 Caygill, but I think 900 notes over the top:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235795036269

 

[doctor-bond]

I’m (genuinely) curious why the cranks are the thing that makes all the trouble of getting and splitting worthwhile - are they super rare & super minty? (PS, pencil me in for the rear mech …)

 

[d8mok]

I’m (genuinely) curious why the cranks are the thing that makes all the trouble of getting and splitting worthwhile - are they super rare & super minty? (PS, pencil me in for the rear mech …)

No nothing special. But I’ll buy any bike that has a part I need to then sell the rest and end up cost neutral

 

[doctor-bond]

That’s a game of skill. (I thought the brakes would be the thing - good V’s getting obsolete, etc).