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Yes it's the explorer I remember, along with the grey/green Marins of a little later?
Early Muddyfox Lovers Anonynmous
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Jamis Diablo
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I finished mine last week and took it for a great ride 
Have I done a picture of mine yet?
1989 Courier Comp. Red and black crackle paint.
It is so comfortable. Really well thought out. Parts not very original, though; it has a Magura front brake now. The U-brake is clapped out and the wheels are tired. I might rebuild it with a drum brake of some sort in the spring.
1989 Courier Comp. Red and black crackle paint.
It is so comfortable. Really well thought out. Parts not very original, though; it has a Magura front brake now. The U-brake is clapped out and the wheels are tired. I might rebuild it with a drum brake of some sort in the spring.
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KlunkerKingUK
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I've just finished (well more or less finished) rebuilding my 1985 Adventurer Deluxe. I bought it new in '85 but took the wheels and all the main components and swapped them onto a Specialized frame in the early/mid '90s and stuck the Fox frameset and bars (with levers, shifters, grips) in my parents loft where it sat until a couple of months ago. Then I had the great idea of rebuilding it...doh!
Cue several months of scouring eBay etc for original DiaCompe cantis and Araya rims. After getting a pair of rims from a 135mm frame respaced and trued to fit my 126mm dropouts its more or less there.
I've been out for a 1/2 hour spin on it this evening...the first time its been on (or off) the road in over 20 years, and what a joy it was to ride! More fun than my 2013 Cannondale!!!
I've just finished (well more or less finished) rebuilding my 1985 Adventurer Deluxe. I bought it new in '85 but took the wheels and all the main components and swapped them onto a Specialized frame in the early/mid '90s and stuck the Fox frameset and bars (with levers, shifters, grips) in my parents loft where it sat until a couple of months ago. Then I had the great idea of rebuilding it...doh!
Cue several months of scouring eBay etc for original DiaCompe cantis and Araya rims. After getting a pair of rims from a 135mm frame respaced and trued to fit my 126mm dropouts its more or less there.
I've been out for a 1/2 hour spin on it this evening...the first time its been on (or off) the road in over 20 years, and what a joy it was to ride! More fun than my 2013 Cannondale!!!
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Jamis Diablo
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Great bike and story!
And welcome to the forum.
And welcome to the forum.
KlunkerKingUK
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Doh, I've just been doing my sums and I bought this in early '84 not in '85...which is nice! I have even managed to find a few photos of me on it (aged about 17) on holiday in Cornwall that summer! I might have to scan them and stick them on here at the weekend???
I have even managed to find a few photos of me on it (aged about 17) on holiday in Cornwall that summer! I might have to scan them and stick them on here at the weekend???
KlunkerKingUK
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My 'homage' to the original '84 advertising photos for the Muddy Fox range...taken today on Longmoor Ranges where I used to ride this very bike when I was in my teens!!! (I just wish I'd straightened up the cover on the top tube frame pad...but was too preoccupied balancing it upright with a 10" twig)
My 'homage' to the original '84 advertising photos for the Muddy Fox range...taken today on Longmoor Ranges where I used to ride this very bike when I was in my teens!!! (I just wish I'd straightened up the cover on the top tube frame pad...but was too preoccupied balancing it upright with a 10" twig)
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I'm liking the 1985 bike pictured - now that is what I call early Muddy Fox.
Its such a shame what happened to the brand and what they stand for these days - they were the business in the early days. Their partnership with Tange and Suntour was a legendary combination. Even in the early '90s they had some appeal, but were falling behind with all the competition from new high performance XC machines hitting the market from hundreds of other top brands. I still have fond memories of the early range, and lusted after the Explorer, Courier and others from their catalogues as a 14 year old back in the day.
I've restored my 19" 1989 Explorer in a powder-coated yellow finish a couple of years ago (pic to follow), I am a little disappointed I didn't colour match it completely in pearl light yellow, but I still love it, I have most of the orginal or period replacement parts on it, and it brings back fond memories of the late '80s - I did miles on it back in the day, (although technically it wasn;t the same bike), but I had to get a period wreck and restore it to 'my bike' spec. when I got into retro-biking a few years ago and I've been pretty pleased with it, I tried a used big 21" frame Explorer first, and geometry actually fitted me comfortably in a way a modern 21" wouldn't today, I found a 19" which was the size I had originally.
I had the pink 1990 "Aluminum Pro" briefly a while ago and that actually rode really nicely for an early Alu bike - and was lightyears ahead of the mid '80s steel bikes. That said the steel bikes were overengineered and built to last - heavy but bomb proof.
Matt
I'm liking the 1985 bike pictured - now that is what I call early Muddy Fox.
Its such a shame what happened to the brand and what they stand for these days - they were the business in the early days. Their partnership with Tange and Suntour was a legendary combination. Even in the early '90s they had some appeal, but were falling behind with all the competition from new high performance XC machines hitting the market from hundreds of other top brands. I still have fond memories of the early range, and lusted after the Explorer, Courier and others from their catalogues as a 14 year old back in the day.
I've restored my 19" 1989 Explorer in a powder-coated yellow finish a couple of years ago (pic to follow), I am a little disappointed I didn't colour match it completely in pearl light yellow, but I still love it, I have most of the orginal or period replacement parts on it, and it brings back fond memories of the late '80s - I did miles on it back in the day, (although technically it wasn;t the same bike), but I had to get a period wreck and restore it to 'my bike' spec. when I got into retro-biking a few years ago and I've been pretty pleased with it, I tried a used big 21" frame Explorer first, and geometry actually fitted me comfortably in a way a modern 21" wouldn't today, I found a 19" which was the size I had originally.
I had the pink 1990 "Aluminum Pro" briefly a while ago and that actually rode really nicely for an early Alu bike - and was lightyears ahead of the mid '80s steel bikes. That said the steel bikes were overengineered and built to last - heavy but bomb proof.
Matt
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Love this thread.
