Heres a few Tufftrax pics - I bought this new in '95 & have just done a rebuild - not a back to original resto though, but all credit to those that do ;>)
I had a £500 budget and fell for its metallic purple paint in an MBUK full page advert. A good enough enough reason for me anyway, as was its reasonable spec for the dosh, so I got one from Ribble cycles & got it muddy, rode it with my eldest daughter in a childseat, with my youngest in a trailer, with the trailer loaded with shopping, and with 2 broken derailleurs until enough was enough.
I burnt the old decals & paint off before having the frame beadblasted. After respraying it back on went the cleaned up bits plus new Deore derailleurs, cables, STX cluster, STX cantis, Deore BB & MPart headset (was & feels cheap).
Here it is after a wet trip to the shops. The SCS mudguards are back on & I now wouldn't ride without them - 13 years ago I wouldn't have been seen dead with mudguards but you can't beat riding in the rain & coming home with yer arse dry yknow!
Ian
P.S: No idea why the img tags aren't working - any help appreciated.
Heres the links for now...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/3038637408_85a5a27626.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/3037799701_fedd5e2de8.jpg?v=0
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I had a £500 budget and fell for its metallic purple paint in an MBUK full page advert. A good enough enough reason for me anyway, as was its reasonable spec for the dosh, so I got one from Ribble cycles & got it muddy, rode it with my eldest daughter in a childseat, with my youngest in a trailer, with the trailer loaded with shopping, and with 2 broken derailleurs until enough was enough.
I burnt the old decals & paint off before having the frame beadblasted. After respraying it back on went the cleaned up bits plus new Deore derailleurs, cables, STX cluster, STX cantis, Deore BB & MPart headset (was & feels cheap).
Here it is after a wet trip to the shops. The SCS mudguards are back on & I now wouldn't ride without them - 13 years ago I wouldn't have been seen dead with mudguards but you can't beat riding in the rain & coming home with yer arse dry yknow!
Ian
P.S: No idea why the img tags aren't working - any help appreciated.
Heres the links for now...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/3038637408_85a5a27626.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/3037799701_fedd5e2de8.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/3037799799_b8d2f18a2f.jpg?v=0