Rebikecumbria
Retro Guru
Hi Retrobikers, I thought I would share this one with you all
I ve tinkered/destroyed/fixed bikes since I was a nipper and other than a brief stint working in a bike shop in Brighton at uni and later in my 20s being a shop racer I’ve never been a proper bike tech or been let loose in a bike workshop till last year
Also I ll admit I ve never really had much to do with classic or retro bikes other than thinking back to my first proper mtb as a young teenager (97/9 since then it’s been what’s new, fast and will send something big
Anyway last year before I had even heard of retrobike and had only been at Rebike for maybe 4/5 months the manager let me loose on an old Kirk that came in
I wish I had some better pics but my phone went for a swim end of last year and these are the only pics I have recovered off my Icloud
Tried my best with what parts were about to try and keep it period correct but being a little bit of a newbie I am sure there’s some that aren’t the done thing (please let me know I am def interested in some constructive criticism ; ) )
It got a lot of interest on the shop floor once I finished it
my other colleagues took full p!ss on my colour scheme ahaha but I thought matching the neons and colours were very late 80s early 90s ski suit vibes
I ve never ridden something so flexy though it was quite something to experience, I was worried it might snap and it would turn an arc by flexing the front end without turning the bars at all
It has since sold and if I had an account then I would have surely posted it
anyway my first proper retro build/refurb, it was a lot of fun and a good learning curve researching these strange mag bikes : )
I ve tinkered/destroyed/fixed bikes since I was a nipper and other than a brief stint working in a bike shop in Brighton at uni and later in my 20s being a shop racer I’ve never been a proper bike tech or been let loose in a bike workshop till last year
Also I ll admit I ve never really had much to do with classic or retro bikes other than thinking back to my first proper mtb as a young teenager (97/9 since then it’s been what’s new, fast and will send something big
Anyway last year before I had even heard of retrobike and had only been at Rebike for maybe 4/5 months the manager let me loose on an old Kirk that came in
I wish I had some better pics but my phone went for a swim end of last year and these are the only pics I have recovered off my Icloud
Tried my best with what parts were about to try and keep it period correct but being a little bit of a newbie I am sure there’s some that aren’t the done thing (please let me know I am def interested in some constructive criticism ; ) )
It got a lot of interest on the shop floor once I finished it
my other colleagues took full p!ss on my colour scheme ahaha but I thought matching the neons and colours were very late 80s early 90s ski suit vibes
I ve never ridden something so flexy though it was quite something to experience, I was worried it might snap and it would turn an arc by flexing the front end without turning the bars at all
It has since sold and if I had an account then I would have surely posted it
anyway my first proper retro build/refurb, it was a lot of fun and a good learning curve researching these strange mag bikes : )