Skynet
Senior Retro Guru
My brother is looking for a nice, large (to me!) steel frameset. Not so nice it's £1k+ but nice enough and preferably not in desperate need of repainting (although that might not be a dealbreaker) and includes rigid forks. Dainty rather than chunky. Non-rusty!
I don't know a whole lot about 80's mtb's but, if it is, he'll want to swap his stuff over from his '93 merlin so "normal" spacing would be nice but might not be an option for wheels.
So off the top of my head early Salsa, Ibis, Mountain Goat, Ritchey, there's bound to be others. Chatting with him he's not keen on a Kona, Marin, Orange, Trek or Specialized which narrows it down a bit.
Thanks
I don't know a whole lot about 80's mtb's but, if it is, he'll want to swap his stuff over from his '93 merlin so "normal" spacing would be nice but might not be an option for wheels.
So off the top of my head early Salsa, Ibis, Mountain Goat, Ritchey, there's bound to be others. Chatting with him he's not keen on a Kona, Marin, Orange, Trek or Specialized which narrows it down a bit.
Thanks
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