MRP Cycles catalogue?

[richardf]

It's the bike shop that became Wheelbase i think. Their catalogue from about 93/94 was brilliant - packed with the most drool-worthy kit out there...anyone got a copy? I chucked mine away years ago It had a flouro green cover i think...

 

[mamadirt]

Issue 1 . . . absolute bible - I'm still waiting for issue 2 . . .

and all that choice . . . we never had it so good.

 

[SLIM]

called in there last year , in the naieve hope it was still good

no such luck

saw my first "in the flesh" pace in there (swansea)

 

[mamadirt]

Yeah, was a cracking shop - remember the cabinet with the TNT trickery and a lovely baby blue Spooky Darkside hanging on the wall. Bought a TNT jockey wheel - was all I could afford

 

[SLIM]

like the inside of a smarties factory , colour everywhere

got most of the parts for the pine mountain there

 

[stu]

Bought my Paul Stoplight MC cantilevers there.......3DV too

Stu

 

[richardf]

Issue 1 . . . absolute bible - I'm still waiting for issue 2 . . .

and all that choice . . . we never had it so good.

Yeah thats the one! Remember it well now....

 

[richardf]

more scans of the M&P catalogue please

 

[mamadirt]

I'll try and get some done next week - my internet connection is very hit and miss at the mo' (hopefully all will be fixed soon). Anyone after anything in particular?

 

[DM]

Ah, M&P's

ISTR M&P's started as a small, greasy motorcycle shop on Humphrey Street (bottom of Constitution Hill), but then (somehow) expanded massively - Moved over to the business park and set up the cycle warehouse next to the motorbike one.

I bought my old Saracen from there (back in the days of nice Tange tubing and thumbies). The dented frame still hangs in my Dad's garage, after being stripped of parts outside the pub by some local scumbags. :evil:

My mate had the next bike up in the range. I rode it on the Clyne Valley path last Christmas and it was absolutely superb. Lovely handling frame.

[old bloke mode]
You tell youngsters today that Saracen made some nice frames and they wouldn't believe you.
[/old bloke mode]

I had some nice purple brake straddle rods from M&P (by Odyssey?) that transformed my old cantis.

And some purple brake lever extensions (maybe by Paul Comp, maybe?).

Ooh, and some lovely steel Salsa bar ends, too.

Ah, it were a veritable Aladdin's Cave of nice kit in them days.

DM