RM Thunderbolt

[vintageman]

Here's a few pics, for those interested, of my 1989 thunderbolt. I acquired this recently and was pleasantly surprised when it arrived as it's Tig not fb and welded up by Chris Dekerf. Just the one year rm offered this frame option.

 

[raidan73]

Love the paintwork and the u-brake under the seat stays

 

[Mr.Toad]

Exceptional find!

Were these bikes originally spec'd with a RM Roll-Ahead forks? I'm guessing those would be near impossible to find these days.

Thanks for posting.

 

[vintageman]

Catalogue says large radius, straight or roll ahead fork were your options. pretty sure, given this is tig, that it wouldn't have had the roll ahead.

 

[mojo ti]

Very rare, piece of mountain bike history.

 

[FluffyChicken]

I guess it's the last year of the frame option (TIG) as he left that year iirc.

 

[lewis1641]

that looks lovely

 

[Retro_Roy]

love this bike.
my size too.
looking forward to seeing it all cleaned up.

 

[Mike E.]

Saw it in person yesterday.....beautiful bike!!
Nice addition to the quiver.

Mike....only working on bike #1

 

[Chickenball]

love this bike.
my size too.
looking forward to seeing it all cleaned up.

?? This bike is WAY too small for you Retro!