Roberts Stratos-Elevated Chainstay-25th Anniversary.
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redfern1950s
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hi...
What a brilliant thread, i really enjoyed reading ..., love all the pics of the chas roberts being used.., and love the paint ( also brilliant choice on the brake shoes )
I remember all the adverts very well..
Also, brilliant pic of frank the welder holding that ultimate
I could'nt wait for mountainbike action to come out, i used to go to manchester most weekends around 1990, and on the way to harry halls, i would pop into this little news agent near piccadilly train station, to buy my copy of 'mba' ( couldnt get it where i lived ).
One particular day, i had a pocket full of cash, and a copy of mba in hand and was on a quick march to harry halls from piccadilly.
Graham at harry halls had just got something really special in, and was just setting up a window display..., it was a fresh in to the UK Funk, in pearl raspberry...., An E-stay, it was the way forward.
I handed over £900, and rushed home, on building this bike up, it became obvious there was some thing wrong........ :facepalm:
The rear end of the frame was out of line , by at least 10mm, i was horrified, you can imagine it....,i lost sleep, it made me ill !!! All that money, especially back then. you could buy a full xt equiped bike for less, ( i remember the giant super sierra full xt for £485 )
I could'nt get to manchester quick enough, Graham checked the funk on the alignment table, and it was just over 11mm out......
Graham, then asked me what i would like to do, including, would i like another funk ??
I had just recently read an article in MBUK ( i think ), about a certain 'monster maker', as you and probably a load of others know, the monster maker in question is, SIR john parker of yeti cycles.
He mantioned in this article, "you never know which one is going to be go 50mph down the kamikaze, you just have to assume, they all are"......., and the fact they didnt need to advertise..
Just check the race results !!
And in the copy of mba had on me, was a black and white photo of a yeti ultimate, was'nt a very good photo, but i trusted my instincts and JP's words, and asked graham if he could get one for me, im not sure if there was any being imported at the time.
I originaly wanted a black one, Well it arrived 2 weeks later, i couldnt get a black one ... JP had told graham hall , all that was available was one in team colours...... on arriving at halls, heart racing, Graham had already got it out of the box, i couldnt believe my eyes......, it was beautifull, ( im getting emotional here writing this, i am a true follower yeti anorak )..
I had to add £120 to the 900 for this frame set,
I dont remember the journey home, i dont really remember the building of it ( i remember the chain snapping straight away on its first ride, bending the front mech )
I didnt get on with the bike to start with, if any thing is scared the living day lights out of me, i wasnt used to its handling at all, i even put it up for sale at the bike shop i later worked at ... but some one tried to steel the ringle skewers, so i removed it from sale......
All i can say is, if it had of sold, it would have been the BIGGEST mistake i would have ever made...., I soon made my self get used to it...,
A totally different style of riding/postion comparred to what i was used too...
Ive never looked back...
All these years later, and i still have my ultimate...
I never thought at the time when i bought this bike, how important it really was , or how iconic it would become....
Any how, im sorry for going on, im just a very proud yeti owner..
Below is my 1990 ultimate, doing what it did best , photo was taken during the winter series at sherwood pines back in the early 90s.
Again, Thanks for the brilliant thread... I wish i had have known some one with a chas roberts e-stay back in the day, its put a smille on my face to see & read about such a cool bike.
Martin
yeti ultimate old school racing by redfern1950s, on Flickr
hi...
What a brilliant thread, i really enjoyed reading ..., love all the pics of the chas roberts being used.., and love the paint ( also brilliant choice on the brake shoes )
I remember all the adverts very well..
Also, brilliant pic of frank the welder holding that ultimate
I could'nt wait for mountainbike action to come out, i used to go to manchester most weekends around 1990, and on the way to harry halls, i would pop into this little news agent near piccadilly train station, to buy my copy of 'mba' ( couldnt get it where i lived ).
One particular day, i had a pocket full of cash, and a copy of mba in hand and was on a quick march to harry halls from piccadilly.
Graham at harry halls had just got something really special in, and was just setting up a window display..., it was a fresh in to the UK Funk, in pearl raspberry...., An E-stay, it was the way forward.
I handed over £900, and rushed home, on building this bike up, it became obvious there was some thing wrong........ :facepalm:
The rear end of the frame was out of line , by at least 10mm, i was horrified, you can imagine it....,i lost sleep, it made me ill !!! All that money, especially back then. you could buy a full xt equiped bike for less, ( i remember the giant super sierra full xt for £485 )
I could'nt get to manchester quick enough, Graham checked the funk on the alignment table, and it was just over 11mm out......
Graham, then asked me what i would like to do, including, would i like another funk ??
I had just recently read an article in MBUK ( i think ), about a certain 'monster maker', as you and probably a load of others know, the monster maker in question is, SIR john parker of yeti cycles.
He mantioned in this article, "you never know which one is going to be go 50mph down the kamikaze, you just have to assume, they all are"......., and the fact they didnt need to advertise..
Just check the race results !!
And in the copy of mba had on me, was a black and white photo of a yeti ultimate, was'nt a very good photo, but i trusted my instincts and JP's words, and asked graham if he could get one for me, im not sure if there was any being imported at the time.
I originaly wanted a black one, Well it arrived 2 weeks later, i couldnt get a black one ... JP had told graham hall , all that was available was one in team colours...... on arriving at halls, heart racing, Graham had already got it out of the box, i couldnt believe my eyes......, it was beautifull, ( im getting emotional here writing this, i am a true follower yeti anorak )..
I had to add £120 to the 900 for this frame set,
I dont remember the journey home, i dont really remember the building of it ( i remember the chain snapping straight away on its first ride, bending the front mech )
I didnt get on with the bike to start with, if any thing is scared the living day lights out of me, i wasnt used to its handling at all, i even put it up for sale at the bike shop i later worked at ... but some one tried to steel the ringle skewers, so i removed it from sale......
All i can say is, if it had of sold, it would have been the BIGGEST mistake i would have ever made...., I soon made my self get used to it...,
A totally different style of riding/postion comparred to what i was used too...
Ive never looked back...
All these years later, and i still have my ultimate...
I never thought at the time when i bought this bike, how important it really was , or how iconic it would become....
Any how, im sorry for going on, im just a very proud yeti owner..
Below is my 1990 ultimate, doing what it did best , photo was taken during the winter series at sherwood pines back in the early 90s.
Again, Thanks for the brilliant thread... I wish i had have known some one with a chas roberts e-stay back in the day, its put a smille on my face to see & read about such a cool bike.
Martin
yeti ultimate old school racing by redfern1950s, on Flickr
Re: REQUIEM.......25th Anniversary.
Fantastic bike - with a headless rider - so cap doffed ;-)
Fantastic bike - with a headless rider - so cap doffed ;-)
mrkawasaki
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Re: REQUIEM.......25th Anniversary.
Definitive work - I doff my cap to you Carl.
Definitive work - I doff my cap to you Carl.
gerryattrick
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I wish you'd stop doing these builds.
They make me so dissatisfied with the amateurish jobs I do.
Seriously though, perfection.
I wish you'd stop doing these builds.
They make me so dissatisfied with the amateurish jobs I do.
Seriously though, perfection.
Re: REQUIEM.......25th Anniversary.
This is finished just perfectly, and on a bike that thoroughly deserves the attention to detail. I've not got the experience and skills many on here have... But having tried to get campy parts for my Clockwork I know it's neither easy nor painless on the wallet. Nice to see this getting muddy!
This is finished just perfectly, and on a bike that thoroughly deserves the attention to detail. I've not got the experience and skills many on here have... But having tried to get campy parts for my Clockwork I know it's neither easy nor painless on the wallet. Nice to see this getting muddy!
