Scottish Retro Bikers

[tenbikes]

X Lite Ti

This has had serveral guises. Back in the days it had full XC Pro, then Hope/Middleburn, then a single speed for a short while, now rebuilt for the good lady to ride. It is pretty much as photo today except for modern XT Hollowtech II cranks/BB.

Wheels are Hope/Pace carbon, Swiss DT ceramic rims, Avid Ti vees, USE Ti post. With the right tyres/tubes it can get to 21lb.

(And if I slot in a different post/saddle set up I can still cadge a crafty ride: she thinks I wash her bike down from time to time out of the goodenss of my heart )

 

[clockworkgazz]

nice bike

How about Carron Valley- very central or indeed the sidlaws for our brothers in the north?

 

[jimihendrix]

Nice bike TB , didn't know X-lite did a Ti frame, look's very Orange like.

 

[kaiser]

Cool a list

Clockwork Gaz
The Ken
Velomaniac
Kaiser
Haggis
Jimihendrix
messiah
davedownhill
Murf
Enid puceflange
awaycaboose
greenfingers
ranestu
derm
alba 7
jamiedyer is help captive here too
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the banished
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[tenbikes]

Nice bike TB , didn't know X-lite did a Ti frame, look's very Orange like.

it was probably just a marketing thing, ie not made by Xlite. As I recall the frame only option was under the Xlite badge and you could get the full bikes (2 groupset options I think) under Raleigh. It was about £750 in 1995??

Probably made in the FE from Russian Ti. Nice neat job anyway.

 

[haggis]

i will make it to one of these meets.....eventually

 

[clockworkgazz]

Think it would be good to do a meet in jan. maybe central so just let us know when you are onshore S. and we could plan round you?

 

[MagD]

Add me to the Scottish but banished category.

Now living in Wales, but I don't see much RetroCymru posts here ;-(

M.

 

[The Ken]

MagD there are a few riders down your way, they do occasional meets at Afan

 

[velomaniac]

Then start some 'Jones the Retrobiker' posts, it was me that started MacRetro as a catchall name for us Scots.

Go on Magnus get ridding that Dale