crazy vintage shiz
Spotted at the Slow Food Cycle in Pemberton.
man those elastomers must be as hard as rocks by now
on the other hand i worked on a bike about 10 years ago with a girvin that i think had been converted with an aftermarket coil spring. still quite light and remarkably supple
"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave
That Proflex appears to be in better condition than the one I found under our patio floor on Savary Island the other day :D
Unfortunately the main pivot is cracked, but there's a few decent parts on it and the Judy XC fork has some bad-ass MountainSpeed Speed Springs installed. Pluuuuush :D The rear shock is currently a bit of a mystery.
treezz
wow you are a ass
I saw a guy pedalling around a village in Senegal on one of those Marins just last week. Weird.
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/bik/4086712859.html
VINTAGE RETRO SPECIALIZED STUMPJUMPER COMP 1989 DEORE XT MOUNTAIN BIKE
i bet you could still rally pretty hard on that
"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave
^^^^ calling bullshit : " first proper mountain bike that didn't break when you took it off road " .
^^^^ calling bullshit : " first proper mountain bike that didn't break when you took it off road " .
I agree PS.
First properly marketed mountain bike that didn't break when you took it off road.
Is this closer to the mark?
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/bik/4107377977.html
Someone remove the child seat and have some retro fun!
Shredding hypothetical gnarr
^^^ never been run on the big ring :lol:
150 pretty good deal if everything in decent shape .
^^ adding 'vintage' or 'retro' or 'classic' to the description woulda doubled the price
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pml/bik/4135584111.html
looks nice and clean
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