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wow this is a great thread, sorru I brought such a morbid twist to it. Mcroy was my hero he thought me loads, the nicest guy ever

Football ruined my knees, I sound like a grandad I'm only 30 so cycling is done at a very slow pace these days

I still have my Karakorum, which was updated with loads of stuff, just like my car now huh

Mint Sauce ruled....

http://homepage.mac.com/pfellows1/thisiswhy/strips.html

How many times did you spec up a bike from scratch from one of the uk builders??

Edited by green-blood

yeah me too, big narly platforms...

Cool, Mint Sauce clips.. I still have my stickers.

I remember my Karakorum Elite, t'was a lovely blue colour, full XT inc. thumbies (hated grip shift and rapid fire jobbies). My Pro-Flex has full XT, got rid of gripshift when I bought it second hand - replaced with XT thumbies straight away. Had a flex stem (bright green, same as swingarm) got rid of that for a Ritchey Alu stem and put Trek DS-2 air/oil shocks on. uprated the elastomer form a naff rock hard thing to a newer yellow jobie - made a big difference. Worse thing was the craze for polished aluminium frames.. Out came the Nitromors!! stripped the frame to the bear metal, found flipping filler round where the frame is squashed to allow for the swingarm.. was done at the factory as well!! That did it for me.. Got XT clipless pedals (spuds lol) with origional Shimano bowling shoes.

Have thought about getting a hardtail frame and swopping all the bits over. Kleins were the stuff you drooled over, Kona's were common as er.. Kona's. Cannondales looked nice with their quirky front sussies. Always fancied a Pace RC200 with the sqaure tubes. Lad from the local bike shop had a Slingshot - wierd or what - where do you put the crudcatcher?

by, this brings back memories

V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate
J Reg Saab 900i 16v
'63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe
R reg Honda PC50 moped..

No BMW as yet...

Aye, DX, the GT was full DX - till I upgraded it a bit at a time to XT before it got nicked

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Anyone read all the little bits between the Mint pics? (just been taking a trip down memory lane reading them.)

V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate
J Reg Saab 900i 16v
'63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe
R reg Honda PC50 moped..

No BMW as yet...

Veeeeerrrry nice, touring!

Was looking @ a Rocky Mountain Slayer over in Boston last month. $2,700. You could nearly replace the $ with stg�.... Some good trails over there, and my wifes cousins husband (phew) does alot of the Norba stuff, so I might take a few days over on the trails, buy something tasty, and then bring it back.

But 1st, I best get back on my 'Dale!

Mazda 6 MPS
S1 Elise 135 Sport
Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon

Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i

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green-blood Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced Newbie Joined: 22-October-2006 Status: Offline Points: 39	Post Options Post Reply Quote green-blood Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-October-2006 at 14:49
	wow this is a great thread, sorru I brought such a morbid twist to it. Mcroy was my hero he thought me loads, the nicest guy ever Football ruined my knees, I sound like a grandad I'm only 30 so cycling is done at a very slow pace these days I still have my Karakorum, which was updated with loads of stuff, just like my car now huh Mint Sauce ruled.... http://homepage.mac.com/pfellows1/thisiswhy/strips.html How many times did you spec up a bike from scratch from one of the uk builders?? Edited by green-blood

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T.J. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 22-September-2003 Location: Cork, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2332	Post Options Post Reply Quote T.J. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-October-2006 at 15:12
	Never! My knees are a bit shot too, so I went to hillwalking, and have done some decent trips to Africa & the Caucasas, Scottish winter climbing etc. But my knees left me down more there, so back on the bikes and no probs! I think riding with spuds from an early age with little float didn't do me any favours. I ride clipless now and love it.
	Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i

green-blood Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced Newbie Joined: 22-October-2006 Status: Offline Points: 39	Post Options Post Reply Quote green-blood Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-October-2006 at 15:20
	yeah me too, big narly platforms...

T.J. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 22-September-2003 Location: Cork, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2332	Post Options Post Reply Quote T.J. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-October-2006 at 15:22
	How are your shins?
	Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i

Rhys Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Coffee addict... Joined: 02-February-2003 Location: from the Latin locātiō Status: Offline Points: 10053	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rhys Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-October-2006 at 18:19
	Cool, Mint Sauce clips.. I still have my stickers. I remember my Karakorum Elite, t'was a lovely blue colour, full XT inc. thumbies (hated grip shift and rapid fire jobbies). My Pro-Flex has full XT, got rid of gripshift when I bought it second hand - replaced with XT thumbies straight away. Had a flex stem (bright green, same as swingarm) got rid of that for a Ritchey Alu stem and put Trek DS-2 air/oil shocks on. uprated the elastomer form a naff rock hard thing to a newer yellow jobie - made a big difference. Worse thing was the craze for polished aluminium frames.. Out came the Nitromors!! stripped the frame to the bear metal, found flipping filler round where the frame is squashed to allow for the swingarm.. was done at the factory as well!! That did it for me.. Got XT clipless pedals (spuds lol) with origional Shimano bowling shoes. Have thought about getting a hardtail frame and swopping all the bits over. Kleins were the stuff you drooled over, Kona's were common as er.. Kona's. Cannondales looked nice with their quirky front sussies. Always fancied a Pace RC200 with the sqaure tubes. Lad from the local bike shop had a Slingshot - wierd or what - where do you put the crudcatcher? by, this brings back memories
	V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet...

T.J. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 22-September-2003 Location: Cork, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2332	Post Options Post Reply Quote T.J. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-October-2006 at 18:27
	I spent 2 weeks with 3m pads sanding my brand new XT Rapidfire Plus combined brake & gear shifters down to bare alloy. They were gorgeous! gripshift were alright but took careful setup. Some has issues with them slipping, but that never happened to me. I've a brand new set of Deore DX thumbies on the Allsop. Yum.
	Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i

Rhys Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Coffee addict... Joined: 02-February-2003 Location: from the Latin locātiō Status: Offline Points: 10053	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rhys Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-October-2006 at 18:33
	Aye, DX, the GT was full DX - till I upgraded it a bit at a time to XT before it got nicked . Anyone read all the little bits between the Mint pics? (just been taking a trip down memory lane reading them.)
	V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet...

touring paddy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 21-August-2006 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 48	Post Options Post Reply Quote touring paddy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27-October-2006 at 13:23
	good stuff guys , funny how many people did it at some point or another , TJ im pretty sure i raced against you a few times , went to Corrin Wood in Fermoy a good bit , was with Mad those days. Lads you really should try to get back into it, clubs like mad and Epic are good , plus the bikes out there are really impressive .... Have one of these arriving next week , great bikes http://www.bikes.com/bikes/2007/etsx/etsx-50.aspx

T.J. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 22-September-2003 Location: Cork, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2332	Post Options Post Reply Quote T.J. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27-October-2006 at 14:41
	Veeeeerrrry nice, touring! Was looking @ a Rocky Mountain Slayer over in Boston last month. $2,700. You could nearly replace the $ with stg�.... Some good trails over there, and my wifes cousins husband (phew) does alot of the Norba stuff, so I might take a few days over on the trails, buy something tasty, and then bring it back. But 1st, I best get back on my 'Dale!
	Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i