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Postby TSC. » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:07 am

Evenin' all,

Just a quick pic of a new (to me) bike I'm building up at the moment. Managed to get my hands on a 1992 Mongoose Amplifier, a cracking little bike from my *glory days* of mtb racing. (*best viewed through rose tinted glasses ;))

Anyhoo, I came across this one in my size & managed to snap it up, the seller had received offers from as far away as Australia.
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:23 am

Serious looking bit of kit 8-)
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby skoker » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:59 am

I think you forgot something... like...The Pedals!


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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby TSC. » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:01 am

I think you forgot something... like...The Pedals!


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Sighs.  ::)

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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby Romulus111VADT » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:39 am

Sorry, but someones already claimed the patent on a Flintstones Bike-

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Yours does look a bit more modern though, I'd go at it from that angle.... ;)

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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby TSC. » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:57 am

LOL Rom, they look excellent fun.  ;D ;D

Looks like they're going at a fair old lick too!

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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby Romulus111VADT » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:05 pm

[quote]LOL Rom, they look excellent fun.
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby pepper_airborne » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:36 pm

Sweet looking bike! Been messing with my own bike today to, the deraileur has been jammed. :'(. I hope its not going to be expensive.

Any idea when it all will be ready to be used in full glory?
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby beaky » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:59 pm

That's supposed to be a really good frame design... enjoy!!

And yeah, don't forget the pedals... and crank...  ;)
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby lunitic_8 » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:41 pm

Sweet, are you building it yourself?
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby BigTruck » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:53 pm

Wow they still make Spin Rims?  I was using those back in my BMX days in High School, glad to see they're still around!!  An excellent set of wheels, what kind of crank set do you plan on using?  I had Black Widow 3pc cranks with GT platform pedals (the Black Widow pedals were a bit too toothy, shred your shins in a heartbeat lol)  This was mounted on a Diamond Back frame, was a blast to ride!!!
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby TSC. » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:45 am

Any idea when it all will be ready to be used in full glory?

Probably a week or two as I'm still waiting on a few of bits to arrive, XTR rear mech, hose guides for the rear brake & a bottom bracket.

That's supposed to be a really good frame design... enjoy!!

Yeah, it's supposed to be a cracker, it was adopted from AMP Research & used by Fat Chance Cycles & Rocky Mountain aswell. Still a very popular design with the folks who used to ride & race back in the early 90's.

Sweet, are you building it yourself?

I've built up as much as I can now, I used to work in a bike shop doimg mechanics in my yoof (good way to get cheap parts if your racing ;) especially Oakleys - had about 8 pairs at one time
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby Fozzer » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:52 am

[quote]That's supposed to be a really good frame design... enjoy!!

And yeah, don't forget the pedals... and crank...
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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby Fozzer » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:03 am

Sorry, but someones already claimed the patent on a Flintstones Bike-

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Yours does look a bit more modern though, I'd go at it from that angle.... ;)

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Re: New (retro) bike.

Postby expat » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:12 am

Retro..................looks pretty modern to me :-?

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