diamondratuk
Classic frame with Risse shock. XTR brakes & R Mech, Bomber Z1 CR forks, Kore stem, Azonic bars, XT levers & LX shifters, Titec post, D521's XT hubs. (I took the RaceFace cranks and Flite of my kona to lose some weight, plus the LX cranks had rounded tapers).
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trxrincon said on 4 January 2012
What a beast! I had a go on one of these years back, was awesome! 10 from me! :)
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Smithlaar said on 9 May 2011
That is HENCH! I've never seen one of these before. It's interesting to look at the progression stages MTB went through. Is it particularly heavy?
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Pantman said on 5 April 2011
I remember when I first saw one of these in the front of MBUK. It had massive disk brakes and inverted suspension forks. At the time every other bike looked completely conventional! This was my absolute dream bike at the time. Nice!
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donny70 said on 9 March 2011
Only bike ever to make it to the museum of modern art, where it's still on display.
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hh101 said on 13 December 2010
Proper old school ride you have there! Love the tyres!
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buellboy said on 9 September 2010
Classic old skool Love it
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big.eck said on 12 July 2010
i wouldnt change a thing ;) please rate my san andreas
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enid_puceflange said on 8 July 2010
Awsome & on my wanted list
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Goober said on 1 July 2010
absolutely awesome
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Deezil23 said on 2 January 2010
woah, is this your main bike? super old skool ride, i would love a blast on it!!! how is it running?
diamondratuk replied... on 3 January 2010
Thanks for the 10
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Simon4345 said on 18 November 2009
great bike mate loving the old scool
diamondratuk replied... on 2 December 2009
Thanks for the 10
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08StinkyRider said on 20 October 2009
Retro, i like :D white wall tires aswell, i also like :D
diamondratuk replied... on 21 October 2009
Thanks for the 10
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kira said on 22 August 2009
sweet old school rig mate its older than me lol
its a nice bike and all those guys rating it 1 are d**** iv rated them all down so hopefuly your score should go back up
one question though, whats the frame made out of? it looks like steel in the photo lol
ashley_photog replied... on 17 September 2009
I think it was 6061 t6 Alloy, though it could easily have been a 7000 series alloy too.
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bradley27 said on 21 August 2009
very old school but i like it
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daytona365 said on 3 August 2009
Nice bit of old school there buddy. Ignore those stupid ignorant kids, they need to learn a bit of history/respect. Have a 10!
diamondratuk replied... on 5 August 2009
Thanks for the 10
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djdragonfly said on 9 July 2009
this bike is the beeeeeez nd eeeeeeez the oridginal delta mono box frame with the motocross swing arm i loved it then and i still love it now big respect dude have a 10 if i could give more i would
diamondratuk replied... on 22 July 2009
Thanks for the 10
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tristan_pbk3m said on 5 June 2009
very old school
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pHz said on 28 April 2009
just about THE bike to lust after when i started out on mountain bikes - quality ride !
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nojzilla said on 9 January 2009
i remember these,i remember all the XC riders hating it! if only they knew what was coming.TRULY ahead of its time!!!! pehaps more dirt should start an old school catergory for bikes over 10 years old so the young kids can learn an stop posting dumb comments???
diamondratuk replied... on 20 June 2009
Thanks for the 10
ashley_photog replied... on 12 January 2009
I'll second that!
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ashley_photog said on 3 January 2009
A fine example of possibly the first true Full suspension mountain bikes, and one of the earlist versions too. would have been a 10 if it had Prostop Brakes, and the suspenders forks.
nojzilla replied... on 9 January 2009
oh yeeaah the forks
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DoctorBobrick said on 6 December 2008
drivetrain and gearing looks well specced, if you cant mount disks on that frame though Id say a new frame would be something to look out for though
diamondratuk replied... on 6 December 2008
these frames have been disc compatible from day one back in 91. And they had some of the biggest disc's out, the Pro-Stop's. I've been running Magura Gustav's since the pic was taken on a set of Chris king wheels.
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StuPot said on 23 August 2008
Nice Old Skool
RAte my 07 Stinky Please
diamondratuk replied... on 20 June 2009
Thanks for the 10
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pudseyp said on 9 August 2008
As nice as mine !
diamondratuk replied... on 20 June 2009
Thanks for the 10
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antop34 said on 6 August 2008
a little slice of classic San Andreas, good enough for smithy, good enough for me!
I hope it still works well and isnt rusting away?
ashley_photog replied... on 12 May 2009
looking at the age and the fact no one esle had one of these in the UK back then, could this be Paul Smith original bike????
ashley_photog replied... on 12 January 2009
I'm not the only one remebering Paul Smith being the sole UK owner of one of these through the ealry 90's then. ;-)
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bighitexpert03 said on 9 July 2008
lovely bike mate. bet that was a bit of cash back in the day?!
ashley_photog replied... on 12 January 2009
frame only was around £1300, with the suspenders forks and Disc's (yes disc's...in 92!)closer to £1600
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marquis said on 4 March 2008
my most fave bike.
diamondratuk replied... on 23 March 2008
Thanks for the 10.
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downhilldude15 said on 27 January 2008
woulda be really gd back in the 90's
diamondratuk replied... on 23 March 2008
Thanks for the 10.
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DirtJumper said on 23 January 2008
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reslly not a fan
ashley_photog replied... on 3 January 2009
Well you should be, becuase without this bike, we may not have the bikes of today, this frame was years ahead of it's time.
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sparetyre said on 15 January 2008
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jamesf348 said on 16 December 2007
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diamondratuk replied... on 23 March 2008
Thanks for the 10.
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dj_dude_sion said on 8 December 2007
mate, another old school bike . Whats with the guys voting shite ? ah well another 10, and more respect !
ashley_photog replied... on 3 January 2009
guy's voting Shite are normally kids who have little idea about Mountain biking History, and are simply ignorant of what bikes like this represent.
ashley_photog replied... on 3 January 2009
guy's voting Shite are normally kids who have little idea about Mountain biking History, and are simply ignorant of what bikes like this represent.
diamondratuk replied... on 14 December 2007
Thanks for the 10.
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jamiecruse said on 6 November 2007
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Y DID U TAKE THE EFFORT TO PUT THIS BIKE ON!
donny70 replied... on 16 June 2011
Y did U not take the effort to learn english?
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bighit said on 8 September 2007
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oh dear how can u ride that thing?
diamondratuk replied... on 9 September 2007
I'd like to see you pile last as long as this has and still be able to put in a respectable days riding.
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kieranmtbaddict said on 20 August 2007
whoa really old school..
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love=velo said on 12 August 2007
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This is not a freeride bike.
ashley_photog replied... on 3 January 2009
love=velo you really need to learn a bit about the history of mountain biking, that bike must be nearly 17years old, 'Freeride' hadn't even been trademarked by Cannondale back then. and to be honest we'd all been 'Freeriding' for years before the term was coined! this WAS he first freeride bike!
diamondratuk replied... on 12 August 2007
Where did I say it's a freeride bike. And Unlike love=velo I do have the skillset to freeride on this. It's not what you got, it's how you use it. And if you new your shit it does have disk tabs, I just havent fitted them yet.
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Daisy said on 1 August 2007
still a sweet ride even after all these years............
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24/7 biker said on 31 July 2007
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waste of good metal!
ashley_photog replied... on 12 May 2009
without this bike, you would have the bikes we have today.
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skinheadjc said on 31 July 2007
wow, old school to the max! - used to be my dream bike back in the day, lovin the flight ti saddle as well
djdragonfly replied... on 21 September 2009
o my god it's the original monobox frame,yer this bike was sexy when it came on the mountain bike sean ang guess what its still as sexy today
djdragonfly replied... on 21 September 2009
o my god it's the original monobox frame,yer this bike was sexy when it came on the mountain bike sean ang guess what its still as sexy today
diamondratuk replied... on 20 June 2009
Thanks for the 10
ashley_photog replied... on 3 January 2009
Have a look at my reconditioned & resprayed San Andreas, and see what you think.
diamondratuk replied... on 31 July 2007
Ain't she sweet. I'v wanted one for 16 years, and finaly got this one last week fully built for £400.
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