[Closed] New (to me) frame - deeply unfashionable.

Nice bike.

BURN HIM!!!!!

(I miss mine)

-1 for no front derailleur

Jolly good. Here's mine-

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I'd been looking for an XS frame for aaaaages, and this frame cropped up on ebay with a reserve and £100 BIN-

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Unbelievably, people were bidding on it instead of just buying it now for £100... 😆

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BFe was also on the list, but a mate was selling the 456 hardly ridden for a price I couldn't refuse...

It also has inner tubes 😀

Extra points for the camo Sun rims.... awesome

Me too. Of course, I was into 26", straight steerer QR steel hardtails [i]before[/i] they were popular... 😆 #bloodyhipsters

Nice bike mister!

Me too; also 3x9 (Octalink no less), rigid fork, silver finishing kit and bar ends!

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Oh, an a funny mudguard.

I'm back on an unfashionable bike too and never enjoyed my mtbing as much in a long time 🙂

Genesis io

I never left unfashionable. 😕

I'm building up this Kinesis Versa for some winter fun.
Q/R frame,square taper BB,& either 3X9 or 3X8 😀

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I remember when 8 speed was new and all this was fields...

Just refurbed my 456 after 7 years, with new wheels and new to me fork.

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8 speed and also features octalink cranks 😉

Refurbished my Mk1 Soul last year - Rebas, 1x11, assorted bling and carbon, but still 1 1/8, inner tubes and QR.

Not in fashion here either, straight headtube, 26", 9 speed, front mech, 2006 magura brakes, inner tubes, rasta headset...

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You guys are making me feel positively modern 😉

I'll throw this one in too then:

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Rebuilt just before the summer with Surly ECR forks and Saint/XT running gear with Hope M4's f&R ... and yeah, inner tubes. Also has Titec H-bars (in 25.4 of course) with ergonomic grips, and front rack, all to add unfashionably useful comfort & practicality.

Nice looking bike Will, glad you scratched that particular itch- 26in hardcore hardtail all the way!

But

Go 8 speed for extra retro points 🙂

is that a 'go vegan' sticker? how topical 🙂

I've just made my unfashionable 26" blue pig even more unfashionable by putting a front mech and a granny ring back on. It's great!!

RestlessNative
is that a 'go vegan' sticker? how topical

Certainly is!
You'll often find me riding in sandals too (& I have a big beard)

😉

This thread makes me sad. 21st December last year some bastard burgled our house and in the process nicked my lovely red 456 evo 2. I bloody loved that bike. I have to admit I even zoomed in on the OPs pic to see if the telltale blobs of pillarbox red touch up paint I'd used were visible.

I replaced it with a raw 45650b that I also love, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the evo 2 was slightly more fun. Less capable, but more fun to chuck about. It looked amazing after a rub down with turtle wax too.

Been my only mtb since 2008, sad I know; tubless, 2x9 and recently popped the forks out to 120mm to get with the times. Given the choice available now I don't really know what I would start looking for to replace it. But since I still love it, I'll not be too troubled for now.

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Took the old girl for a razz yesterday. Even more unfashionable with the V brakes, but they still work, mostly.
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Had to order a new drive train for it afterwards & was very tempted to go 1x11, but decided to keep the 3x9 for bike packing expeditions.

Another Pipedream

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Go 8 speed for extra retro points

How many points for 7 speed 😆

Got my 1994 Lava dome out on Friday morning and did a 35 mile Quantocks ride, I'd forgotten how much fun the old boneshaker can be. 26", 3x7, v brakes, rigid fork, sub 600mm bars, 100+ mm stem, tubes in the tyres. Certainly makes you realise just how good bikes are these days!

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My FS 29er is now pretty much retro, so you lot are in a niche that time forgot.

We'll never forget.

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26"
QR front and rear
3x9 gearing
No dropper
Shit tyres with tubes

Though it does lose points for having a bottle cage before they became enduro-gnar.

still lots of fun.... 🙂

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