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Retro Bike Check: Foes LTS 16

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I felt like there were a few fewer retro bikes rolling around this year's Sea Otter Classic, but this one caught my eye so I stopped its owner for a q ...

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Posted : 29/04/2024 7:00 am
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That was cooler than a penguins pocket back in the day.


 
Posted : 29/04/2024 7:47 am
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Still is IMHO, love a Foes.


 
Posted : 29/04/2024 9:01 am
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My (formerly nickc’s) Foes FXC with a random bloke’s FXR at the Slickrock carpark in Moab. Happy days.

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Posted : 29/04/2024 9:54 am
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I remember seeing one at the Malverns one year thinking to myself, a FS with 6" rear travel? madness!

admittedly at the time, most forks were barely touching 80mm (more like 63mm) so having that much at the back seemed bonkers.


 
Posted : 29/04/2024 10:04 am
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I had an FXC same as NickC's above. It cracked 3 times and I couldn't be bothered sending it away for months to the U.S.A. for a second time so threw it in the recycling skip.


 
Posted : 29/04/2024 11:42 am
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I always wanted a Foes with the massive Curnutt air shock.


 
Posted : 29/04/2024 11:48 am
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That FXC was a ****ing cool bike


 
Posted : 29/04/2024 11:52 am
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That Foes really needs an F1 fork on it.

Foes F1


 
Posted : 30/04/2024 12:41 pm
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I really wanted a Foes DH bike (in red) with the huge Curnutt 2:1 shock and Curnutt triple crown forks with the huge 30mm front axle/hub. Probably a bit overkill for Devon though.


 
Posted : 30/04/2024 9:22 pm

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