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db's retro MTB workshop
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Mountain Bikes of a certain vintage for fans of a certain vintage.
First Ride Reaction: 1991 Team Fat Chance, Yo Eddy
First one of these I’ve done. The Yo deserved it. Give it a thumbs up if you like it and if you like to see more of this kinda stuff….beyond the builds!
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Fat Chance Yo Eddy 1991: Dream Build PART 2
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Part 2! It’s done and this is an overview and walk around of the completed project Follow more builds and tasty retro mtb loveliness here on Instagram : dbs_retromtb_workshop
Fat Chance Yo Eddy 1991 : Dream build Part 1
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This for me - the Fat Chance Yo Eddy was the one that was nothing more than a dream. Surely never to be a reality. When the Yo Eddy first caught my attention in all it’s glory spread gloriously across the pages of MBUK it instantly became more than just something of a poster boy for early 90’s steel unicorn retro MTB …. It was almost fiction like….and in fact very rarely if ever seen in the wil...
The ‘holy grail’ project for all Retro MTB fanatics 🤯
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This is ‘the one’. There can only ever be this one. Rarely the finest in any collection - but the most vital. Where it all started 31 years ago…. Thanks to my cousin Andy - for (accidentally and by luck than design) keeping it in the family. Enjoy. 👏🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Syncros Revolution Cranks given a second life - a retrobike refurb!
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.3 года назад
There is a fine line between ‘patina’ and beyond redemption....but these cranks were in no fit state to adorn any build from this workshop. There was only one course of action - the refurb. Rare, bloody expensive 🤦🏻♂️ and at the top of my wish list made these a risky proposition, a proper commitment (some might say foolish) to bring these half way around the world before having to then try to ...
1991 Marin Eldridge Grade - The unboxing and build all the way from Bosnia!
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This very original 1991 Marin came into the workshop directly from its previous life in Bosnia. After much delay due to shipping restrictions and COVID across Europe this gift from the East arrived just before Christmas and has since undergone a light refurb and small upgrades here and there but this is so original. Not a UK available colour-way back in 1991 - making this a rare specification o...
Refurbished ‘89 PACE RC30 meets ‘90 Orange Prestige
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These 1989 Gen 1 PACE RC30 forks finally get fitted to the 1990 Orange Prestige. A Marriage of Yorkshire’s finest bicycle engineering after a little adaptation with a shim, a local engineering company and yours truly. Super happy with the refurb and this is exactly the spec I ran of my Orange Clockwork BITD! Thanks for watching and thanks again to RetroDecals, Reynolds and Pace Cycles along the...
Restoring and refurbishing 1989 PACE RC30 fork.
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Salvaging a 1989 example of awesome British bicycle engineering from the innovators at PACE. Destined for my 1990 Orange Prestige...this is one upgrade I made in period...now replicated here 30 years on!
Did I ruin this priceless vintage, retro MTB hardware? de anodising? Powder coat? Paint?
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Did I ruin this priceless vintage, retro MTB hardware? de anodising? Powder coat? Paint?
Lockdown Build #003 - 1991 Alpinestars Al-Mega DX
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Thanks to @rhyscycles on Instagram @red_dread here on RUclips www.bicyclist.cc
1990 Orange Prestige - Retro Bike
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From the golden era of Mountain Biking - the early 1990’s - I’ve returned to a brand I couldn’t have been passionate about - Orange Bikes - and more specifically the Orange Prestige. Back in the day I was a proud owner of a Clockwork and this return to the brand has brought a lot of joy and enthusiasm back.....the search for build no. 3 has already begun.....👍🏼 Thanks for watching Enjoy!
PACE RC200 F3 // A 1993 retro MTB build
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The dream has come true. Out of reach and only ridden by the exceptionally well heeled / pro athletes / journalists in period...this did, and for me possibly still does, set the standard. Forget your Tioga Disk drives, Yeti exotica or fat tubed Kleins....this is North Yorkshire born and bred and hard to beat Thanks to @red_dread aka ‘Dr Frankenbike’ for the support - see his channel and builds ...
Wow what a paintjob. Proper Andre Agassi hot neon nineties stuff. Excellent 👌🏻
Fabulous looking bike. I don't think the blue ano is bad. It might not necessarily match but neither does it clash. The jazzy decals on the frame and the matching ones on the wheels are fab.
Magic. Those box-profile tubes 👌They had one of these hanging up in my local bike shop around 99/2000. It belonged to the shop I think i.e not for sale. Beautiful bikes.
She's bloody gorgeous 😍
Had a gray Eldridge with the fluro orange fork and DX groupset. Happy memories. Beautiful little time machine.
your bike is nice bt a bike is made to be ridden my yeti arc and ritchey p23 are ridden regularly even with ringle and grafton they are just piece of metal even if they are nice this not a paint in a frame
Great video just be gifted a zaskar with the same forks going to bring them back to life
I used to have them forks and upgraded to rc35,s
Pace did a shim for the forks
😍 linda bicicleta, gosto da geometria das antigas mtb 90's
How much of that seat post is inside the frame???
Imagine the riding position.
Looks amazing - I saw the other video too. Wondering if you have a spec sheet that would contain data like spindle length, bearing size and sourcing along with rear cassette info etc. Strving to build up a Yo Eddy medium and it would be very helpful. Thanks!
bar ends missing but itt looks good..
Nice build pal. A little before my time 🕰️ but I acquired an orange prestige earlier this year 😊from Reading bicycle kitchen and I am looking forward to building it
Hi. Great video and lovely bike. One question about the fork. Is the groove down on the steer tube necessary to have? I’m about to buy Pace fork with too short steer tube and change it to longer one. Thank you and greetings from Finland👋
Great bike, nice to see another retro nut collecting and building, guess your local to I’m at Guisborough
I very much appreciate this. I drooled over these in my local bike shop as a young teen. I had a GT Timberline and only ever managed to buy my way into the Pace brand by way of a single 24t chainring and a sweatshirt which I wore to death! Lovely machine sir!
What size frame is that? is it a 21" Many 19"s had short head tubes (100mm), can't remember how long mine was. Lovely bike BTW really takes me back!
I remember having bars so narrow it was hard to fit full size grips with levers and shifters. Now i'm riser bars only . handy tip for titanium bars if you cut them down. try using a pipe cutter and cut them in 5/8ths inch or 6-7mm at a time to make rings out of them. You cant really size it but they will fit some people ,like me. I put the cuttings in a vice to ovalize them a tad, a little buffing on the cut edges and presto.
Lovely build - I still have an F2 which I have had from new! The frame isn't without short comings (slushy back brake - even with V-Brakes) but your build is really similar to mine in many ways. I also raced it with the red Z-max tyres 1.5" I think - the tyres cost me a packet back in the 90's and lasted 1 race!!!! But the weight and ride quality with those tyres on was amazing. I'm looking at doing a rebuild on mine as it has needed a service for years so I might do a full strip rebuild. Good work and great informed video - cheers.
Nice resto, came out great. I think your repro sucrose stickers are not quiet right. There should be more space between the letters and the letters look a bit thicker than your originals. Small point I know but .....
Syncros made some minor updates to this crankset over the life of the product. The early versions came in a gloss black finish, and the later updated versions were in a matt black finish. There was always this rumour that the earlier gloss versions were prone to cracking, so Syncros beefed up the tubular arms a bit to compensate in the matt black versions. I raced DH in western Canada on a matt black set with matching titanium bottom bracket for 2 seasons in the late 90s. Still have the cranks and BB on the original frame today. No problems. If I remember, I think new the cranks cost me $450 CAD, and I got the Ti BB for a huge discount (120-180 CAD??) when we had some fitment issues with my old BB.
are there no soft cracks on the frame? Because many have cracked on the alloy frame
I have a pair that I’m planning on reconditioning and I’m just curious about the sanding process. Do you slowly take it all the way down to bare metal everywhere or just enough to blend it with the paint that doesn’t necessarily require removal?
First decent bike I had was a Marin, unfortunately ended up under a bus in Fulham, still have a Bobcat Trail (circa 1995) minus wheels.... great upload, thanks
Wow such a cool story!… love it!.. so happy I found your channel!… why did we cut the bars so much hahaha 🤪 keep it up fella “All the best”..
Nice really like my Marins had a few + Orange and Konas -just picked up a '91 Bear Valley to restore and keep my '94 Muirwoods company.
This is/ was an epic bike. Had one from 1991 till 1994 (it was stolen from a former friend of mine who gave me the money for the loss) . The ride quality was really PERFECT (geometry wise) but my head set loosened too often because of the vibrations coming through the straight fork. So I put on a Manitou (which was lacking a bit torsional stiffness back then but the head set kept „quiet“). The grellow painting is legendary and great but I had some issues with chipped lacquer from broken stones flying against the frame coming from the tyres. Then I found and bought my (still alive and kickin‘) LITESPEED Ocoee (1993) with the exact same geo …I LOVE riding this bike, it’s SO good (plus no rust whatsoever and no chipped painting as it’s polished titanium). Anyway: Yo Eddy is an all time love of mine! Enjoy your rides with this thing, mate!
I enjoy all of my vintage bikes for various reasons but my Team Marin (Columbus Steel) is my favorite on the single track. Fantastic ride quality.
Is Retro Decals still in business??
As far as I am aware..yes!
Never seen one of these. Wish you had the matching seatpost. Sweet Build!
Very cool to see one of these again. I had a bright green Yo Eddy bike myself and loved it. Unfortunately it was stolen from my garage one evening long ago and I've always mourned the loss of that fun bike. I hope you enjoy your time on this entertaining bicycle.
Hello, What is the rise on the Salas stem? I have a Control Tech on my Yo, and it feels a bit flat. I'm looking for more comfort these days...
Mitica!!
Wow
Very nice👍
That's one awesome build, gotta love syncros especially of the 90s era. I'm building a hardtail sintesi and am gradually accumulating syncros bits. Back in the 90s I couldn't afford it lol.
Extraordinaria quedó¡..qué buenos componentes y sus detalles.Qué marca serán los grips del manubrio?
ODI Attack - readily available in lots of places example: www.bikester.co.uk/bike-parts/handlebar-grips-tape/grips/4334.html?_cid=21_1_-1_9_81_4334_524292382310_pla&ef_id=Cj0KCQjwsZKJBhC0ARIsAJ96n3X1LRDP2rjCPfwwJQDyAUZP59oddU6QTkRs2zfpasxI5EOawmGTjacaAkNtEALw_wcB:G:s&campaign_detail=smart_shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsZKJBhC0ARIsAJ96n3X1LRDP2rjCPfwwJQDyAUZP59oddU6QTkRs2zfpasxI5EOawmGTjacaAkNtEALw_wcB
Beautiful build. Love the attention to detail 👍👌😎💚💙
That reissue flite saddle needs to be replaced with the right vintage one
Haha. Thanks for such an in-depth and balanced review 🤣 There are way more reissue /non 1990/91 parts to this (and many) builds. Allow me to help you and other viewers spot them: The paint. The decals. The brake and gear cables The brake and gear outers. The ODI attack grips The Phil wood Bottom bracket The Syncros stem and bars are refurbed with reproduction decals…. The spokes and nipples, the chain….all circa 2020/21. Scrutineers welcome, just be really good at it 👍🏼
That Flite saddle is a reissue. Not one from the 90s.
Same comment as you put on my other video - so for the viewers I’ll share the same response…. There are way more reissue /non 1990/91 parts to this (and many) builds. Allow me to help you and other viewers spot them all: The paint. The decals. The brake and gear cables The brake and gear outers. The ODI attack grips The Phil wood Bottom bracket The Syncros stem and bars are refurbed with reproduction decals…. The spokes and nipples, the chain….all circa 2020/21. Scrutineers welcome, just be really good at it 👍🏼
That is stunning. I would love to put a Syncros combo on my bike. Mavic MA40's drooooooolllllllllll...........
Gorgeous! Is that a M ? Thanks
Yes it’s a size M
Congratulations on the final build! It's absolutely ON POINT!! stunning build... Enjoy every cm of dirt you roll over on that! 👍
superb.... really a great looking bike, love the Syncross combo
Nice bike! I like the segmented fork.
a syncros would be 😋
Lovely bike and very educational video 🤙
This is a true dream bike
Gorgeous mate
I was about to say I’m shutting down my RUclips channel and throwing all my bikes into the sea but then I saw that XT cassette and… well…
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