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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-21, 01:51 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Thanks, Brent! That's correct, originally it...

Thanks, Brent!

That's correct, originally it came wit Euclid but as I had these parts in the spares box (and didn't want to spend a fortune...), I went for an XT/Ritchey build (as the Mi90 Carbon...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-21, 06:18 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

My recently finished 1991 Look Mi90 Quadrex ...

My recently finished 1991 Look Mi90 Quadrex


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-21, 05:21 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

that's gorgeous. Did you ever ride it?? Looks...

that's gorgeous. Did you ever ride it?? Looks unused...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-11-21, 02:56 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Small tweakings on the 91 Cro Mega: added a pair...

Small tweakings on the 91 Cro Mega: added a pair of OnZa barends.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-20, 02:57 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

True, a Panasonic is a strange choice but it was...

True, a Panasonic is a strange choice but it was the use of the (odd) Tom Ritchey ("TR") decal on a Panasonic that made me doubt about the genuiness of this "Panasonic". ;-)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-20, 01:58 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

I'd say it's fake for sure. It looks a bit like...

I'd say it's fake for sure. It looks a bit like the team colour scheme but when looking closer it doesn't look like it at all. As far as I know, Panasonic only built 2 bikes in this "team" livery:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-28-20, 03:31 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Thanks. It's a British brand that was popular...

Thanks. It's a British brand that was popular (inside the UK) from mid eighties till end nineties. It still exists but now their bikes look crappy. They had very nice steel builds in the nineties....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-20, 02:04 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

This is one of my latest builds: a 1998 Saracen...

This is one of my latest builds: a 1998 Saracen Kili Comp. I gave it an upgrade to a more recent LX groupset (9 speed).
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-20, 05:42 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

My quarantaine build: retro mod Saracen Kili Team...

My quarantaine build: retro mod Saracen Kili Team (1997)


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-20, 01:51 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Here's my early nineties Colnago Maxim. ...

Here's my early nineties Colnago Maxim.



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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-20, 02:46 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

My (rebuilt) 1994 Breezer Thunder. ...

My (rebuilt) 1994 Breezer Thunder.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-10-20, 03:28 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

I have a 1993 Pro Racing and Windriver. Yours...

I have a 1993 Pro Racing and Windriver. Yours lackes the rigid neon yellow SRP 1 forks. Great bikes, those nineties' Scotts.

Here's the 1993 catalog.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-20, 04:49 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Weren't most straddle cables back than that "over...

Weren't most straddle cables back than that "over dimensioned"? I guess Shimano engineers didn't thrust their own stuff back than. ;-)

I'll try the crossed thing next time I do some "bad weather...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-20, 10:18 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

I have to admit what you say is new to me and I...

I have to admit what you say is new to me and I had to search google to find out what you mean. No, didn't try it with the cable criss-crossed (and didn't feel the need for it as the U brake works...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-20, 09:47 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Thanks. I started mountainbiking in 1991 and this...

Thanks. I started mountainbiking in 1991 and this GT was one of my favourites, those early years. This GT, the 1991 editions of Alpinestars' Cro (and Alu) Mega, the Scott Windriver (I bought back...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-20, 09:43 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Thanks! I'm not a real fan of high stack...

Thanks!

I'm not a real fan of high stack headsets either but I wanted to keep it period correct (and threadless headsets appeared first on 1993 bikes, I believe). Originality isn't my first...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-20, 03:58 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

latest (finished) project: a 1992 GT Karakoram...

latest (finished) project: a 1992 GT Karakoram "Tequila Sunrise"


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-19, 01:45 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

I'm a Scott-aholic ever since I first bought a...

I'm a Scott-aholic ever since I first bought a mountainbike back in 1991. I lusted after one of these Pro Racing's in 1993 (but it was far out of reach for my budget as I was still studying) but last...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-19, 03:00 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

there was a frameset for sale on German Ebay this...

there was a frameset for sale on German Ebay this week. Price was reasonable (190 €) considering this bike costed 3500 € back in 1991 (!!).

Wim
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-19, 01:46 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Thanks for the compliment! I build my bikes...

Thanks for the compliment!

I build my bikes "racy and long" because that is how I have been riding mountainbikes since day 1. Racing is what they were designed for so -to me- riding them this way...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-19, 01:39 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

My excuses. I just found out I already did post...

My excuses. I just found out I already did post the Scott and the rebuilt Panasonic...

Will post new builds soon (Scott Pro Racing 1993, Scott Team Racing 1995).
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-19, 12:36 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Don't know if I already posted these here. Some...

Don't know if I already posted these here. Some of my latest projects. 1 1991 Scott Pro Racing, a 1997 Ritchey Project 20 and my rebuilt 1991 Panasonic MC Pro (went for a catalog spec setup)
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-19, 12:10 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Hard to believe but if you say so... It just...

Hard to believe but if you say so...

It just doesn't have the look of most Cinelli mountainbikes I've seen. Only one it comes close to is the Argentovivo from early nineties. But even for an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-19, 11:41 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

That Cinelli is a Cinelli??

That Cinelli is a Cinelli??
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-19, 02:52 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

It could be a 1992 Team Racing frame but I doubt...

It could be a 1992 Team Racing frame but I doubt it's original. 1992 Pro and Tam Racing were black/yellow. These are the 1991 Junior Racing (24" kids bike) colours.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-19, 04:32 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Finished my 1991 Scott Pro Racing and rebuilt the...

Finished my 1991 Scott Pro Racing and rebuilt the Panasonic MC Pro (also a 1991 bike - the year I bought my very first mountainbike).


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-26-19, 04:13 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Recently found this nice Italian to complete my...

Recently found this nice Italian to complete my stable. It's a 1990 Cinelli Ottomilainsu. Cromor OR tubing, Deore XT groupset. Cinelli mtb stem,... I never was a real fan of Italian mountainbikes at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-19, 11:02 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

I have no idea, to be honest. I bought them...

I have no idea, to be honest. I bought them second hand and they don't have any decals or whatsoever. In the mean time, I changed to a similar pair from Trigon with carbon stanchons and rim brake...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-19, 07:34 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Thanks. Currently working on a 1996 Ritchey...

Thanks. Currently working on a 1996 Ritchey Project 20 and a "neo retro" Saracen Kili Team so will soon post more photos of my bikes.

For my Saracen I choose 2.25 tanwall Schwalbe Nobby...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-19, 04:02 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By WimVDD

Here's some of mine ...

Here's some of mine
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