Hello from Kent
01-23-17, 01:57 AM
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Location: Kent, UK
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Bikes: 1993 Specialized rockhopper fs (highly customised), vivi formula vx ross 80's BMX
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Hello from Kent
Hello, I'm Euan, I'm 16 and I'm from Kent, England, I have been riding since the age of around 10, becoming really interested in cycling when I was 13.
I currently have:
1980s Vivi Formula VX Ross BMX, completely custom built from frame and forks, forever being customised.
1970s Raleigh Medale road bike, my most recent full on project, completely custom only original frame and forks, not quite finished, still need to get a suitable chain and some gear / brake cables.
1990s Apollo Laser MTB, got this for free, it's singlespeed converted, and has some old alloy bars, rest it pretty much standard.
1993 Specialised Rockhopper FS, this is my 'daily' I use it for my paper round, and almost all my commuting and rides at the moment, also completely custom, only original frame, and wheels.
1960s (early) A.M.F Hercules woman's singlespeed sport bike, picked this up for free a couple of weeks back, yet to decide what's happening to it.
Early 2000s Apollo MTB converted to a Drift trike, cut up, old school chair, getting ready for some big skids.
I love building bikew (all work is done by me) and I also spend almost all my money and spare time on bikes. Hello to everyone on the bike forums here
I currently have:
1980s Vivi Formula VX Ross BMX, completely custom built from frame and forks, forever being customised.
1970s Raleigh Medale road bike, my most recent full on project, completely custom only original frame and forks, not quite finished, still need to get a suitable chain and some gear / brake cables.
1990s Apollo Laser MTB, got this for free, it's singlespeed converted, and has some old alloy bars, rest it pretty much standard.
1993 Specialised Rockhopper FS, this is my 'daily' I use it for my paper round, and almost all my commuting and rides at the moment, also completely custom, only original frame, and wheels.
1960s (early) A.M.F Hercules woman's singlespeed sport bike, picked this up for free a couple of weeks back, yet to decide what's happening to it.
Early 2000s Apollo MTB converted to a Drift trike, cut up, old school chair, getting ready for some big skids.
I love building bikew (all work is done by me) and I also spend almost all my money and spare time on bikes. Hello to everyone on the bike forums here
01-23-17, 08:17 AM
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Welcome aboard, quite an eclectic collection you have already. Glad you joined in with us here.
Bill
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01-23-17, 02:29 PM
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Bikes: 1948 P. Barnard & Son, 1962 Rudge Sports, 1963 Freddie Grubb Routier, 1980 Manufrance Hirondelle, 1983 F. Moser Sprint, 1989 Raleigh Technium Pre, 2001 Raleigh M80
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Hello Euan. Wow. It sure sounds like you are really interested in bikes and have a lot of projects going on. That's great. We'd be very interested in anything you'd have to say. Stick around and enjoy the ride with bike forums.
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01-23-17, 04:07 PM
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Welcome Euan. That's quite a collection of vintage bikes for a 16 year old. 
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
01-25-17, 04:58 PM
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Bikes: 1993 Specialized rockhopper fs (highly customised), vivi formula vx ross 80's BMX
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Cheers haha, yes apparently I 'hoard' bikes, I don't really see the problem, I pretty much already have a life time supply of used parts because of bikes I've broken for spares and have to fix all my family / friends bikes. My projects are pretty much always ongoing never ending projects, always changing them to make them that little bit hetter, I shall be making build threads if that's a thing on this forum?
