For me it's been a square tubed Pace. Piece of proper bike engineering 😉 I've just bought a 2002ish red one, and it's looking damn fine so far!
What bike have you always lusted after?
Horst link Turner Flux.
Fortunately...
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Nice!
Here's mine - not finished yet, but here's hoping for some drier weather.
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Im currently riding a 2005 Specialised FSR XC built up with 2008 Rebas, Fox Float rp2, 2010 XT drivetrain (2x9), 1999 Mavix X517's on Hope sport hubs, 2010 Hayes Stroker Trails (180/160).
I love the frame design. Dunno what ill do when it needs replacing.
Always wanted a T1 Barcode bmx so either old or new, both versions look good. pic of the new one -
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PRobably a CR7 or Fat Chance.
I wouldn't ride it tho...
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It's an old (1992 I think) Yamaha APX-4.
Unfortunately a 'friend' dropped it and cracked the side and loosened the pre-amp box inside 👿
I do have another...*ahem*...8 guitars to play with though!
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But tbh, I wouldn't have any use for one now, there's not enough rose tinted glass in the world to make me choose an old bike... So these days, lets have a carbon stumpy evo.
I know what you mean - though I still view the Pace as a valid XC choice. Especially built up with discs and modern tyres.
Rocky Mountain Blizzard please, preferably with an 80mm fork, flat bar and dripping with XTR.
a square tubed Pace
Same here. One day...
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Probably my longest item from my first days of adult cycling was a Raleigh Record Ace. Bit weird really as I effectively did have the frame and over all the years it was made it obviously went through many gruppo and kit ensembles.
MTB - as OP said Pace RC would be nice and always wanted a Stumpjumper when they were steel and rigid or HT. Orange Prestige with one of the Suntour microdrive systems.
Probably the only one I would go for now would be the Pace.
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there's not enough rose tinted glass in the world to make me choose an old bike.
Basically how I feel, though I've not been riding long enough to have developed rose tinted specs.
Having said that, I know exactly what I want now and can't find it for sale and cost-wise, I suspect custom is beyond me 🙂
Right now my dream bike is something like an Ibis Mojo or a 5 Spot.
Going retro, it has to be my Enduro...it's still lovely to ride even now.
Yep up to date stuff for me would be long travel carbon fs - I want something that climbs like my 456c and decsends like my Covert (so need about 5k I guess 🙂 )