[Closed] Rigid. E-Stay. Pron.

That looks like an Alpinestars

Always wanted one of these. Although I think they were meant to be a bit pants.

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Sorry, I have to disagree with everything they have said/done, their number 1 road bike has a triple on it.

Manitou FS. Had one, it was ace.

Alpinestars? Are you a bit mental? 😉

More like a Dean or Clark Kent to me.

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Tomac pron!!!

CaptainFlashheart - Member
Alpinestars? Are you a bit mental?

I may be. But this was what came to mind. Minus the early 90s paint job
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Other e-stay brands were/are available! 🙂

(No offense meant earlier, BTW, I hope none was taken!)

Riksbar - Member

Tomac pron!!!

Does this work?
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Are those White Porcs?

(No offense meant earlier, BTW, I hope none was taken!)

None taken. It just a pleasure to look at all these old bikes.

matthewjb, Butterscotch Tioga Psycho
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This is the holy grail of retroheads;
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Have you seen the prices they get? WOW!

Not retro but I'll get in quick with mine before Ade Ward comes along 🙂

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Too much to take in there.

Never knew that Marin built a twin shock frame.

Have you seen the prices they get?

I wish I'd bought a few sets at the time. Although a tyre that wore out after a few rides never seemed a good idea.

what's that, mick_r?

Thanks mjb! posting from a phone fail.

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Never knew that Marin built a twin shock frame.

From memory they used the Manitou shocks front and rear.

I also had one of these
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(PC disclamer Gayest is not meant in any defamatory way)

Home made low slung E-stay singlespeed 29er. Works a treat and not broken yet (been using it since June)...... Blobbily fillet brazed, Columbus tubing.

16" chainstays (on a 29er), slackish 70 deg head and large rake (55mm) Singular Hummingbird forks.

Rode it back to back with an Aluminium Trek Superfly 29er at Whinlatter during holidays - that thing felt positively ponderous. Climbs like a climby thing, no front wheel lifting and not twitchy at all - very happy with it. MK2 for next summer will be same basic dimensions tweaked to suit a suspension fork.

e-stays? kirk revolution anyone?

I nearly bought a 1993 Al-Mega - it was on my final shortlist but got pipped by the Kilauea.

But if it's 1993 and we want something that just rides perfectly and always will:

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I wish I'd picked up one of the decathlon e stay frames when they were doing them, I've always fancied one.

That's a very nice bit of purple anodizing there, not in keeping with the excess of the day at all

A mate still rides his Dean.

It's a-n-other early 90s ti bike to me...nice decals tho.