what bike are you planning on buying next? – Page 2 – Bike Forum

racefaceec90 · 2017-08-24T20:31:22Z

due to various reasons i haven't ridden my bike for a long time now (partly depression but mostly the dreaded hemorrhoids have stopped us. will be having operation no 3 next tuesday to hopefully finally get rid of the ****ers once and for all). anyhoo today i was in swindon after having a pre op blood test and was wandering past a salvation army bicycle refurb shop and saw a 1994 model marin pine mountain in the window (the model with the titanium finish). well having a 1992 eldridge grade that i loved,i just had to go check it out. it was in very good nick i have to say and also had some very nice stuff fitted to it (xt thummies/mechs and seatpost i think) also a sugino chainset (i think). the shop is selling it for £250 which i am happy to pay for it as the bike is in very good nick and it is also helping a charity to boot. well i fell in love with it and am hoping to be able to get it in the next 3 weeks (if it hasn't been sold beforehand as i didn't have any money to put as a deposit atm). i definitely plan on riding the bike when i have recovered from the op as i loved my eldridge grade i have to say and i ride the same areas i did back in the early 90's so i know that i can def ride the bike. if i want suspension i will just stand up like the old days lol :D i cannot wait to start riding it tbh. not my pic/exact bike but you'll get the idea [imgso what bike do you plan on buying next?

racefaceec90

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well further to my original post,the good news is that i have reserved the marin pine mountain 1994 model now. will be paying for it picking it up fortnight thursday 😀

the downside is that i won't be able to ride it as i have just had a colonoscopy/haemorrhoidectomy operation yesterday and it will take 6 weeks until i can finally ride a bike (everything crossed as i haven't been able to ride a bike for over a year any distance due to the bastid roids).

i cannot bloody wait to finally get back on a bike again and i will be polishing the marin and stroking it a lot up till then (apologies for the carry on humour 😀

i am actually really excited about getting this bike as i am a huge retro bike fan and remember how much i loved my 1992 marin eldridge grade bike (i ride the same terrain as i did back then/well did ride lol)

i will shut up now lol

Posted : 30/08/2017 12:31 pm

PJM1974

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There's not much out there that grabs me, so I had my 2014 29er repainted instead. It's very nice and cost a fraction of a new frame.

Posted : 30/08/2017 12:35 pm

DezB

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There's only one bike left for me to buy... eBike 😆

Posted : 30/08/2017 12:39 pm

lawman91

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Love my T130 but I can't help but yern for something a little lighter and possibly with wagon wheels... It'll be a fair few years off but if Transition do a Carbon Smuggler in the next year or two I could be tempted to move across to big wheels, shame Whyte have discontinued the T129, if they had done a carbon version of that to sit alongside the S150 I would have been very tempted.

Posted : 30/08/2017 12:47 pm

fifeandy

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Maybe a Mason Bokeh
or
Maybe a Mason Definition
or
Maybe a Canyon Aeroad

Good news is, i've reached 1 in, 1 out stage, and i'm far too lazy to sell one, so should stave off temptation until something falls apart

Posted : 30/08/2017 1:12 pm

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