Davetrials Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Im feeling nostalgic, now that i own a bike with a seat again, so heres my little tribute to some of the more handsome bikes from the past, they didn't always ride very well, but they looked lovely. Dimond back racing, never actually saw one of these in the flesh, looked amazing with the hot S though Brisa B26D easily one of the heaviest worst riding bikes i've ever owed, but they were beautiful so its okay.. Orange Zero, what a hero. when trials was on the verge of getting taken seriously by the mountain bike industry orange dipped their toe in the water, then the french changed everything. bloody Koxx 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) Those decals.. On a side note, the little television logo is now very similar to the 'TV' Emoji for apple devices Edited March 16, 2017 by Davetrials 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Pace RC250T 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 That bash on the Pace' tensile cranks looks interesting. Never seen that before. Anyone know what that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamAllen Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Ross McArthur said: That bash on the Pace' tensile cranks looks interesting. Never seen that before. Anyone know what that is? Round Diamondback was awesome.. very zebidi look to them i think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 @Ross McArthur It's a Tensile bash. So that you can run 22T, 5-bolt chainring on screw on cranks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Yea, now that I see it up close like that, there's no doubting that what it is. Just looked like something more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Was a decent bit of kit, shame the tensiles tried to kill almost every customer that daren't use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Davies Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Love it. Here is my pashley from many moons ago (early 2000) I'd love to know where it is now... Its what I'm riding in my little profile picture on here 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Davies Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Not my bike here but does anyone remember the sunn trials bike? Ed tongue was riding it before the pashley was born, there is an issue of mbuk with him doing an endo on the front and looking down at the camera, great intro article on the pashley in that one, I wish I could find a copy on the plus side, I have a sunn trials frame hanging up in my man cave 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Davetrials said: Was a decent bit of kit, shame the tensiles tried to kill almost every customer that daren't use them. Including me. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 On 16/03/2017 at 4:11 PM, Davetrials said: Dimond back racing, never actually saw one of these in the flesh, looked amazing with the hot S though They were great to ride, and not all that dissimilar geometry-wise to the Vario - probably not surprising since Tibo was involved with both. Some of the Liverpool riders had them. On 17/03/2017 at 1:52 AM, Cyder man said: Not my bike here but does anyone remember the sunn trials bike? Ed tongue was riding it before the pashley was born, there is an issue of mbuk with him doing an endo on the front and looking down at the camera, great intro article on the pashley in that one, I wish I could find a copy I got a detention at school for sneaking out to buy that issue! They rode with the Sunn forks with the strange dropouts like in your second pic there - I have a couple of pairs of those forks somewhere. They were spec'd on the BMix bikes that Sunn produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 On 16/03/2017 at 4:19 PM, Davetrials said: Pace RC250T Those chainstays aren't too long! I have one of Akrigg's old Pace frames (I bought it from Danny Holroyd about 13 years ago!) which I'd like to repair (cracked weld on the downtube) and build up as an Akrigg replica, but where the hell to find a set of Pace trials forks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old boy chez Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 I think I can chuck my hat in the ring on this one . All ways wanted one and was lucky to get one of the low'ish numbers at 39. Needs a bit of work but some thing to do I guess . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 11 hours ago, old boy chez said: I think I can chuck my hat in the ring on this one . All ways wanted one and was lucky to get one of the low'ish numbers at 39. Needs a bit of work but some thing to do I guess . I always thought Hawyes's one with black Fatty forks and the front of the frame black looked good: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old boy chez Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 12 hours ago, Tony Harrison said: I always thought Hawyes's one with black Fatty forks and the front of the frame black looked good: See so did I , but the black was never for sale was it ? Or was it Giant team only ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 4/3/2017 at 0:25 PM, Tony Harrison said: Those chainstays aren't too long! I have one of Akrigg's old Pace frames (I bought it from Danny Holroyd about 13 years ago!) which I'd like to repair (cracked weld on the downtube) and build up as an Akrigg replica, but where the hell to find a set of Pace trials forks... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/222440559444?chn=ps&adgroupid=33676502101&rlsatarget=pla-271883447235&abcId=893836&adtype=pla&merchantid=101758731&poi=&googleloc=9045313&device=c&campaignid=707291931&crdt=0 have you spoke to waynio? maybe he has something knocking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 12 hours ago, old boy chez said: As far as I know only Hawyes had one in those colours, although you could pretty easily mask and paint one yourself... 1 hour ago, Davetrials said: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/222440559444?chn=ps&adgroupid=33676502101&rlsatarget=pla-271883447235&abcId=893836&adtype=pla&merchantid=101758731&poi=&googleloc=9045313&device=c&campaignid=707291931&crdt=0 have you spoke to waynio? maybe he has something knocking about? That's the XC fork though, but thanks for looking. Maybe I should ask Wayne - I still have a frame and fork I bought off him about 13 years ago! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 i was under the impression that was the only option, what with it being the golden years, we took what we could get. i had no idea there was trials specific ones? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Davetrials said: i had no idea there was trials specific ones? Yes, I'm pretty sure they pre-dated the XC ones too. I think they may have made a more conventional fork later. These ones look like 4-bolt, but then again that's Akrigg's bike so he may have had prototypes... Regular ones as sold to customers: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I had some RC30s in about 2002, I had to cut them down to about 400mm as they were suspension corrected geo, too long for trials. They were really nice and light, flexed a bit, but both v bosses ended up snapping off, got them re welded but then I hit them badly on a rail and they were fatally injured. I don't think they'd enjoy today's front wheel moves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) There were these trials specific ones which went with the Pace RC250-T and its integrated headset. At 420mm they were too long for anything else and felt wrong. Not sure if Akrigg ever used these late ones but Danny & Adam at Trialskings had them, in the "Korn" video. Edited April 5, 2017 by LEON 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 My dead ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old boy chez Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 10 hours ago, Tony Harrison said: As far as I know only Hawyes had one in those colours, although you could pretty easily mask and paint one yourself... Black would be easier to do but I could not bring my self to spray the frame .the forks I can sacrifice. So I think I'll try and match the fattest in to the purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 12 hours ago, LEON said: There were these trials specific ones which went with the Pace RC250-T and its integrated headset. At 420mm they were too long for anything else and felt wrong. Not sure if Akrigg ever used these late ones but Danny & Adam at Trialskings had them, in the "Korn" video. good golly gosh, that is handsome, sack off that ridiculous bar and stem and ill ride that today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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