she's here, my new turbo'd beast ....

[Bal]

it has a 1 human power engineer, shimano hydraulic brakes , 20lb aluminium frame, manitou black forks, deore group set mmmm.

otherwise known as my new mountain bike - Orange Gringo.

lol the downside of it is this - it cost me the same as 1 years VR4 Insurance ...

[I-S]

I have an eclectic collection of parts from the mid-late 90s...

'95 Marin Nail Trail frame (before Marin went all mass market and crappy)
'98 RST Mozo Pro W fork (SID weight, Easton legs, coil sprung, air damped, one of the rarest forks)
'98 Magura HS22 Raceline D with DH horseshoe boosters
'97 SRAM ESP900 shifters
'95 STX-RC front mech
'99 SRAM ESP 9.0 rear mech
Mavic 121/D521 rims
Goldtec front hub (awesome piece of kit)
Truvativ rear hub

Need to ride more really...

[jalford]

lol the downside of it is this - it cost me the same as 1 years VR4 Insurance ...

Yep, I bought an Orange CB600R a number of years ago and it cost me more than I now pay for my VR4 insurance.

Who says VR4 ownership is expensive

[Paul Beazer]

Yep, I bought an Orange CB600R a number of years ago and it cost me more than I now pay for my VR4 insurance.

Who says VR4 ownership is expensive

My Specialized Enduro cost the same as my last car!! (£1800 to be exact!!)
Dont ya just love insurance payouts!!!