Crashtest33

Hey Cosmic. The cassette is literally a joblot of Shimano HG/IG 6-7-8spd rings with alloy spacers in between them. You can buy a brand new HG cassette of eBay for not a lot. Just remove the 4 long grub screws holding the larger rings together and ditch anything larger that 18T. I put an extra 11T on mine so I have some road speed when I go out with the wife n kids on a bike ride. The gear spacers used on 6-8spd cassettes are all the same size so get the right thickness spacers and don't miss any gear sizes otherwise it won't shift. Then just space it up so the cassette lockring goes on properly and set your rear mech deadstops accordingly, et voila.

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Eloquently put bud. I just hope my kids keep following their parents examples of being active and doing great physical things instead of having their faces stuck in an iPad, something we all never had. (Except my Atari Lynx & Spektrum ) I do have one more Kujo DH in the same condition if anyone needs one.

Maguras don't count as an innovation from this millennium I don't think. I was running HS33's in the mid 90's. Couldn't affort a pair mind you. So we usually ran an LX or XTR V-Brake up front. I'm gonna say geometry on this one. We had to use frames that were non-trials geo to start (unless you were Ashton, Hawyes, Akrigg, Tongue or Cooper) 16" Merlin baby!!

Why are we all exactly the same age on here?! Lol (Probably cos the youngsters are all out on their steeds)

Cheers peeps! I thought it was just an old spec outdated trials bike. Btw I'm 5'4" so the short wheelbase TA26 rides well for me. I'm back hopping around town already!

Daylight. Man she's hot!

Lol!

Couple more pics. More in daylight this afternoon

Lol. This is a tribute not a replica! Just try getting some coda cranks. I dare you! Lol. He had. When Cannondale changed the race team colours to blue he started using an RS7 with a red trials bashring.

If anyone has a Sachs Wavey 7spd shifter in yellow and good nic, I'd definitely be interested!

More piccies. It's just about to pour down here so I'll get some more full size shots in the sun asap

D'you know what. I did originally want Cannondale decals with the correct associated decals but again in good taste, I didn't want any logos that weren't on the bike. My mate is doing me Cannondale font Base Bikes logos for the seat tube and down tube. Good shout on the Sachs not sram shifter btw. I'd forgotten he used Sachs. So chuffed with the overall finish though. Looks sweet. I can't believe it's been 14yrs since I've ridden. Used to ride at Essex Bike Trial Club in the late 90's with Ian Cooper and the Tongue's. My son is 4 and is bike/motorbike nuts so I wanted to be able to blast around with him. He's been off stabilizers for a year so he goes faster than me now! Lol. I really wanted a retro, nostalgic steed!

Ashton tribute. (Just waiting on Base Bikes TA26 cut vinyl in Cannondale font for the down tube) 2002 Base Bikes TA26 Frame (shot blasted, painted & laquered in Peugeot EJG Blue). Vintage Cannondale Fatty R Forks. Vintage FSA Orbit XLII Headset Vintage Magura HS33 Racelines Truvativ Howitzer External BB. Modified Truvativ Holzfeller OCT hollow Cranks. Truvativ Knurled Bashring Middleburn 22T Sprocket Vintage Shimano 105 short cage Mech. Custom Trials Cassette 11-17T. sram Gripshift 7spd shifter. Rebadged BBB 90mm/30deg stem. Vintage Azonic bars. Titec Carbon/Titanium xc Seatpost Prologo Carbon/Titanium Saddle. Ally/Titanium clamp Vintage(new) Mavic D521 on Hope Sport 36hole DT Spokes/Brass nipples. IRC Kujo DH 2.35. Titanium QR Vintage(new) Mavic X517 on Hope Sport 36hole DT Spokes/Ally nipples. Panaracer FireXC Pro 2.1. Titanium QR All Titanium fasteners. Sweet!!

Just found this in the States! It appears to be an Ashton custom but I never saw it in yellow or with Martyn's custom geometry. Anyone know when this was sold?