guineasmithpig Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) Well, she's back! currently wearing red Mono's on 521 Ceramic/F519 silver, Fattys, RaceFace turbines with Ard Guard. its getting on for my dream spec from 5 years ago!short, tall and colourful. old skool baby! 'check out me dents, d!ck'ead!'Turbines and 'Ard GuardCarbon rear mech (albeit a bit battered!) and suicide shifterand my favourite find... BRONZE Azonic Singlewalls! Ashton was running these in Tricks and Stunts, and even Chainspotting! pre-2000 possibly?anyways, will keep the thread updated. should have hs33 rear and v-brake setup on the front quite soon. and just need to get my arse in gear sorting the gears out. though i may be a little short of cash til the end of the month, so still in need of brake pads and a decent chain!? fat little order for tarty's on pay day SmithyPS. if anyone would care to share any old memories of rides when i was on this wee beasty, feel free to enlighten me! also, if the guy who had the video of me gapping St Pauls fountain still has the footage, could i get a copy!? it was in about 2002/3, so not holding out too much hope! Edited March 20, 2007 by guineasmithpig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor the basher. Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Yo looks cool i have one of them in my shed at the moment frame on its own going to get it done shortly its a costom mazda red though bit its lush.nice job.cheers conor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainlazy84 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 is this the original frame Hawyes/ Giant released? (when they did an initial batch of 500) What frame number is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 that rreally does look like my mates giant when he had one 3-4 years ago lol but he had easton ea70 bars and giant forks and prob burns but yeah always liked them giants, havnt they got minus bb rise im not sure but im sure i heard someone sayin they did have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guineasmithpig Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) is this the original frame Hawyes/ Giant released? (when they did an initial batch of 500) What frame number is it? it is an 'original' one, before they put the nasty black paint on. don't know the number, looks to be 150 something, but the frame number is pretty mashed!havnt they got minus bb rise im not sure but im sure i heard someone sayin they did haveyou damn right they got negative bb rise! -15mm as i measure it. its a proper bike, for riding trials on. not a trials bike bloody bb rise. i tell thee, back in my day.... Edited March 20, 2007 by guineasmithpig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazzyhaslam Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 I remember that bike!Still looked better when I had it all them years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guineasmithpig Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 yeah, because it wasn't battered to death!?anyways, this is the dream spec from those days, surely? proper Horsey replica!Smithy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Nice!! I keep thinking it would be nice to dig out one of my old frames and build something up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guineasmithpig Posted March 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 do it! go on an eBay rampage like me. get as much old skool kit as possible. i've built a 2001 dream spec for about £200! (excludes the frame and front wheel which i already had)Smithy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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