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Chilli Rinse:
I've made a start on this 88/89 MBK Competition build. It was bought as a complete bike for the Simplex mags, they were used on my Hustler Fred Blood a while back. I'm not going to be be too fussy about what's being used to finish her off. I have a few ideas though. I've got some 20x1.5 Femco's on 94 dated ACS hubs and a San Marco Supercorsa saddle on there way. I have some Michelin Naja's to use too. The rest is yet to be decided. She's not going to be a period correct build I reckon. Nothing fancy, just a bit of mismatched fun.

The pic is from the French eBay listing.

Midschoolfool:
Simplex, the only mags I ever snapped. They are really brittle ! I was boasting away to my mates about how amazing they were, then we went to the building site and were jumping a drain trench (about 12ft deep). Caught my back wheel on the lip of it and *crack" literally snapped the back wheel in half.

Felt like a right plonker walking home  :LolLolLolLol:

MBK used to do some really groovy MTBs back in the day in awesome colours.

Chilli Rinse:
Ahhhh, playing on building sites, those were the days  :LolLolLolLol:
The only damage I've done through jumping is cracking the headstock on my Rockhopper years back. Common on them I think. I took it to the local bike shop and they got me a replacement of the then current model frame. It was more like the Stumpjumper that was available when I bought the Rockhopper. A nice gloss black and not the Matt black my original frame was. Ive still got it too. 

Picklez:
Proper late 80's vibes with those decals there Toby. You say nothing fancy or period correct, but if we know you once you start stripping and cleaning you'll get on-it and be hunting every little bit to get it just right  :LolLolLolLol:. It's a disease  :daumenhoch:

Enjoy my friend, looking forward to seeing the progress.  :popcorn:

Chilli Rinse:
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How did you know Pete ??? Yeah, I like the graphics on the grey paint but it's only a 3 tube crmo frame. Not seen another though, so I don't know how much was og. The ACS 860's I'm guessing not, but the rest looks right for a MBK. I was going to try to use up some parts laying around. I'm trying to resist buying, talking myself out of going to a 3 piece crank because that means buying pedals and probably a bb. Got a nos Tioga but that is staying in the box for now. Do I go decent older parts or take my cue from the newer wheels and run with that, or mix it up as planned ??? Let's see how this one evolves  :daumenhoch:

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