1993 fat chance yo eddy

saltyman

always fancied the aquafade and harlequin yo eddy's since first seeing them in MBUK many moons ago.

the actual one i lusted after in that magazine as a school kid is the one i have now, well frameset wise anyway......dave hemmings no less.

i actually bought the frame without knowing about its past owners, so i have went ahead with my original plan for the bike, a single speed bike to use around the local trails and cycleways.

i will in the future, think about doing a full hemming rebuild, but for now im happy as it is.

as it was......

saltyman

as it was when i got my hands on it in june 2010......

saltyman

wanted some decent retro parts on board, like ringle zooka stem, pauls components brakes etc.......it has modern tires and wheels, the main reason is to not get some nice retro wheels at the minute and clock up wastefull miles on them,

i also as you can see, using the BOI (big one inch) fork for now too.

saltyman

saltyman

quick spec so far:


Frame: 1993 yo eddy #741Y3ML

Fork: BOI

Headset: chris king 1''
Stem: ringle
Handlebar: titec 118
Grips: esi racers edge

Brakes: pauls components
Brake Pads: fibrax
Brake Levers: pauls components

Chain: sram single speed
Cranks: cooks
Crank Bolts: cooks
Chainrings: kooka
Bottom Bracket: shimano

Hub Skewers: hope titanium
Rims: shimano
Hubs: shimano
Tyres: ritchey z max
Tubes: continental

Saddle: bontranger
Seatpost: zoom lightweight


Weight: 21lbs

saltyman

just waiting on some outer cables coming, then i can get the brakes up and running......should be out on it in a couple of days now.




















and the fat.....looking skinny next to the jones!

Zaskar20

Love it, cool as f***. Paintjob is fab and reminds me of old Kleins

How about getting the seatpost, cranks & chainring anodised green/blue much like the MBUK shots?

How did you come by it?

saltyman

it came up on e-bay this year in mexico of all places, a member on retrobike bought it, and i forgot all about it.

i stuck a wanted ad up, as i always fancied a yo, and the guy who bought it had never touched it, so sold it on to me.

it cost a few quid.......around £1,300 so far, but mint examples often do, i never realised it was hemmings old frame until afterwards though.

wilkij1975

Loving the Yo Eddy. Always wanted one as a kid but could never have afforded it.

Where did the wheels come from? I'm looking for a set for my old bike that i'm re-furbishing and like the look of those.

saltyman

the wheels were a random set that popped up that i liked the look of on the retrobike classified sections. they were pretty heap too.

joshtp

that is as rad a cat turd wrapped in tin foil with a hair pin on it! (super awsomely rad!)


Lush!

teacherman

Those Cook Bros cranks are the shit A mate of mine had those in anodised purple on his Stumpjumper in the early 90's.

Very nice

reluctant

Thanks for all the pictures - best porn of the day!

Dubzy

Breathtaking bike. You've done such a good job

The Big Cheese

Saltyman - if you dont mind me asking: how old are you?

Im 36 and barely remember these beauties...

Both bike are beautiful BTW...!!!!

saltyman

im 30 mate, i used to see this actual frame in MBUK and couldnt believe id own it one day.

snotty badger

I was just thinking about these the other day! I lusted so badly for one as a kid- still do looking at yours!

Dunk_911

Superb

El Capitano

reluctant wrote:

Thanks for all the pictures - best porn of the day!

This. Excellent bike.

nicklouse

sort the chain line out.

and it that some Pauls kit........

and loving the paint.

saltyman

nicklouse wrote:

sort the chain line out.

and it that some Pauls kit........

and loving the paint.

i will, yeah theres a few things need tweaked before i ride it, im still unsure if i should even ride it, its like a new bike.

blister pus

i'm not sure i'd be riding it in anger tbh, it's so nice and different, it warrants just being left to look good. 8)

The Northern Monkey

nicklouse wrote:

sort the chain line out..

I was gonna say that lol.. big kink down by the chainrings! Chain looks a bit droopy too..


Love the colours though, that stem is ace

pastey_boy

i too remember this bike fondly although i personally would stick a set of wheels on it worthy of such a legendary bike , white industry eno eccentric hubs
on a pair of these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sun-Mistral-Rim-2 ... keparts_SR

Beardface

That looks amazing, I love the paint, and you've done a great job getting it to look that good Almost looks too good to ride.. almost

Slightly different note, would anybody know what the original wheels in the first pics were (with Hemming riding)? I quite like the look of the spoke layout..

saltyman

Stav83 wrote:

That looks amazing, I love the paint, and you've done a great job getting it to look that good Almost looks too good to ride.. almost

Slightly different note, would anybody know what the original wheels in the first pics were (with Hemming riding)? I quite like the look of the spoke layout..

it has a snowflake front wheel, and ringle hub. no idea on the rim or whats on the rear.

when hemming had it, it seemed to have a random mix match of parts.

Levi_501

That is one hell of a paint job 8)

Does the misses know it was on the cooker

Monkeypump

Great bike, but the purists on retrobike will lynch you!

And a Yo Eddy single speed? So so wrong (even as beautiful as it is).

Monkeypump

saltyman wrote:

it has a snowflake front wheel, and ringle hub...

I've still got a snowflake built front wheel (Mavic 117 I think, on XT hub) in the shed. Along with the other bits (although not a frame in this league), I should really get off my a*se and work on a retro-build. MMmm.... XT thumbies....!

saltyman

i should be out riding this bike, or sourcing original parts to get the hemming spec, but i just dont have the time on my hands.

even thought about selling it, despite me only doing a few laps of the garden :?

alexgomy

wow thats a blast from the past. Superb. I used to have a blue DCD on my kona back in the day