What's this?

The Rookie

A chap at work has just been givemn this

Any idea who made it, any other detail?

Simon

supersonic

Muddy Fox Interactive - very odd suspension that was linked together!

supersonic

Though the chainstays are missing in that pic.

The Rookie

Thanks SS, should have just PM'sd you...

Simon

supersonic

Is a good find, not seen one for ages! Worth a bit too...

The Rookie

Well the friend at work intend to rebuild it to see what it's like, it was a skip find by a friend of a friend, got to my mate via a roadie specialist who didn't want an MTB frame, he has teh ability to knock up some chainstays to get it going...

Simon

James0911

weren't these worth near enough £2500 new or something? i remember one being in my dads biking mag when it was a concept... "oh this full suspension nonsense will never catch on" he says :roll:

supersonic

Aye, weren't cheap: the idea with this one was that both ends compressed when just one end hit a bump! God knows why they thought it would work well lol.

bennett_346

it looks like something you plough with to me

supersonic

When they realised it wasn't popular they sold all the downtubes to Orange.

*runs*

cooldad

Orange meets Mad Max.

IBISMojoHDamon

Question - What's this?

Answer - A piece of Sh*t!...

:0)

The Rookie

Well my mate is stripping it down to recoat the main section as it's aweful quality, he then intend to build it with whatever he can find and decide whether to do it as a full on period build or not.

Ironic that this bikes linked suspension raises and lowers both wheels at the same time (you hit a bump with both wheels at the same time obviously........?) while the interlinked hydrogas suspension on BL cars (which did work) would raise the rear when the front compressed as it hit a bump to keep the car level.

Simon

Northwind

Oh I do like that.

Anonymous

Made from girders, by the look of it.

The Rookie

Not Scottish no.........

d00m

Tell him to sell it on retrobike, probably worth a small fortune to someone