>>1719099Stunning bike, and the funny part is that is was no more than a mid range offering from one of the less fashionable makers, not to detract from it mind you, that's partly why it stands as such a wonderful example, made when craftsmanship was still prevalent among the values of even the largest or most market driven manufacturers.
Durable yet deceptively light and comfortable, quality back then, even in the mid range, was everywhere, you can tell just by looking at it that it's a pleasure to ride on pretty much any kind of surface.
The memetard consoomer trash of today, and I'm looking at you Trek, Cannondale, Specialized et al are churning out absolute garbage made without an ounce of love, awful cookie cutter dogshit on wheels devoid of soul, lacking any kind of craftsmanship and therefore character, the great old but now dead brand names from the past are slapped onto these third rate chinkshit frames like spiteful lies.
Picrel a 92 RM Hammer, cost me £300 and is another absolute masterpice of the mid range, takes an elephantesque shit upon the heads of anyone who buys their bikes from the cretinous multinationals from the stratosphere.
And they know it, those with enough wits and courage to admit when they've been fooled.