its a muddy fox interactive, from '95 i think
very expensive at the moment (about 4000$ complete). one shock drive both front and rear suspension, and had some anti bob action (an early stable plateform)
very stiff lateraly but a bit heavy for a XC frame.
that is what is was said at the time
It's a Muddy Fox interactive Comp, released in 1997. they were about £1999 new and came with shimano xt groupset i believe.. very nice bike... used to have one myself. If anybody has one for sale please let me know!
Interesting machine, I'm sure you are super exited about your new find and you hands are shaking but can you please take proper in focus pictures of the frame and other details.
Ps: the front is very similar to what BMW calls a "televeler" and is being used on their motorcycles since 1993 with excellent results, very rigid, long lasting and with great antidive features.
Well I've got a mint one siting in my entry.. still think it's the best looking bike ever made.. the fact when you brake hard the whole bike lowers makes it REAL stable to ride on the flat stuff..
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PS this is of the bike before being upgraded.. looks a little different now.. 2008 X.0, XTR brakes, RAceface post, handlebars, XT crank, Middleburn rings....
Here's the thing.. this frame has NEVER been used off road.. from new...
I'll get some more photos up if you like?
Take it easy
Dave
Last edited by Santercruz; 10-22-2008 at 05:46 AM.
It probably reads that I'm a tarmac jockey.. I'm not.. just sold my old GT STS I loving restored/upgraded and thrashed into the ground, sure the MF a mutant lookin thing but it was pushing the boundry way back when everyone was playing safe, back when muddy fox had more DH models than any other manufacturer!..back when they made real bikes.. the names been bought and raped by lesser companies since..
This doesnt ride like a Cannondale Scalpal... this is true, I haven't thrashed it off road because it's worth a lot mint and I love building bikes.. so I'm gonna enjoy Tricking it out, someone else can then thrash it if they want...
The single shock activates the rear at the same time as the front which means the bike will always stay level.. I hanent rode it loose stuff that will throw stones and chip the paintwork, I have took it to a skate park and over other things to see how it feels and I like it, like I say very stable at speed on the flat stuff...
Here's a pic of a Klein I built recently... Very light, very fast, I loved it...
I know the klein has nothing to do with the thread, but this is another bike I bought in a bit of a state, and dragged into now land.. and it was used too guys.. just to show I'm not a rookie..
I've had more injuries on the bike than i can remember over the last 19 years of mountainbiking (Including a broken neck from attempting a 5' drop off when I was 10. Granted, not on a mountain bike then.. as there was no such thing..)
Santercruz, Don't worry about that remark that implied you might not know a good bike when you see one. Before that post, I think three others more or less agreed with your assessment that the Interactive is a nice machine. I enjoyed seeing yours, thanks for posting it.
Sure she's maybe an acquired taste, a bit freaky, I just like stuff that's designed by some one thinking outside of the box you know.. It's one of the only attempts to get a full interactive suspension on the go, I like it for that.... not very often a concept bike goes into production pretty much unchanged!
The thing has soul.
Look after the oldies, one day we'll be retro parts ourselves!
Some innovative German firm like Nicolai, Liteville and Grossman also take their shots with linkage forks from Para another boutique German fork company
is it possible to be a vintage nut and a techno-weenie? I think some of those look kinda neat, namely that Nicolai. But yeah, not really vintage. Maybe retro with that Girvin-esque fork.
Whats the story on that fork and Nicolai? (cowering from the VRC tomatoes being thrown my way for asking. )
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