1991 Cannondale SE2000 – finished

August 2019: It’s the bike you haven’t been waiting for.

The SE2000 is pretty much done.

1993/94 Orange Prestige

Purple is not a crime!

1994 Cannondale M800 ‘Beast of the East’

March 24th 2018

A couple of years ago there was a red 1994 M800 for sale an hour and a half up the coast. At the time, I’d just bought something else, so I didn’t buy it. Since then, I’ve often wished that I had.

Then this bike appears for sale two hours up the coast. Same year, same colour, same size. The seller said he bought it a couple of years ago. I wonder if it’s the same bike?

1996 Specialized Ground Control A1

March 22^nd 2018

This Specialized appeared on Gumtree one day. Half a week later it was still for sale, so I thought I’d rehome it.

1994 Cannondale Delta V1000

October 7th 2017

Another rescue at the weekend – this rather neglected V1000 was Cannondale’s top hardtail in 1994, yet found itself for sale because the seller’s son wanted a bike he’d seen in K-Mart. True story!

1994 GT RTS-2

August 12^th 2017

This GT RTS-2 came up for sale at the weekend. I was sitting in a café when I spotted it. The ad had been posted 3 hours earlier and 53 people had viewed it. I guessed it was already gone but sent the seller a text just in case.

1989 Diamond Back Ascent

May 15th 2017

A fella I know on the west coast of Australia sends me a link to an ad on Gumtree one evening. It’s for a nice-looking Ascent, in my size, with a smokey paint job.

Cannondale SM700

February 23rd 2017.

It’s almost two and a half months since I’ve bought a bike. Then one evening, I spot this among the Huffys.

1995 Kona AA

December 10th 2016

There are some bikes for sale on Ebay that you just have to take a punt at. This aluminium-framed Kona AA was one of them. I bid what I thought it was worth, and won it. So, let’s welcome Sydney Mountain Bike Rescue’s newest resident …

1992 GT Pantera AL

November 30th 2061

This GT Pantera appeared for sale one Sunday afternoon. A little mooching around the web and I discover it’s a 1992 Pantera AL. Tyres aside it looks original.