djeickme75
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I was out yesterday for my first ride on my "new" Yo Eddy (new to me that is). I got this bike on Ebay a couple of months ago. The seller described it as needing a minor tune up. I am not sure where he gets his bikes serviced but it was not a minor tuneup. After replacing the XT rapidfire shifters/levers with XT thumbshifters and Avid brake levers and substituting a DX/Araya rear wheel for the severely dented Xt rear wheel, it was finally time to get outside. In the short shakedown ride (I still have to replace the chain, rings and cassette as well as mount the Avid trialign brakes but at least it is rideable as it sits currently) I found it a pretty exciting ride. Definitely a bike that gives you lots of feedback. You seem to have to really stay on top of it but if you do it rewards you with a fun way to get down the trail. I am not that found of the Judy that it currently has on it but given that the frame is a 91 and it seems to have a 1 inch headset, it may be a while before I track something else down. All in all a cool retro experience. I will try and post some pics of the bike in the next day or two. Next on the list is doing a single speed conversion on an Ibis Alibi but that may take a back seat as I have a Slim Change arriving in the next few days that looks like a lot of fun. I am new to this retro thing but given that my first serious bike was bought in 1993 I am really getting a kick out of trying a lot of the stuff that I drooled over as a teen.