Andre_MTB Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) It’s Monday morning. Except for the fact that it’s the first the day of spring – it’s still your typical Monday. The first day after a weekend. Really typical, until I get a call from Tyrone at Custom Bike Shop in St Francis Bay. “Pop by the shop later and come check out this Santa Cruz” Now, any Santa Cruz bike is something to call home about, but when Tyrone called I should of known there was something more to this particular bike. And man, o man, I wasn’t disappointed and neither will you be! Jamie Loots, the up and coming mechanic under the watchful hand of Tyrone put it like this, “All that’s missing is Greg Minnaar’s helmet with Nelson Mandela on it”. Spot on, because at that moment glaring back at me with angels singing in the background was a Limited Edition Minnaar V10 Worlds Replica Santa Cruz Downhill Bike in it’s full glory. The only other thing missing was it’s pedals. One of the precautions I guess you must take when you have a bike like this standing in your shop and idiots like me wanting to hop on and take it for a spin… There's a story behind this bike. It’s something about beer (lots of it), a bet, and money (lots of it). But I don’t have all the facts. What I do know is there are only 25 of these bikes ever made and what’s more there’s only suppose to be one available in South Africa and I guess it’s this one – proudly owned by local St Francis Bay resident, Greg Darke (I hope he has told his wife before she reads this) More pics and full story here Edited September 2, 2014 by Andre_Zaskar ChUkKy, zabalad, Sidewinder. and 1 other 4
Disher Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Not surprised ole horse owns that !!! pretty awesome bike... happy riding
Vetseun Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Oh my goodness, I've got a woody. That is so frikken beautiful ChUkKy 1
MeridaHFS Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 There's few things in life like a beautifully crafted bike! This is one of them popcorn_skollie 1
Sidewinder. Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 I know it's not getting ridden, but seeing the saddle that high up makes me uncomfortable.
TNOSE_E Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Pretty! But please change that seat post clamp bolt! It will rip you a new crack!
Andre_MTB Posted September 2, 2014 Author Posted September 2, 2014 What will the Beast cost !!! I imagine >R100k
popcorn_skollie Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 There's few things in life like a beautifully crafted bike! This is one of them beat me to it
popcorn_skollie Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 http://i.imgur.com/khtu2hw.jpgcan you imagine sitting behind these bars?Jissis reminds me of when my mom took me to see michael knights kitt car when i was a kid ChUkKy 1
bontie Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 http://i.imgur.com/khtu2hw.jpgcan you imagine sitting behind these bars?my mom took me to see michael knights kitt car when i was a kid Ha, remember that - TygerValley centre Dec '86(?) Photo must be somewhere.That bike is sweet, made to be ridden and so it should in my opinion. In a similar vein one our regular morning rides we have ex Sky bikes of Boassen Hagen, Ian Stannard and Sergio Henao. Not near as cool as this, but pretty cool still.
Mntboy Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Moderators - this is pornography....But we all love bike porn!!!!!!!! Even the Mods!!!!!!!!!!
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