Asking a bit much

[dyna-ti]

Hope Orange Mountain bike custom made for a show bike | eBay

This bike has been nutured since buying direct form Hope. A custome build with hydraulic dics fron and rear, Front suspension (Organe Frame) Made from anodised Aluminium 55cm frame Gears Shimano 8 x 3 very smooth. A light and very strong frame. A one off as far as I know. <br>

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Trying to work out if its an E3 or O2 though i think its an O2, but not sure of year.
Brake(rear) is the C2 No2 bolt on system Has a canti mount, so quite early.

 

[Gtpulse]

Auction start is much lower than the buy it now who knows someone could get a bargain………….at £1100! Alivio chainset a very rare one only used for custom show builds.

 

[Twozaskars]

It’s the ‘as far as I know’ that gets me on listings like this, that and the fact he is marketing the suspension despite it having totally collapsed. Nice try.

 

[bikeworkshop]

It's important to fit the seatpost backwards on a show bike

And Toeclips and SPDs...
Country and western

 

[KermitGKona88]

Forks f^#ked, I will bet my Aunt Fanny's false teeth on the fact there are cracks in the hub flanges, and don't even get me started on that stem...

 

[bikeworkshop]

Isn't that stem off an early giant tcr?
Offers a range of incorrect riding positions, and a flexy creaking that makes you nervous.

Mike Burrows, gawdblessim, still got some things wrong.

 

[XTSTIMAN]

Show bike...in 1995! Then used, parts replaced then carefully nurtured in a barn after its last rides as witnessed by the shiney mechs

 

[greencat]

I guess it's possible it was a show bike, but not in that condition and without any provenance, it's a meaningless statement.

I suspect it has been heavily modified by original/second owner to make it a commuter who then realised the futility of the exercise. Either way, it doesn't look like its done much riding.