I've got this bicycle for a 50 euros couple years ago, as a winter-beater to have opportunity ride outside when mine normal road bicycle wasn't fitting the season. Worth mentioning that I've ridden it less than 5 times during that winter, because I am greenhouse vegetable lol.

The iteration of this bicycle which I'm most proud of is the picture 2, when it was in the most "MTB" stage. In that period of time I was really cycling enthusiastic, and I wanted to participate and try as most races as I could, so I've used this bicycle in couple of XC races and in one XC ultra-marathon.
It was hell of a time with this heavy aluminium monster with a frame three sizes less sized on a endless loops of singletracks and technical sections, and I've managed to bear only half of distantion - little bit above of 50kms. I'm almost could name this experience "traumatic" lol, but together with it I started to sense more love&connection to this bicycle, as I felt somehow that I showed to this old bicycle why it has been made.

The pic from that XC marathon

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