This is the third bike I’ve owned. The first one, probably a Raleigh, was given to me by my parents when we moved to Karori, a suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Unfortunately, I don’t remember much about it other than it was red. The second bike I owned was white, make long lost. I lent it to a colleague at work and it was crashed in quite a bad off road accident.
This Montari I purchased in 1992 with the insurance money from my second bike. At the moment it’s in pieces ongoing a ground up rebuild.
Avanti Montari 1992 looking pretty rough in 2019
The current pre-rebuild details are (Shimano unless otherwise noted):
| Year | 1992 |
| Name | Avanti 1992 Montari |
| Frame Size | 50cm |
| Colour | Blue-green |
| Weight | 13.5 kg 29.7 lbs |
| Rims | Araya 26×1.50 HE VP-20 Japan |
| Tubes | CST 26x 1.25-1.375 |
| Tyres | Swiftor IA2018 26×1.5 (Muddy Wolf 26×2.1 original) |
| Hubs | HB RM50 |
| Forks and frame | Tange CrMo |
| Brake Tubes | SM-HB90 |
| Pads | L02A |
| Seat | SellePrima |
| Crank | Altus A20 FC-AT20 48/38/28 170 mm Japan |
| Rear Derailleur | Altus A20 |
| Cassette | HG50 12-14-16-18-21-24-28T |
| Chain | HG-40 |
| Shifters | Shimano 21 Speed HG SIS |
| Stem | 22.2 mm |
| Headset | Tange Seiki UQ-7 Unique-X Japan |