Went and saw the Ibis Bow Ti today, it was indeed mintier than the most minty thing you can think of… it looks absolutely brand new, not a mark to be seen, a genuinely astounding find (to me anyway). And, best of all, it's now sitting in my lounge-room in all its retro glory 8) Here's the complete spec for anyone interested:
Ibis Bow Ti (medium) with original Fox Alps 5R shock (looks totally brand new!)
Marzocchi Super Fly Z2 Bombers
Chris King headset (green)
Ringle 120mm 10degree stem (green)
Chris King 32H non-disc hubs front/rear (green)
Mavic X517 SUP ceramic rims
Nokian Godzilla rear tyre
Halo Choir Master front tyre
Cook Brothers Racing QR skewers (green)
Royce Ti BB
Cook Brothers Racing cranks with Egg chainrings (triple setup)
Rohloff SST98 chain
SRAM 9.0SL 10th Anniversary grip shifts and rear mech (American flag colouring, only 200 sets in the world!) 8-spd
XT front mech (2010 model)
Avid Arch Supreme brakes front/rear
WTB SST98 Ltd Edition saddle
I need to decide what I'm going to do with this… I think (as suggested by Merchant Banker) stripping all the retro bits off and boxing them up (I have most of the original boxes FFS!) for storage, then rebuilding the frame with modern bits (after slathering it in helicopter tape) will be the way to go. Thinking about getting a rear disc brake mount fitted along with hose guides, but not sure about this…
Anyhoo, proper pics to follow when I get time and decent light, but for now here's a dodgy one