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I actually have a couple of sets of 151s but specifically wanted to run the XVerts on this.
I mocked up a black frame version and really didn’t like it.
You’re not the first person to tell me to avoid the 24”. In fact nobody I’ve mentioned to has refrained from telling me how terrible it is
I mocked up a black frame version and really didn’t like it.
You’re not the first person to tell me to avoid the 24”. In fact nobody I’ve mentioned to has refrained from telling me how terrible it is
Fat hippo said:
The little red Specialized appears to be Jason McRoy's old bike. Or a copy of it. One of the iconic bikes of the 90s.Louis Balfour said:
Fat hippo said:
The little red Specialized appears to be Jason McRoy's old bike. Or a copy of it. One of the iconic bikes of the 90s.Been having ‘fun with retro brakes’ this weekend.
The Hope Enduro 4s I bought for the ATX DH had the wrong front calliper - I thought I needed a 3 but it turns out I needed a 6 because boxxers. Got lucky though, there was a 6 half calliper on eBay so that’s on its way along with hose and seal kits and of course a new disc because while the brakes came with 185s, the no.6 Boxxer calliper only works with the 203. Hope stopped making the lightning disc because it was cracking so I had to go for drilled, which is upsetting.
The Hayes brake being removed from the ATX of course then doesn’t fit the QR20 Z1s on my San Andreas, so it’s back to the drawing board on that because the no.36 Hayes adapter is for a 9 inch disc and mine are 8. Why couldn’t they just get on a settle on a calliper mount standard?
In the meantime though, the Super8 frame refurb is nearly finished;
The tight spaces have been really tricky for the guy to paint but he’s done a great job of it, there’s a Pearl flake in the blue so up close it looks;
I’ll hopefully be able to get some better pics when I’ve got it back.
The I’m mid way through cleaning the forks up, made an error thinking the dropouts were bare metal and started sanding to remove some scratches - they’re coated. So none I need to polish and refinish the whole part on both sides. Also starting to turn my thoughts to how to kit the bike out.
I have a black / gold Mono 6 front brake on the way (which almost certainly won’t fit..) and I’m going to use the orange bars from my Yeti as I think a blue / orange / black build will look nice - carrying the fork colours through.
If it looks dreadful, the Manitous will go on my FX DH and I’ll put my spare 151s on this, although some Super Ts might be fun as well. As mentioned before, I’m not fussed about period correctness etc on this one, I just want it to be an absolute hooligan.
The Hope Enduro 4s I bought for the ATX DH had the wrong front calliper - I thought I needed a 3 but it turns out I needed a 6 because boxxers. Got lucky though, there was a 6 half calliper on eBay so that’s on its way along with hose and seal kits and of course a new disc because while the brakes came with 185s, the no.6 Boxxer calliper only works with the 203. Hope stopped making the lightning disc because it was cracking so I had to go for drilled, which is upsetting.
The Hayes brake being removed from the ATX of course then doesn’t fit the QR20 Z1s on my San Andreas, so it’s back to the drawing board on that because the no.36 Hayes adapter is for a 9 inch disc and mine are 8. Why couldn’t they just get on a settle on a calliper mount standard?
In the meantime though, the Super8 frame refurb is nearly finished;
The tight spaces have been really tricky for the guy to paint but he’s done a great job of it, there’s a Pearl flake in the blue so up close it looks;
I’ll hopefully be able to get some better pics when I’ve got it back.
The I’m mid way through cleaning the forks up, made an error thinking the dropouts were bare metal and started sanding to remove some scratches - they’re coated. So none I need to polish and refinish the whole part on both sides. Also starting to turn my thoughts to how to kit the bike out.
I have a black / gold Mono 6 front brake on the way (which almost certainly won’t fit..) and I’m going to use the orange bars from my Yeti as I think a blue / orange / black build will look nice - carrying the fork colours through.
If it looks dreadful, the Manitous will go on my FX DH and I’ll put my spare 151s on this, although some Super Ts might be fun as well. As mentioned before, I’m not fussed about period correctness etc on this one, I just want it to be an absolute hooligan.
Almost…
Frustratingly, I asked the painter not to apply the decals because I just had a feeling…
He ignored that, just like he ignored the placement pics I had previously sent him.
So:
Santa Cruz decals are too large and the wrong design (not his fault - my bad eBay purchase)
Super 8 swingarm decals are totally the wrong position
There’s a graphic that should be on the seat tube that he’s put on the a top tube gusset.
He also gave me the frame back and forgot to bring the new bearings and shock mount. The following day I asked him to post the parts so I could build at the weekend, at which point he revealed he still hadn’t bought new bearings so would ‘try to find some’ over the weekend. He’s had it for 5 months and it was his suggestion to replace the bearings smh.
Oh well, ‘no rush’ I keep reminding myself.
Looking forward to the weekend when I’ll get to see the paint in daylight, I want to see how well the pearl fleck we added shows up.
Frustratingly, I asked the painter not to apply the decals because I just had a feeling…
He ignored that, just like he ignored the placement pics I had previously sent him.
So:
Santa Cruz decals are too large and the wrong design (not his fault - my bad eBay purchase)
Super 8 swingarm decals are totally the wrong position
There’s a graphic that should be on the seat tube that he’s put on the a top tube gusset.
He also gave me the frame back and forgot to bring the new bearings and shock mount. The following day I asked him to post the parts so I could build at the weekend, at which point he revealed he still hadn’t bought new bearings so would ‘try to find some’ over the weekend. He’s had it for 5 months and it was his suggestion to replace the bearings smh.
Oh well, ‘no rush’ I keep reminding myself.
Looking forward to the weekend when I’ll get to see the paint in daylight, I want to see how well the pearl fleck we added shows up.
Frame built!
I want to replace all of the bolts - I’m thinking either black or red anodised.
Love the look of it, but I effed up the building. I didn’t clean the inside of the VPP axle hole enough. Whacked the axle in and then with about an inch to go, it stopped moving - now won’t budge in either direction! I really don’t want to use a press or blow torch for fear of damaging the new paint. Doh!
I want to replace all of the bolts - I’m thinking either black or red anodised.
Love the look of it, but I effed up the building. I didn’t clean the inside of the VPP axle hole enough. Whacked the axle in and then with about an inch to go, it stopped moving - now won’t budge in either direction! I really don’t want to use a press or blow torch for fear of damaging the new paint. Doh!
Bit late to the party here, only just recently looked into the Cycle section on the forum and found this thread.
Used to be on Retrobike quite a lot, built quite a lot of 90's bikes years ago, had a nice 94 GT Zaskar, still have a 91 Orange Prestige i painted grey to look like the unicorn grey Prestige tested in MBUK back in 93, i've never seen another grey Prestige, most were black or orange/white.
Also have a 92 GT Bravado, frame came from Germany and has the original 3D forks and flip flop stem.
Built a 93 Manitou FS back around 2007, was a dream bike back in the early 90's but was out of reach back then at 2.5K just for the frame . It was a pile of junk, looked gorgeous but was crap to ride on just about any terrain.
Also built a Club Roost DH8 (with Intense stickers on it to confuse folk), turned out great but i had to get rid of it or i would have killed myself, took it to a few trail centres, i never liked jumping but this thing would launch regardless, it wanted to be in the air all the time and with the suspension travel, huge tyres on 24" wheels you were going way faster than you realised.
Used to be on Retrobike quite a lot, built quite a lot of 90's bikes years ago, had a nice 94 GT Zaskar, still have a 91 Orange Prestige i painted grey to look like the unicorn grey Prestige tested in MBUK back in 93, i've never seen another grey Prestige, most were black or orange/white.
Also have a 92 GT Bravado, frame came from Germany and has the original 3D forks and flip flop stem.
Built a 93 Manitou FS back around 2007, was a dream bike back in the early 90's but was out of reach back then at 2.5K just for the frame . It was a pile of junk, looked gorgeous but was crap to ride on just about any terrain.
Also built a Club Roost DH8 (with Intense stickers on it to confuse folk), turned out great but i had to get rid of it or i would have killed myself, took it to a few trail centres, i never liked jumping but this thing would launch regardless, it wanted to be in the air all the time and with the suspension travel, huge tyres on 24" wheels you were going way faster than you realised.
Just realised I have a bike suited to this thread ... 90s Dave Yates with Pace RC-30 forks ... though little of the original bike remains: the frame has been back to Dave twice for re-furb and repaint; now running XTR shifters; XT rear mech; LX front; XT chainset; XT V-brakes; Mavic CrossRide wheels (after the Hope front hub in the picture came apart on me):
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