Originally Posted by
gaucho777
Nice fleet, Miguel. I love the fork crown on your MB-1. What model derailleur is that on the MB-1? Looks like a lot of chain wrap for a small-cage derailleur. I agree that vintage MTBs offer a lot of bang for the buck. I only have one, and it doesn't have any eyelets, and only gets used on the trails. I don't use it enough. The old SIS thumb-shifters work great.
Thanks, yeah that bike was a lucky find. I don't think it had ever been used when I bought it. I went to overhaul it and the grease was not contaminated; the grease looked new. The bike is almost completely original. That Ritchey fork crown is neat and the bike is light at 25 lbs stock.
The RD is a short cage Deore XT which can handle that triple but yeah that's pushing the envelope a bit. The short cage RDs were kind of a thing BITD because people thought they were less likely to get hung up on a stick or something riding offroad.