Korina

What can I say? I've always had impulse control issues.

oldtimeyirv

Well it might be available for the right price! Feel free to message me... I don't really "need" to keep it around. 🤷🏼‍♂️



Wheels and crank not included

Korina

That looks awfully tall for a 17" frame. Do you have any more info? What year? What kind of steel? Butted or straight gauge? Pics of the seat tube decals?

oldtimeyirv

I can get you some more pics in the next few days... She bought it in 1999, it was lightly used. It could be a 95/96? I can't find much online The frame sticker says True Temper TT Lite. I believe at least the main tubes are double butted; super light when all the heavy old parts are off. I can measure it in the next few days. Might be an 18"? I know older MTB sizing is odd (it was too small for me and I am nearly 6'). Not much info on the Google unfortunately.

Korina

Thanks oldtimeyirv , I think I'm going to pass on this one. I've never cared for suspension forks; it's a personal prejudice. Also, I really really don't need yet another project bike.

Lookit me! I'm a grownup!

oldtimeyirv

No problem... I was getting sad about maybe letting it go. 🤣🤣🤣

It is my first suspension bike. I'll probably spend too much making a XC bike I seldom ride 🤷🏼‍♂️

Korina

Good! I passed on the Tassajara too; turned out the 16" frame was 13"; it felt like an undersized BMX bike.

Troy Winter

Just finished this "unfinished" 1994(???) Trek 930 Singletrack. Paint removed and then clear coated. New V brakes(I already had the levers for them) and tires. I had to find a shorter stem(used on Ebay), original drivetrain, I had the saddle and Handlebars lying around already. turned out really nice.

fvernon

In the process of rebuilding my '89 Stumpjumper Comp--I was using the Voodoo Scorcher bars, but lucked across these 80s pre-specialized WTB drops (so the BB1's?) in a junk pile. Also just rebuilt the wheels with Velocity Cliffhanger rims--now if only we can see a few more companies producing 26x2.1 tires (can't fit 2.3 in the back); this is getting the Specialized Renegades and it'll be ready to go. And yes, the Stryper-inspired bar tape is a bit much...we'll see how long it lasts before I switch to something less garish

Troy Winter

Here's a better picture of my 94 Trek 930.

scozim 

Looking great and loving the Man U flag in the background.

montclairbobbyb 

​​​​​​Perhaps a better description might be "drups" 😆.
​​​​​​Like!! 👍👍👍

9009000

That's great - super colours & looks in perfect proportion!

imabeliever1

Gotcha.
It took me a minute to figure out what your point was. Got it though Guess i need more coffee

browngw 

This past fall a bike popped up on a local FB marketplace post. I decided to get in touch and go have a look even though the photo barely showed a bike in with all the "stuff" piled around it. I had sold everything that even looked like a MTB during the "pandemic bike summer" including my 2016 Giant ATX converted to drop bar. The new owner wanted flat bars so I kept the drop bars. This 1995 Norco Katmandu was poorly maintained rusty chain, wowed wheel and bad brakes but the paint, build and size (20") was right. For a quick exchange of $50, the owner wished me luck and continued on with cleaning out his drive shed. I got the bike back in good condition, replaced tires cables bearings etc. and a couple of weeks ago took it for an all afternoon test ride in pretty chilly weather. It worked well, felt good and I was pleased. SO......., I took it all apart and started mocking up the new version with drops, bar ends and Tektro brakes and levers. I think it will turn out well and I love the deep purple color.

fvernon

Finished rebuilding my '89 stumpjumper comp--much more fun and nimble than the flats or swept-back bars I'd had on previously. I think this will be a fun forest road explorer and light-duty bikepacker when I want something in between my Vaya & my hardtail:

thook

very nice! i like the gray w/purple housing effect. what handlebars are you using? 25.4 clamp?

RALEIGH_COMP 

SmartSelect_20210114-091103_Instagram by Luan Pham, on Flickr

Troy Winter

It's the Origin 8 Gary II bar and it's 25.4. I bought it several years ago for a failed project along with the shifters and brake levers so they've been sitting around for a while doing nothing. They really work for this project. Here's a review of them.

Guitar Ted Productions: Origin 8 Gary II Bars: Update

thook

did you have them up for sale at one point?

yeah, gary's...i've read that report before a while ago. i don't think they offer them in 25.4 anymore.

Troy Winter

I never tried to sell them. I'm glad now that I never got rid of them.

thook

okay. i think it might have mtbr.com where i saw an add for some gary's w/levers a while back. i was looking for some midge bars, but seriously considered the gary's for sale. as i recall, they have a bit more reach/drop than midge's, though. so, i passed

browngw 

Got some pictures of the completed 1995 Norco Katmandu drop bar conversion. I'm quite happy with both the ride and the look. This is the second build of this bike in the last three months! Although it started out as a $50 bike it has required another $150 plus parts bin donations.

Markeologist

Did this drop bar conversion on a Stumpjumper Sport in 1990 or so for my wife (I bought it new for her in 1986...though it might be an 85 model). She commuted on it for a couple years but then we bought a couple of XO-1s and hung up the Stumpjumper. Pulled it out of the rafters several weeks ago and cleaned it up with my daughter who has it now.

AeroGut

With those relatively skinny tires, those chainstays look even more incredibly long than normal. Funny how much MTB geometry has changed over the years.