TenGrainBread 

As classic as you can get!

madpogue 

^^^^^^ Okay, what museum did you raid?

eshew

Got very lucky and bought it at an estate sale with a vague description and poor pics. Rolled the dice, had a ton of fun restoring it.

DQRider 

Beautiful bike, and an excellent photo. Bravo!

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Ballenxj

Yes they are. Curious though, what do people have against Grip Shifters? I had them on a bike in the early nineties and found they worked quite well. They were easy to use, and accurate shifters. I still prefer them to most others.

brandenjs

I’ve had them on a few bikes and they work well if tuned properly. I just prefer the shift/brake combos for easier cable changes. On trails it seems like you can keep more of a grip on the bars when I’m not twisting. This one still had the Specialized grips on the shifters that are pretty cool, but one of the brake levers was broken so I’ll just change them out.

embankmentlb

This is my old GT that I bought new in 88 or 89. I just recently pulled it out of storage and started riding it again. I was hit by a car last year and it kind of spoiled my love of road riding. The Gt is just as fun but much slower..... The Softride stem seems to be back in fashion also! Thanks!

2cam16

PITA to change cables. I find it easier to shift with thumbies. Quicker for me specially when I'm up in the mountains.

madpogue 

Also, not all grip shifters are created equal. It's unfortunate that "Big S" chose that entry-level model to re-brand, esp. for a Comp level bike. This model was made of particularly cheap and brittle plastic. SRAM had higher grades of grip shifters at the time. We see a lot of old MTBs and hybrids from this era half-trashed and abandoned around here, and a large percentage of them have shifters, of this level of quality, that can best be described as @$$ploded.

A Comp level bike of this vintage would be very happy with a nice old set of simple thumbies, if you can find them.

MrK.

Dude!

DiegoFrogs

Wow! That's the sort of find that encourages me to get up every morning. Great job on that one!

Beachbum0

Sorry , had many pictures of 1980s Schwinn Cimmaron mountain bike but your site manager won’t let me post the pictures until I have 10 post . Well I don’t have time to sit around and make 10 post waiting just to post my pictures , so you can see them , which you asked for ! So I’m unsubscribing. It’s your site you can do what you want with it. But I’m not going to make up 10 post talking about stuff I pull out of the air just so you can see my pictures. That doesn’t make sense to me . Actually if the managers would have mentioned this up front I would’ve never signed up . Hint

curbtender

2cam16

Ooooooo k

merziac

Well, that's too bad, small price to pay for inclusion, we all got thru it and it helps protect what we do here and weeds out many that don't really share our passion.

I would encourage you to invest a bit more time, effort and patience. We have a thing going here you will find nowhere else.

But hey, if you don't get it, that's ok.

AustinFitz

Don't know if I've posted this here since I've gotten it up and running. It's a 1985 Mongoose ATB setup as a grocery getter.

Hudson308 

Wow that looks alot like a bike my buddy just rebuilt for a friend!!!

madpogue 

A super-clean chrome 'goose like those ^^^^^ showed up at the big bike swap here earlier this month. Didn't sell, even at $300. Still, it was some splendid bike porn.

curbtender

His and hers?
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bop...046076020.html

2cam16

I just love how people just think a regular step-through is a mixte.

merziac

me too, also love how many think a mixte is a woman's bike.

Mixte, french translation = universal, unisex, everyone.

Ronsonic 

OMG!

Really?!

Perfect.

Ronsonic 

If anybody made them in 10s I'd be using one now.

DorkDisk

Sram made a 10sp gripshifter

AlmostGreenGuy

This has been a long time coming. I acquired this 1990 lugged steel Trek 950 in very questionable condition last September. It wasn’t exactly a budget buy at $150.00, but I REALLY wanted to see how great these old lugged Treks mountain bikes are. So I bought it, and the planning process began. I didn’t really have an exact spot in my bicycle line-up for the Trek, so I kind of had to make a place for it. My ‘93 Rockhopper had been doing duty as my bikepacking mule, as well as my grocery getter and all around MUP and trail bike. So I decided to relieve Rocky of some of its duties, and setup the 950 as a pure lightweight trail ripper, while maintaining the possibility of extended gravel and road rides.

The initial plan was pretty simple and straightforward. Clean up the bike. Replace whatever was worn out or destroyed. Then as I stripped it down and cleaned it up, the build began to evolve (read as “got way more expensive”). I eventually ended up replacing pretty much everything except for the frame, fork, derailleurs and wheels, while keeping an eye toward buying the lightest parts I could afford, but keeping the contact points as comfy as possible.

Fast forward 4 months and $650.00 worth of parts later, and here it is, Blue Thunder in all its glory. I’m very happy with it, weighing in at a svelte 25 pounds. It still has a 3x7 drivetrain, mostly because I love the original wheel set. But this could easily evolve into a single speed bike next season, if the rest of the build continues to impress me.

Blue Thunder had her maiden voyage this afternoon. Nothing legendary, but a quick 8 mile jaunt of suburban and urban road riding, mixed with lots of curb hopping, and a brief couple of stops for picture taking. I couldn’t handle much more, given the 38 degree weather outside, and the beginning of a rain storm.

Initial results are excellent. The Brooks saddle, mixed with the wide aluminum handlebar and fat soft tires, made for a wonderfully compliant ride. Almost springy on the heavier rebounds. Tires were both pumped to a modest 43 pounds of pressure. Wicked comfortable, but light and nimble. The only immediate change I’ll make is to shorten the handlebars a tad. They felt a little wide during my ride, and definitely felt wide as I gripped the bar ends on steeper climbs.

Here is the full build list:

* Frame: 1990 Trek 950 in Intense Blue with white accents, treated with Progold Steel Frame Protector.
* Fork: Trek 950 Cruise Control fork in Intense Blue, treated with Progold Steel Frame Protector.
* Headset: TANGE Levin CDS 1" 26.4MM Black with added 2mm spacer.
* Stem: Origin8 Pro Fit ATB - 1 - Fork Diameter / 25d Angle / 180mm Steerer/ 90mm stem.
* Handlebar: Truvativ 700 40 Rise 31.8 Hussefelt Riserbar (Blast Black).
* Grips: Ergon GP3 BioKork, size large.
* Bar end plugs: Domain Cycling aluminum bike handlebar bar end plug - black
* Seat Post: Race Face Deus XC seatpost 26.8 X 400.
* Saddle: Brooks C17 Carved Black All Weather.
* Shifters/Brake Levers: Shimano ST-EF65-7 3X7 integrated shifters/brake levers.
* Shifter Cables: Jagwire Sport shift kit.
* Brake Cables: Jagwire Sport brake kit.
* Brakes: Shimano Deore T610 v-brakes.
* Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN55 BB Square Taper (68x113mm).
* Cranks: Shimano Deore LX 175mm Crankset FC-M560 - Black.
* Crank Bolts: Forest Bykes 8mm Hex Crank arm fixing bolt with Caps.
* Pedals: Fooker mountain bike pedals - 3 bearing in blue.
* Pedal Extenders: Sunlite Pedal Extenders, 9/16" to 9/16" - 27.5mm long.
* Chain Rings: Shimano Deore LX w/black alloy 46/36/24 round Superglide.
* Chain: SRAM PC 870 P-Link Bicycle Chain, 8-Speed, Grey.
* Chain Stay Protector: Lizard Skins Adhesive Bike Protection - Black.
* Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX - FD-M550.
* Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX - RD-M550.
* Rims: Matrix Single Track 26" X 1.5" hard anodized, custom drilled for Schrader valves.
* Spokes: 14G stainless steel.
* Hubset: Shimano Deore LX 32-hole with w/QR.
* Cassette: Shimano Hyperglide CS-HG50 7 Speed, 12-28.
* Tubes: Continental 26" x 1.75"- 2.5", 40mm Schrader valve with lock nuts.
* Tire Liners: Mr. Tuffy Ultra Lite brown 26" x 1.95".
* Tires: Schwalbe Table Top HS 373 Addix - Folding Bead, Beige-Skin - 26” x 2.25”.

And here’s a full album