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Old 04-26-18, 08:12 PM
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This is my 1992 Trek 950 that I picked up late last year. It came with XT levers/shifters and I think the only thing not original were the grips. One of it's main uses was so I can ride while recovering from a broken clavicle, so I threw on some upright bars (VO Tourist) and rode it. I fell in love with the bike so I started upgrading parts as I acquired them and fixed the plastic cable holder in one of the shifters. Now that I am healed, I replaced the cables / housing, cleaned / greased it up and added a handlebar that fits me better.
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Old 04-27-18, 09:20 AM
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I picked up a pair of Ocelot's.
Does anyone have any info about these bikes? I was told Bianchi made them around '93.
They have "Flat-out tires". Look like foam. Does anyone have any experience with these?
My plan right now is to give them a good cleaning and change the seat.
So apparently I can't post pics until I've posted 10 times...
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Old 04-27-18, 09:22 AM
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cool!
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love it!
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Old 04-27-18, 09:25 AM
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7 more until pics...
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Old 04-27-18, 08:36 PM
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~1990 Rockhopper Sport

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Old 04-28-18, 04:30 AM
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~1990 Rockhopper Sport
Super cool!
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Old 04-28-18, 06:32 AM
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With a new Pro stem.
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Old 04-28-18, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by av1

With a new Pro stem.
I like it. I like it a lot.

how much of that bike is original?
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Old 04-28-18, 06:58 PM
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well i fixed this one up and delivered it today, along with this aluminum (peh) Bianchi I found in the trash. sorry I am an idiot and forgot about the forums and did not take pictures of final products. I was too excited to deliver them. - I should ask my friend to send some!

but I managed to get both the hardrock and the bianchi back on the road for less than $20- some cables, a tube, and a rear wheel from Urban ore. ($6 for Araya rim wheel and tire + decent cassette.. love that place). This is why I love old mtb- now a father and son can ride together for a few hours work and $20- and with care and maintenance, it will last a lifetime.
shot of how it started- not so bad now!
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Old 04-28-18, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jetboy
I like it. I like it a lot.

how much of that bike is original?
Thanks. I like retro steel frame with modern parts, so apart from the fork and frame the original parts are Ricthey seat post, deore lx 7 speed shifters, deore lx front mech and rear derailleur. New parts are 50cm Nitto flat bar, Velo bar tape grips, Specialized bar ends, Mavic 317 rim with deore 610 hubs, Continental gran prix 1.1 tyres, Selle royal saddle, Shimano v brakes, hollowtech II deore crankset 48/36/26 with 12-28 shimano 7 sp cassette,Pro stem , Sigma bike computer , cables etc.
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Old 04-29-18, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Skills_79
I picked up a pair of Ocelot's.
Does anyone have any info about these bikes? I was told Bianchi made them around '93.
They have "Flat-out tires". Look like foam. Does anyone have any experience with these?
My plan right now is to give them a good cleaning and change the seat.
So apparently I can't post pics until I've posted 10 times...
I also have an Ocelot, has lower end components but seems to be a solid (slightly heavy) full Chromoly frame.
Probably worth upgrading if you can do it on the cheap.
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Old 04-29-18, 12:18 PM
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I built up an ~’88 Rockhopper Comp for a friend to their specifications using parts from my bins, mostly early 90s DX and XT. I found the frame in a junkyard so I got to have fun with paint and tried my hand at tie-dying bar tape again.




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Old 04-29-18, 01:25 PM
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In 1983 I asked Tom Ritchey to do a custom Annapurna for me. The original paint is a little battered, because it has been a lot of places. Bottom photos taken in Canada's NorthWest Territories.
Lovely. So you rode the North Canol Road? How far did you go and when did you do it? The road is maintained on Yukon side but it considered more of a trail on the NWT side these days.
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Originally Posted by Sri Krsnadread
Frame GT Zaskar LE 1993 ( if I'm not mistaking, origanal decals were defferint)
xtr m900 rear and front derailleurs
xtr seat post
tune hubs with ritchey wcs rims
pace air force fork
blackspire crankset
chris king headset
avid arch ultimate v brakeset
nokon outher brake and shift cables
kore stem
shimano deore lx shifters ( xt thumbshifters optional)
lots of cnc green anodized bolts from srp etc etc
ringle skewers
selle italia flite titanium
Incredible work!
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Old 04-29-18, 10:27 PM
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GT Zaskar Le "Rasta"

thank you 3x

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Oh man that's a nice lookng bike. Just gorgeous. So much details!
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Old 04-30-18, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by cyclotoine
Lovely. So you rode the North Canol Road? How far did you go and when did you do it? The road is maintained on Yukon side but it considered more of a trail on the NWT side these days.
1986

Drove from Whitehorse to the NWT border, across the border to the last place you can reach by 4WD, Oldsquaw Lodge. Rode bikes 60 miles further into NWT until we reached a branch of the Ekwi river too wide and deep to cross, then turned around.
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Old 05-02-18, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Sri Krsnadread
Frame GT Zaskar LE 1993
Wow That's a beauty! - You inspired me to drag out my 1996 Zaskar LE. I haven't riden a bike in probably 15 years, but I would like to get back into riding again. I am no longer interested in woods riding, just some city, open road, and maybe some gravel roads. I am working on a vintage 1973 Raleigh SC, but that is a work in progress that needs a frame repaint. I think I would like to turn my Zaskar into something useful for my current needs. I want to ditch the suspension seat post, the suspension fork, downhill pedals, and switch to narrower smooth road tires. I have a cromo Tange Big Fork from an old Trek Mtn bike I can use, but I don't know how to determine what length fork legs are needed when switching from a suspension fork to a rigid for a frame designed for suspension. I am seeking suggestions for how I should proceed with my conversion.






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your most basic option is :
https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/...rk-ns-cmf-base

its made to replace a suspension fork-
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Old 05-02-18, 02:35 PM
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I am aware of the Nashbar option, and the Surly 1x1 forks which are also made for conversions. However, The Surly 1x1 sus repalcement forks only come in 413mm, and 453mm axle to crown measurement. The Nashbar is 453 ATC. The 413 is designed to replace a sus. for with 80mm of travel, and the 453 is for 100mm of travel. The original fork spec'd for the GT Zascar was an early Rockshox Judy with only 63mm of travel. So these rigid suspension replacement forks are designed for modern bikes with longer sus travel. My concern is using a fork with longer crown to axle lengths will alter the geometry. Also, all these replacement forks have disc brake hangers which I don't want/need.

I am really just trying figure out how to determine the correct axle to crown length for a replacement fork that originally was spec's for a suspension fork with 63mm of travel.


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if 80mm of travel is 413, and 100 is 453, then you have a 20 mm difference in travel making a 30mm difference in axle to crown. Your Judy is 63mm- so a rough estimate (which a few mm here or there should still be fine) would be 28mm less than 413= 385mm axle to crown. So it seems like its in the range of a standard fork at that point.

I just measured a random fork from a Summit mtb in the shop and it came to 388mm
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Originally Posted by jetboy
if 80mm of travel is 413, and 100 is 453, then you have a 20 mm difference in travel making a 30mm difference in axle to crown. Your Judy is 63mm- so a rough estimate (which a few mm here or there should still be fine) would be 28mm less than 413= 385mm axle to crown. So it seems like its in the range of a standard fork at that point.

I just measured a random fork from a Summit mtb in the shop and it came to 388mm
Thanks for taking the time to help! It looks like the Tange Big Fork I already have may work. It's right about 385mm. I should probably give it a try before seeking something new. My next consideration is whether to go 1x8 or 2x8 gears which I know are both vintage, but I don't really need all the gears from the current triple for my new intended purpose of mostly pavement riding. Current set-up is front 22-32-42, rear 12-32.
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I will send the photo soon from mine when it washed up
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measure from the ground to the bottem headset with the current fork and see how much you measure with a rigid fork. some mm or 1 cm more with a rigid fork would not make so much difference in handeling.

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btw a nice looking bike to pimp!!! decals look as good as new, syncros stem , xt parts. If you are looking for a near nos xt seat post? I might hook you up with one. 27.0 mm . used it ones in the GT rasta above before I replaced it for a xtr seatpost ��
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