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Here it is:
#4202
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Bikes: Trek 950
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It's good to help a kid out, I gave $150 for mine a couple years ago. I recently purchased a larger 950 frame from another forum member and swapped all the parts over. This picture was the day I purchased it, I've since add city tires, fenders and such for commuting.
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*finally*.. after being put on the back burner over and over, I got this thing built up! Exactly 24 lbs as pictured.
I took it for a spin off road and it performed really well. I put on some nice folding tires with knobbies I had laying around and I didnt notice any significant difference between that and a steel bike. The suntour drivetrain i could live without though.. Shimano Hyperglide definitely kicks the pants out of accushift. I'm considering putting a centerion pulley wheel from a shimano RD on the Suntour RD so that it's not as finicky. Plus once in a while I would get unexpected shifts.. hopefully the cassette isn't worn out cause it's not easy to find replacements
I took it for a spin off road and it performed really well. I put on some nice folding tires with knobbies I had laying around and I didnt notice any significant difference between that and a steel bike. The suntour drivetrain i could live without though.. Shimano Hyperglide definitely kicks the pants out of accushift. I'm considering putting a centerion pulley wheel from a shimano RD on the Suntour RD so that it's not as finicky. Plus once in a while I would get unexpected shifts.. hopefully the cassette isn't worn out cause it's not easy to find replacements
#4205
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Nice 8300. I have a 1990 TREK 8500 but the decals have all faded due to UV exposure. Bought it when I was doing my university days in Calgary. Used it as my commuting bike for grocery trips, come snow, sleet rain. Really an all-seasons bike for me till I managed to get a car. After that, I used it for trails and downhill rides in Banff. Full Shimano DEORE XT II gear components with Specialized toeclips.
Had the itch to get a comfy fork so I tried using an RST fork that fitted the DEORE headset.
Had the itch to get a comfy fork so I tried using an RST fork that fitted the DEORE headset.
#4206
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Bikes: 1996 Gary Fisher Tassajara; 2014 Dawes SST AL
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Here is my Gary Fisher Tassajara. I think it is about a 1994ish. Recently converted it to a single speed and picked up another set of wheels for city use.
Sorry for the lack of graphics, the yellow Gary Fisher writing is a bit too flashy for a city bike and a layer of red duct tape prevents paint scrapes.
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*finally*.. after being put on the back burner over and over, I got this thing built up! Exactly 24 lbs as pictured.
I took it for a spin off road and it performed really well. I put on some nice folding tires with knobbies I had laying around and I didnt notice any significant difference between that and a steel bike. The suntour drivetrain i could live without though.. Shimano Hyperglide definitely kicks the pants out of accushift. I'm considering putting a centerion pulley wheel from a shimano RD on the Suntour RD so that it's not as finicky. Plus once in a while I would get unexpected shifts.. hopefully the cassette isn't worn out cause it's not easy to find replacements
I took it for a spin off road and it performed really well. I put on some nice folding tires with knobbies I had laying around and I didnt notice any significant difference between that and a steel bike. The suntour drivetrain i could live without though.. Shimano Hyperglide definitely kicks the pants out of accushift. I'm considering putting a centerion pulley wheel from a shimano RD on the Suntour RD so that it's not as finicky. Plus once in a while I would get unexpected shifts.. hopefully the cassette isn't worn out cause it's not easy to find replacements
It's always a pleasure Aemmer to see your bikes in their natural habitat, thanks for sharing!
I have no new projects completed as of yet but I did score some parts over the weekend for present and future builds.
I picked up a black set of Kooka 170mm cranks with Kooka rings, a set of new in the box black Kooka 175mm crank arms, a black Kooka 110mm stem, an ol'skool 1" Salsa quill stem (my favorite quill brand). The XTR front derailleur doesn't belong in the photo as I forgot to remove it from the shot, it's for my late-90's Psycle Werks WildHare as it inches towards its 20 birthday.
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Wow frantik, I'm really thrown off by the seatstay cantilever mount and the lack of drop bars. I have to say, Aemmer's Potts wears the crown for coolest custom in the Chainstay Brake Mafia! I really dig the last photo you posted, it instantly makes me hopeful for the path ahead!
#4212
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Sorry Yes, I do ride it. I don't ride it like Herbold used to do with his bikes, but it sees some cyclepath on Sundays. For the vintage downhill experience I have a Verlicchi.
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My god Elev12k... you have some amazing bikes!!! Like Aemmer's collection, it's always a welcome treat when you post photos of different bikes from your stable! I'd like to make a photo request, could you post a close up or two of the brakes on the above bike? Thanks!
#4215
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Grafton brakes on the BikePro website >>> https://www.bikepro.com/products/brak.../grafton.shtml
Grafton catalog on Retrobike >>> https://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/...-2/Grafton.pdf
Grafton catalog on Retrobike >>> https://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/...-2/Grafton.pdf
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I've been riding 700c bikes, almost all hybrids, for almost 20 years. In the past couple of years I've become curious about 26" wheels and really fat tires so I started watching for old MTB's that I could pick up fairly cheap. The first one I bought was a 1995 Trek 820. A few months later I picked up a mid-to-late 80's Takara that looks like a copy of a mid-80's Stumpjumper. I don't care for the ride of the Takara and it's currently in pieces. The 820 is another story altogether. I've test ridden a 26" Long Haul Trucker, a Surly Karate Monkey and a Surly Troll. I didn't like the LHT, I liked the KM and I loved the Troll. I've been seriously contemplating buying a Troll frameset and building it up but I keep coming back to how much I love riding the old 820! I think from a cost-benefit analysis, I would probably just keep the 820 and upgrade it with components I already own. That's my current plan but if I discover I really like riding in the dirt, which is something I plan to try, I will likely decide to go ahead and get a Troll.
#4218
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I was forced to put a big fat seat, kickstand, and pink basket on one of those for a customer this past summer, glad to see one built up and used as it should be. Great bike!
*finally*.. after being put on the back burner over and over, I got this thing built up! Exactly 24 lbs as pictured.
I took it for a spin off road and it performed really well. I put on some nice folding tires with knobbies I had laying around and I didnt notice any significant difference between that and a steel bike. The suntour drivetrain i could live without though.. Shimano Hyperglide definitely kicks the pants out of accushift. I'm considering putting a centerion pulley wheel from a shimano RD on the Suntour RD so that it's not as finicky. Plus once in a while I would get unexpected shifts.. hopefully the cassette isn't worn out cause it's not easy to find replacements
I took it for a spin off road and it performed really well. I put on some nice folding tires with knobbies I had laying around and I didnt notice any significant difference between that and a steel bike. The suntour drivetrain i could live without though.. Shimano Hyperglide definitely kicks the pants out of accushift. I'm considering putting a centerion pulley wheel from a shimano RD on the Suntour RD so that it's not as finicky. Plus once in a while I would get unexpected shifts.. hopefully the cassette isn't worn out cause it's not easy to find replacements
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Thanks Elev12k for the close up shots, you are running the exact set up I imagined you put together, like I said previously you have some incredibly beautiful bikes and it's always a treat when you share!
Going back to my BMX days, I've always been a fan of Adventure Components. I was fortunate enough to have an AC rear hub and brake booster in the box of spares when I put together my 96'er.
Thanks again for sharing the vintage eye candy!!!
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Years ago I bought an old stock of AC boosters in multiple colors and a DH crankset with single machined ring. All very nice stuff. I remember seeing the boosters in the German BIKE magazin in the early 90s. Over DM 100 each. Of course I couldn't afford.
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For the love of a MB-1...
This once great top dog has been reduced to a junk yard dog!!!
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...317780864.html
Mb1 for sale. Working condition. Priced to sell. Open to trades.
If you know what this is then you know how fast it will get snatched up. Act fast.
Here is the 1991 Bridgestone MB-1 catalog page... many thanks to Sheldon Brown (R.I.P.):
https://sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/...ne-1991-11.htm
This once great top dog has been reduced to a junk yard dog!!!
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...317780864.html
Mb1 for sale. Working condition. Priced to sell. Open to trades.
If you know what this is then you know how fast it will get snatched up. Act fast.
Here is the 1991 Bridgestone MB-1 catalog page... many thanks to Sheldon Brown (R.I.P.):
https://sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/...ne-1991-11.htm
maybe this will make you feel better?
two very nice MB1s for sale, including one with drops
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/4351693330.html
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maybe this will make you feel better?
two very nice MB1s for sale, including one with drops
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/4351693330.html
two very nice MB1s for sale, including one with drops
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/4351693330.html
The seller posted a bunch of lousy non-drive side pics but at least this photo highlights the stock front end.