purpurite

Thanks! The best part about the Psyclone was that it was the big brother of the Bravado—fillet brazed chromoly steel tubing. I never liked the Zaskar—always felt too long and too stiff for my riding style. The Psyclone was a wonderful ride and a brilliant frame. I had a Team Scream '93 Bravado GT, too and I really miss that bike. I sold it because it was too small for me and I have been looking for a, 18" replacement for it for the last 30 years. LOL.

RCMoeur 

One nonprofit I work with (Recycle Your Bicycle for Foster Kids) was making room in one of their storage lockers today, and I was there to help and to transfer bikes as needed to the Rusty Spoke co-op who I also work with. Lots of bikes, but we found a few that may not be perfect for the kids but might be good for the co-op. In this bunch were three bikes that fit this thread nicely.

First up: a matched set of pink and white 1986 Trek 850s. Suntour XC stems, derailleurs, and sealed bearing hubs, power ratchet friction shifters, rollercam rear brakes, Specialized triple cranks, wide-range Shimano 5-speed freewheels. Other than the tires, in decent shape too. These may get rebuilt as city bikes, unless we find someone(s) who want them in their current two-wheel time capsule condition.





Next up: an 80s Schwinn Sierra with a double-clamp stem, a friction Shimano drivetrain, and cool white high-flange hubs. This particular bike was promptly confiscated by a co-op staffer for one of their future projects.



A long day, but not a bad one.

victorm

As found with dried rubber and seat post firmly stuck facing backwards. Love the outcome.

3speedslow

Fight the good fight!

cjefferds 

What does Trek call that paint scheme? The only thing that comes to mind is Pepto Bismol.

merziac

No such thing as an unwanted Stumpy.

Maybe temporarily lost or houseless, waiting to be saved.

RCMoeur 

It coats, soothes, and relieves.

I'm working on one of them right at the moment. Unfortunately, there have been a couple times that the bike has induced some distress. But things are looking pinker.

georges1

Buying spare parts for the Trek Fuel 100 and the spare parts for all my roadies but also planning on how to park all my bike projects once they are done in my garage . Will have to also buy spare parts later since with components prices have skyrocketed.

daywood 

Especially tires!

Markeologist

If you want Pepto Bismol, here is Pepto Bismol (not my photo nor my bike but I wish it was…1985 Team Stumpjumber from Mombat collection):

cjefferds 

Whoa!! Just noticed they also have an 86 Trek 850 in the collection as well…

I wouldn’t turn down either of them!

georges1

True but luckily for me I have bike 24 where I purchase mostly Continental Cross King or Mountain King tires at correct prices

mountaindave 

A friend gifted me a similar vintage Grizzly he had converted to SS (no cable stops were harmed in the process). I put fenders on it and regifted it to a coworker who lives only a mile from work. She loves commuting on it! We’re on the same route so I often see her (if I start early enough!).

Markeologist

Posted elsewhere yesterday but here is my 1985 Fisher Comp at the Marinenduro festivities in Fairfax, CA. I didn’t see another C&V bike but a lot of people stopped by to ask about it.

mountaindave 

Safe to assume you didn’t race on that?

Are those vintage Ground Control tires?

RCMoeur 

Here's the interesting thing: the MOMBAT site lists the 1986 850 as being full Reynolds 531. However, the 1986 Trek catalog lists the tubing as "special lightweight MTB double-butted chrome-moly".

The tubing decal on the bikes I have matches the catalog, not the MOMBAT.



Although this doesn't have the cachet of full 531, it still seems like a decent tube set, hence my reluctance to toss or downgrade the frames, in spite of their... unique hue.

It also raises the question as to whether the MOMBAT model was a preproduction or special one-off for someone of importance.

Korina

I don't know about you, but I've seen very few 850s; 800s and 820s are everywhere, but 850s seem fairly uncommon.

I'm just glad these are several sizes too tall for me.

RCMoeur 

According to the catalog, they only came in 18", 20", and 22". The 22" is huge, the 20" is plenty tall, and an 18" would still probably be too tall for me (I have a 29" inseam). I seem to recall that frames back then were speced by former NBA players or something.

The only MTBs in that 1986 Trek catalog were the 850 and 830, with the 850 being the top of the line offering (as reflected in the component selection).

cjefferds 

Finished up the 84 stumpy sport today!

I had toyed with the idea of parting it out for use on another build and selling the frame but thought better of it. This bike was purchased from the original owner and is all original including saddle and peddles. Even the tires and grips are original and still have some life left in them!



All it needed was new cables, oversized brake cable housings and a new chain Oh and a NOS Shimano freewheel.

Maxey

Beautiful old Stumpy, well done, and glad you kept it whole.

madpogue 

That "unique hue" constitutes the better part of this bike's value. It's obviously original, and likely much more rare than the dark green/olive, which was the other option that year. Certainly its "beauty" is in the eye of the beholder, but declining to keep it would be equivalent to painting a Delorean, putting a steel body on a Corvette, or black powder-coating a Miami Vice Ironman.

Lamont Cobb

I think that many of these vintage MTB's make some of best city/urban/commuter bikes around. They're indestructible.

cjefferds 

Thanks, should be good to go for another 40 years! Hoping to get it back out on the trail soon.

cjefferds 

Here’s a tall one. 90s vintage I believe. As you said, I’m glad it doesn’t fit me!

2cam16

Glad you ditched the other project because it got my disapproval. lol