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#9026
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Bikes: 91 Ritchey Ultra, 1992 Specialized Stumpjumper, 1990 Klein Rascal, 97 Trek OCLV9700, 90 Minnelli Eclipse, 95 Marin Bear Valley SE, 1991 Breezer Lightning Flash 1991 Diamondback Axis 1992 Stumpjumper Comp 1983 Stumpjumper Sport
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As found with dried rubber and seat post firmly stuck facing backwards. Love the outcome.
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#9028
Learning To Fly
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.
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.
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#9029
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: PDX
Posts: 13,509
Bikes: Merz x 5 + Specialized Merz Allez x 2, Strawberry/Newlands/DiNucci/Ti x3, Gordon, Fuso/Moulton x2, Bornstein, Paisley,1958-74 Paramounts x3, 3rensho, 74 Moto TC, 73-78 Raleigh Pro's x5, Marinoni x2, 1960 Cinelli SC, 1980 Bianchi SC, PX-10 X 2
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#9030
Cantilever believer
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.
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Richard C. Moeur, PE - Phoenix AZ, USA
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Richard C. Moeur, PE - Phoenix AZ, USA
https://www.richardcmoeur.com/bikestuf.html
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#9031
Steel is real
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Not far from Paris
Posts: 2,450
Bikes: 1992Giant Tourer,1992MeridaAlbon,1996Scapin,1998KonaKilaueua,1993Peugeot Prestige,1991RaleighTeamZ(to be upgraded),1998 Jamis Dragon,1992CTWallis(to be built),1998VettaTeam,1995Coppi(to be built),1993Grandis(to be built)
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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.
#9032
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#9033
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Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Marin County, Alta California
Posts: 401
Bikes: Since new: 86 Rodriguez Tandem, wife's 87 Gitane Team Pro, 92 Burley Rock-n-Roll, 85 Fisher Comp, 88 Puch Pro, two 92 Bridgestone X0-1s; later: 66/67 Gitane Champion du Monde, 70 Gitane Super Corsa, 70 Carre, 87 Gitane Team Pro, 77/78 Ritchey Tandem
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#9034
Learning To Fly
I wouldn’t turn down either of them!
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#9035
Steel is real
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Not far from Paris
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Bikes: 1992Giant Tourer,1992MeridaAlbon,1996Scapin,1998KonaKilaueua,1993Peugeot Prestige,1991RaleighTeamZ(to be upgraded),1998 Jamis Dragon,1992CTWallis(to be built),1998VettaTeam,1995Coppi(to be built),1993Grandis(to be built)
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#9036
tantum vehi
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Flathead Valley, MT
Posts: 4,465
Bikes: More than I care to admit
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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!).
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#9037
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Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Marin County, Alta California
Posts: 401
Bikes: Since new: 86 Rodriguez Tandem, wife's 87 Gitane Team Pro, 92 Burley Rock-n-Roll, 85 Fisher Comp, 88 Puch Pro, two 92 Bridgestone X0-1s; later: 66/67 Gitane Champion du Monde, 70 Gitane Super Corsa, 70 Carre, 87 Gitane Team Pro, 77/78 Ritchey Tandem
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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.
#9039
Cantilever believer
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.
#9040
Happy banana slug
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Arcata, California, U.S., North America, Earth, Saggitarius Arm, Milky Way
Posts: 3,946
Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 261, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
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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.
I'm just glad these are several sizes too tall for me.
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.
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.
#9041
Cantilever believer
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).
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#9042
Learning To Fly
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.
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.
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#9043
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Join Date: May 2023
Location: Dickinson, ND
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Bikes: Some old ones and some new ones
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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.
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.
#9044
Senior Member
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.
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#9046
Learning To Fly
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Learning To Fly
#9048
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: San Mateo,Ca.
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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.
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.
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#9049
tantum vehi
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Flathead Valley, MT
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Many were originally called All Terrain Bikes - from roads to gravel to paths to singletrack - they could handle what was out there at the time. (Not so much with today’s six foot drops, black Diamond rock gardens, etc., but I can’t do those on any bike!) They will survive the zombie apocalypse. They’re like the cockroaches of the bike world, except way sexier.
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1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1985 Specialized Allez SE; 1988 Specialized Sirrus; 1989 Specialized Rock Combo
1984 Ross Mt. Hood
1988 Centurion Ironman Expert
1991 Bridgestone RB-1
1992 Serotta Colorado TG
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1979 Trek 710; 1981 Trek 412; 1981 Trek 710
1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1985 Specialized Allez SE; 1988 Specialized Sirrus; 1989 Specialized Rock Combo
1984 Ross Mt. Hood
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1991 Bridgestone RB-1
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#9050
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Join Date: May 2020
Location: Great White North
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Bikes: 2013 Cannondale Caad 8, 2010 Opus Fidelio, 1985 Peugeot UO14, 1999 Peugeot Dune, Sakai Select, L'Avantage, 1999 Specialized Hard Rock
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What did that group at the cafe say about your Fisher Comp surrounded by all those new 29er bikes?