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02-04-22, 11:23 PM
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Still Truckin
Replacing parts as needed, still a sure footed smooth riding machine, still makes me smile.
02-05-22, 07:26 PM
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Here's my 1991? IronHorse MT600R . I've been spending more time on this bike than anything else in the stable lately. It's the stiffest steel bike I've ridden. Real long and low. I really love it.
02-05-22, 11:08 PM
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That ^^^^^ fork reminds me of the Project One fork on my Kona.
02-06-22, 07:12 PM
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Not exactly inexpensive, but a (stored for years) Tesch mountain bike with Campagnolo mountain bike components. Check out the triple, and those pedals!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/11523515716...gAAOSwQJFh~Fva
https://www.ebay.com/itm/11523515716...gAAOSwQJFh~Fva
02-07-22, 02:14 PM
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I recall seeing those Campagnolo components for the first time sometime around 1991 or so. Even then I thought the brake levers were ridiculous. But you could adjust them six ways from Sunday... so that was cool. Nice looking frame! Anybody know anything about Tesch?
02-07-22, 05:24 PM
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^^^^^^^ There's a good close-up of the cockpit in the eBay listing. I don't quite grok the dog-leg shape of the brake levers; what's the idea behind that, anyone know?
02-07-22, 07:05 PM
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I would guess for a little extra leverage towards the end of the stroke. Get a little more oomph once the pads have hit and compressed against the rim.
02-07-22, 08:31 PM
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I'd say for two finger braking. Gives you more grip for maneuvering. I've only seen their road bikes.
02-07-22, 08:46 PM
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I recall seeing those Campagnolo components for the first time sometime around 1991 or so. Even then I thought the brake levers were ridiculous. But you could adjust them six ways from Sunday... so that was cool. Nice looking frame! Anybody know anything about Tesch?
He was a rock star builder, very well respected, worked for Trek, Masi, Specialized and more. 
Tesch, main
02-11-22, 10:14 AM
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How about miniatures? I just found a 2000 Schwinn Homegrown Factory at my local co-op. It’s a 13” (11” center to center). Oddly, Schwinn doesn’t list a 13” Homegrown Factory in their 2000 catalog but it’s the same frame. I built it up yesterday from parts at on another mountain bike she has which was a bit too large. In the process, the bike lost 2 lbs (26 to 24 lb) and she gained 1.5” of standover.
A couple of funny things about the frame. First, stickers?! Really? Schwinn’s decals on Homegrowns have always been bad but the stickers on this frame really don’t show the same quality as the frame does. Second, in the last picture you can see the water bottle cages “braze-ons” were really rivnuts. These are about 5° off center. The drill was too big to fit in the frame so they just “got close enough”. Overall, however, this is a pretty good frame.
A couple of funny things about the frame. First, stickers?! Really? Schwinn’s decals on Homegrowns have always been bad but the stickers on this frame really don’t show the same quality as the frame does. Second, in the last picture you can see the water bottle cages “braze-ons” were really rivnuts. These are about 5° off center. The drill was too big to fit in the frame so they just “got close enough”. Overall, however, this is a pretty good frame.
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02-11-22, 11:29 AM
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^^^^ 24 lb with that monster up front? Imagine how light that thing would be with a rigid fork.
I guess it didn't occur to them to pre-drill the downtube for the bottle mounts before assembling the frame. Or to use a right-angle drill, for that matter. The rivnuts are not a bad idea IMHO, in that they make for a more flush mount of the cage itself.
I guess it didn't occur to them to pre-drill the downtube for the bottle mounts before assembling the frame. Or to use a right-angle drill, for that matter. The rivnuts are not a bad idea IMHO, in that they make for a more flush mount of the cage itself.
02-11-22, 12:50 PM
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I was under the impression that braze-on holes were predrilled..... Maybe they were but then the miters were cut off axis?
02-11-22, 02:25 PM
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Not much room in there for a full size bottle.
02-11-22, 02:31 PM
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I guess it didn't occur to them to pre-drill the downtube for the bottle mounts before assembling the frame. Or to use a right-angle drill, for that matter. The rivnuts are not a bad idea IMHO, in that they make for a more flush mount of the cage itself.
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02-11-22, 02:31 PM
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Yea. Or even a small one. That’s an issue with small frames in general.
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02-13-22, 06:51 PM
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92 Rockhopper
I had it set up as a drop bar but it just didn't seem right. Still needs grips, looking for some brown ones to match the saddle. (SDG Thrice?)
I had it set up as a drop bar but it just didn't seem right. Still needs grips, looking for some brown ones to match the saddle. (SDG Thrice?)
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02-14-22, 08:25 AM
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02-14-22, 08:41 AM
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/234037926207
02-14-22, 09:06 AM
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02-14-22, 09:15 AM
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And a rigid fork makes mountain biking far more difficult. The fork is only 3.2lb. A steel rigid fork would be about 2.5lbs. It’s worth a little extra weight.
Maybe they were pre-drilled and were just poor quality control. On the other hand, the 13” frame is rare and I’m wondering if it was an afterthought.
Maybe they were pre-drilled and were just poor quality control. On the other hand, the 13” frame is rare and I’m wondering if it was an afterthought.
02-14-22, 09:56 AM
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I'm certainly not seeing the kind of deals we used to get there. They are charging MSRP for these. And if you don't have Prime, you probably have to pay shipping too. It seems these days that nothing ever changes for the better.
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02-14-22, 02:12 PM
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SRAM XO 9 speed. I have SRAM on all of my (and my wife’s) bikes with flat bars.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
