DorkDisk

ryansu

Dork Disk how do you like those Maxxis tires?

Korina

Maxxis DTHs are da bomb! I'm riding 26"x2.15" and they're squishy and grippy and no flats so far. For more options, there's a thread for that.



Hey, what's in the big pink box?

thorstein

I'm on my second year using the same 2.15" DTH tires on my '84 Stumpjumper, & I agree, they're great. I've done road, gravel, & single-track with no complaints.

ryansu

Thanks for the endorsements I have a set of the Maxxis DTH order

madpogue 

It's an empty box.

Korina

Actually it was full of donuts, but he caption is a Buckaroo Banzai quote.

DorkDisk

I have, I think, 5 pairs so far. They are light, fast, and keep the intended BB height of old MTBs. I've had good luck with them in mud, gravel, dirt, and roads. I highly recommend them; keep buying them so that Maxxis doesn't stop production.

victorm

Agreed great riding tire. My 92 Stumpy currently under resto but 2.3 in front with 2.15 in rear. Very happy with these.

DorkDisk

My Haro with 2.3DTHs in the background with my friend's NOS 93 Stumpjumper in the foreground.


Edit: Saw the NOS Stumpy today

victorm

Those are beauties! I am getting a gold decal set for mine as well.

DorkDisk

Thanks, added another pic of Jumper of Stumps

DQRider 

I'm driving down to Iowa City from Saint Paul, MN to pick up this:



1983 Trek 850 "Rough Terrain Bike"- with all original components, which I will remove and keep safe in a box, on a shelf, while I contemplate the following:

Made in Waterloo, Wisconsin, USA, it's one of my "Grail Bikes", and probably the best color scheme for a mountain bike that I've ever seen. This one is going to get a slight resto-mod; which means that I am going to remove the old Suntour Mountech drivetrain and replace it with a period Shimano Deore XT groupset, a Brooks B17 saddle, cork grips, and Panaracer Smoke/Dart tires. This is so I can ride it in its best possible configuration. Then, if I ever decide to sell it, I can return it to original for the next owner to enjoy.

These first-generation MTBs had a very special quality to them. The companies that built them were putting their best resources into R&D, and subsequent production, to present for sale the very best example of a hot new trend. The competition for the lead in this new genre was fierce! The frame tubing at that time was sort-of experimental; with the strength/lightness ratio biased towards strength. But they used some radical butting designs to optimize the frames for their intended use, and still keep the weight under control. Because of this, they were hand-built in these first model-year runs, and you can sense that when you see them and feel them. The impression is one of painstaking craftsmanship, with form following function, and nothing compromised for cosmetics. The only way I can describe the feel from the saddle is: Oh yeah, this is RIGHT.

So now I've got the pre-Road Trip buzz, and I'm probably not going to sleep very well tonight.

More exuberant jabbering and pics to come...

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thook

<<<speechless>>>

other than to say the utmost in congratulations. that's one helluva fulfillment!

Clyde1820

Nice. I'd drive a bit to pick that up, too. An '83 vintage, no less.

mtaineer

That sounds like a fun weekend for ya. I looked this up on craigslist...nice looking bike! 9 hours round trip. I am sharing your story with my wife, to make my obsession pale in comparison. Can't wait for your pics!

styggno1

Substituting the old black Ritchey tires and the LX cranks with Panaracer Smoke and Dart tires and an XT crank saved 610 grams. Going from 12,18 kg to 11,57. Still got some potential with inner tubes and pedals... Guess I could get close to 11 kg. But as I have way too many kilos myself... I guess I will start there.

Before:



After:



Tan wall tires rules... NOS XT cranks not too shabby either. Satisfied!

Deepcherry

Here is the Ritchey, with newly-installed Tange Seiki Terious headset, red cork ribbon to break up the monotony of silver/black, and waiting for the front derailleur to arrive.

It runs mainly used Shimano STX, with NOS hubs. Nothing spesh but gets the job done!

OFHBikes

I just watched one of these sell for over £1000

DQRider 

That was a long day on the road. But when I got to Iowa City and picked up this beautiful Trek 850, it was everything I hoped it would be. It has all of its original equipment, except the grips - those are new.





Suntour Mountech with Power Ratchet shifters. For a friction system, it works flawlessly. But I think I've been spoiled by indexed shifting. This beauty is getting 7-speed Deore XT for everyday riding.



And this is what 37 year-old OEM knobby tires look like. They still work just fine.



I've put on 20 miles so far, and had a wonderful breakfast at Capitol View this morning to celebrate.



So, this Trek is getting a new Velo Orange Milan Handlebar, Biokork GC-1 grips, the XT drivetrain, and for now, Panaracer T-Serv street tires. Smoke and Dart are on-order at my LBS, so I can switch to them when I want to play in the dirt. I'm going to touch up the existing paint job instead of doing a repaint. That way I can save the decals. I'm a Happy Boy.

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Smokinapankake

Fishlips Toxic Tuna 1992 (I believe, anyway...)
Made in SLC, Utah

As harvested

Interesting cable housing stop

Stress relief at the seat clamp slot

ST ovalized at the BB; no chainstay bridge


This is a grail frame for me so I’m super excited!

dunkleosteus

DQRider That is hella rad! So cool to see one almost completely original. That seat setback is hilarious. I think your build sounds cool too. I have an 850 from the next year that I built up from a frame. You can see it in the drop bar conversions thread.

sheddle

That is white hot! Gorgeous work on that frame

thook

hahahaha....nice bike and congratulations big time, but i gotta say....your username just cracks me up

melville

From Don's?