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Old 06-03-22, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by EB_AZ
What a beautiful Ritchey...with brazed bullmoose bars to boot!
Tx, those bars were a "trademark" Ritchey thing, they alone were worth the POA on this.

Really wish it had a nice bi-plane fork too, not a fan of the unibrow one that's on there but at least its a solid Tange.
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Old 06-04-22, 08:36 PM
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Late 80s Trek 830:






All original minus the seat, grips, and tires/tubes. Too small for me so it’s going up for sale locally…
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Old 06-05-22, 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by tombc

nothing original

edit: no original parts ;-)
Dang, that's a lot of barnacles; are they original, or added on? Very cool bike.
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Old 06-05-22, 06:46 AM
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Just how it came, unless you mean the fork which is from a Thorn Nomad
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Old 06-05-22, 09:48 AM
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Diamondback Racing Titanium MtB is a very nice ride!


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Old 06-07-22, 08:17 PM
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Cool find today. Amazing condition though I'm not sure what model Univega this is. No badges and I haven't had any luck deciphering the serial number (DS50615484). Nice set of Ukai wheels and the chrome is super clean. Really fun ride!

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Old 06-14-22, 09:36 PM
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Craig's find Today: 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, Original Owner - Black Chrome Frame came with the original owners manual.
This one is for my Bride to ride, but it will need a good cleaning.



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Old 06-19-22, 09:57 AM
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92 Rockhopper
I think I'm actually done with this one. These bars feel so much better than the stock straight ones. Only original parts are the headset, stem and seat post binder.

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My newly acquire 1984 Trek 850 and my wife's 1990 Bianchi Nyala
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Old 06-19-22, 07:37 PM
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'84 Schwinn Sierra with some mods


B4

After

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Old 06-25-22, 12:24 PM
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Bike pile from the Friday night ride I lead here in Atlanta. In there is a my 84 Trek 850, 96 Trek 830, 92 Trek 8000, 91 Shogun Prairie Breaker Team Issue, 90 Bianchi Nyala, 00 Specialized Stumpjumper Pro, 1999 Schwinn Mesa GS, an aluminum hardtail the rider built himself, Snyder custom city bike, and a mid 00's Cannondale, and some fs Diamondack haha




Just the Treks
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Old 06-25-22, 01:57 PM
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What a sweet collection of vintage mtb's to be riding alongside. I split time between a restored '92 Trek 7000 and resto-modded '84 Trek 830 and love to see others out enjoying similar rigs. Thanks for sharing theblackbullet!
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Old 06-25-22, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by theblackbullet
Bike pile from the Friday night ride I lead here in Atlanta. In there is a my 84 Trek 850, 96 Trek 830, 92 Trek 8000, 91 Shogun Prairie Breaker Team Issue, 90 Bianchi Nyala, 00 Specialized Stumpjumper Pro, 1999 Schwinn Mesa GS, an aluminum hardtail the rider built himself, Snyder custom city bike, and a mid 00's Cannondale, and some fs Diamondack haha
I really like the dark blue no suspension Trek up front in the first image.
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Old 06-26-22, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by EB_AZ
What a sweet collection of vintage mtb's to be riding alongside. I split time between a restored '92 Trek 7000 and resto-modded '84 Trek 830 and love to see others out enjoying similar rigs. Thanks for sharing theblackbullet!
It's a lot of fun! I've been convincing/peer pressuring friends into old mountain bikes for a while now, and this is where we've gotten. haha
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Old 06-26-22, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Cycle Tourist

B4

After
Looks like an '83, not an '84, based on the fork.

Is it a Giant made one with first letter G under the BB? G84... would indicate 1984, and Giant started making the line in 1984.

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Old 06-27-22, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by kjaioqhbkqb
Looks like an '83, not an '84, based on the fork.

Is it a Giant made one with first letter G under the BB? G84... would indicate 1984, and Giant started making the line in 1984.
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Old 06-27-22, 06:15 AM
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1997 Schwinn Homegrown

Almost all original except maybe the tires and grips


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Old 06-27-22, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Cycle Tourist
Nice. December 1984. But it looks exactly like the 1983 High Sierra fork for sure; the 1984 High Sierra is the bi-plane one. I guess the Sierra forks did not follow suit, or maybe that is a bi-plane fork and I cannot see it clearly from the image. After 1984 they switched to unicrown forks which is when I completely lose interest in them.

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Old 06-27-22, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kjaioqhbkqb
Looks like an '83, not an '84, based on the fork.

Is it a Giant made one with first letter G under the BB? G84... would indicate 1984, and Giant started making the line in 1984.
The Schwinn upgrade has a wonderful front brake cable guide!
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Old 06-27-22, 04:33 PM
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Looks like a sort of false bi-plane. You can see an upper and lower horizontal section, but it appears solid in between.

And 12/1984 would be a 1985 model.
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Old 06-27-22, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by BarryCW
The Schwinn upgrade has a wonderful front brake cable guide!
What I really love on the '83-84' Sierra/High Sierra line is the rear cable guide slash rear rack mounting points on the seat stays. Never seen that design anywhere else.
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Old 06-27-22, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by madpogue
Looks like a sort of false bi-plane. You can see an upper and lower horizontal section, but it appears solid in between.

And 12/1984 would be a 1985 model.
It looks like Sierra and High Sierra used the same solid fork in '83. In '84 High Sierra switched to a bi-plane fork, and then unicrown thereafter. While Sierra kept the same '83 style fork to '85 if G1284 is the 1985 model. Akisu forks.
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Old 07-05-22, 07:41 PM
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Came across an early Fisher Montare today. 1986 as far as I can tell. I thought someone had changed a few things around by the mixed up group of parts, but the catalog shows it to be all original. First thing that threw up a flag was the Light Action RD. I thought these had the Deerhead group, but for this one it is only the FD that is a Deerhead. Going to be a fun rebuild.




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Old 07-06-22, 11:48 PM
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Been a while since I finished a build! The more interesting bits of info:

Brand/model: 1995 Novara Pro Ultimate
Size/material: 15" Tange Ultimate Ultralight
Headset: SolidBikes roller bearing 1-1/8" threadless headset
Fork: Carver 1-1/8" threadless, 410 fork crown length (replacement for original front suspension in disrepair)
Front Derailleur: Suntour Cyclone 7000
Saddle: Novara brand, titanium rails
Everything else is pretty standard for the era. Deore LX hubs/cranks, MAVIC SUP 217 rims, Deore XT RD, Zoom stem/bar ends.


Juuuuuust put the last bits on it tonight after weeks of having to wait. I've only had 5 minutes on it so far so I can't comment on how it rides. Very excited to get the finishing touches on it and take it on some dirt roads! I'm also hoping to use it for some bikepacking. Haven't weighed it yet, but the bike is feeling light Especially compared to the old 1988 Miyata Valley Runner it replaced, complete with bullmoose bars. Of course, I wish it had been a 17" frame, but after finding out the tubing I couldn't pass it up. The huge stack of spacers and the classic 90s looooooong top tube geometry makes for a pretty good fit.



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Ah, July 23rd, 2022. I bought my Stumpjumper 40 years ago today.



The times we've had as man and boy. One owner, all stock except the tires.

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