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09-02-21, 02:32 PM
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1987 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo
Seller tells me that the blue/white fade paint job dates it to 1987. Bike has a good deal of the original Shimano M730 series components. They all pretty much date to 1986.
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09-02-21, 05:56 PM
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Bikes: 1938 claud butler,1983 Basso,teledyne titan,teocali super,nrs,1993 stumpjumper fsr,Paramountain,Paramount Buell(sold),4 banger,Zaskar LE,Colnago Master Ibex MTB,1987ish,.etc....
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AT200 Ironhorse steel.
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09-03-21, 06:57 AM
#7931
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Bikes: Mostly 1st-generation, top-of-the-line, non-unicrown MTBs/ATBs: All 1984 models: Dawes Ranger, Peugeot Canyon Express, Ross Mt. Whitney (chrome), Schwinn High Sierra, and a 1983 Trek 850.
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09-05-21, 08:01 PM
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Bikes: 1986 Peugeot PSV10. 1996 KHS Aero Turbo. 1985 Healing Triathlete. 1985 Bosomworth. 1980's Nishiki Cresta Repco. 1980's Nishiki Tri-A. 1985 Miyata 912. 1976 Holdsworth 531 Special. 1985 Kuwahara Siera G.Trek 1979 Frame 730. 1990's Bauer Momentum 4000.
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My 198(x?) Kuwahara Apollo. Got it in the spring and have only just recently gotten it into a more or less ridable state. It was pretty beat up. Still needs a bit of work, but didn't want to invest too much into it until I decide what I want to do with it. I had bought it with the intent of converting it to a gravel style bike - adding drop bars, updating the drive train - but I'm not 100% sure if I'll go down the route..I'm really liking the Suntour Power Shifter levers. Friction shifting has never felt so good.
In the meantime, it'll serve as my daily rider while I shift my focus to fixing up my road bike. Probably the only things I'll do short term are:
In the meantime, it'll serve as my daily rider while I shift my focus to fixing up my road bike. Probably the only things I'll do short term are:
- get a slightly longer seat post - the one it came with was pretty short, I stole the one in the picture from my road bike. I could use another inch I think
- try and source some shorter straddle cables. The brakes are dia-compe and take the double ended cables. The readily available Jagwire ones are way to long. I can make it work on the front, but the back is iffy - using the old cable right now, but it's not in great shape. I was able to find a company in the US that has some, but they charge $30 USD to ship them to Canada. If anyone knows a Canadian source for these, that would be appreciated.
Kuwahara Siera Grande Buller River mouth
chrome forks. Same Fred Deeley Cycles origin, but somehow made it to New Zealand. Just shows you how good old ATB's were at crossing continents and oceans. Anyway geez I like it.
09-07-21, 04:50 PM
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Bikes: Miyata 618 GT, Marinoni, Kestral 200 2002 Trek 5200, KHS Flite, Koga Miyata, Schwinn Spitfire 5, Mondia Special, Univega Alpina, Miyata team Ti, Santa Cruz Highball
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A lady I ride with was looking for a bike to trail ride. She was having a hard time finding something new in her price range. This came up at a bargain and I told her I'd keep it if she wasn't happy with it. The cables were not routed right so I guess someone had worked on it and then just stopped riding it. 2003 GF...
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09-09-21, 06:46 AM
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Bikes: Ritchey Swiss Cross | Teesdale Kona Hot | Haro Extreme | Specialized Stumpjumper Comp | Cannondale F1000 | Shogun 1000 | Cannondale M500 | Norco Charger | Marin Muirwoods 29er | Shogun Kaze | Breezer Lightning
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91 Stumpjumper
09-11-21, 09:39 AM
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Bikes: Mostly 1st-generation, top-of-the-line, non-unicrown MTBs/ATBs: All 1984 models: Dawes Ranger, Peugeot Canyon Express, Ross Mt. Whitney (chrome), Schwinn High Sierra, and a 1983 Trek 850.
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The Wheeler Acquisition (With apologies to Robert Ludlum)
This was the first frameset that I soda-blasted, painted, and assembled with premium components into exactly the bike I envisioned, and it performed brilliantly.
This bike won the All British Cycling Event's "Gravity Race and Day-Old Pastry Joust" and "Best English Custom" as well. So I had gotten all the value I needed from it, time for someone else to enjoy it. I stripped off the racks and bags and traded it to a friend of mine for the Wheeler 6600 Comp.
Yesterday, I began converting it to my vision of the perfect MTB Street Conversion. I finished it this morning, and here it is:
I got rid of the lame plasticky LX underbar shifter/brake combo and installed Deore XT thumb levers and separate ProMax brake levers as Gawd intended. I mounted those to a SOMA Mustache II handlebar on top of a stem extender.
The steerer presented a real challenge, as it was some kind of hybrid threaded steerer, with about 1.25-inch of threadless 1-inch tube up top. I've no idea what that was called (1993 vintage), but it needed some improvisation to build it up right. So I ordered a 25.4-28.6mm (1-1 1/8-inch) seatpost adapter shim, cut that down to size, and fitted an extender on top of that.
Even with the steerer-extender, this setup yields the most athletic riding position of all my bikes. I plan to cross-post to the "Vintage MTB To Upright Bar / Urban Bike Conversions" thread, but I'm not really sure if it qualifies.
The ride is very sporty, and the handling is razor sharp with the Primo Racer slicks. I think eventually I will go to something fatter, but I'm not sure what that will be yet. I plan to commute on it Monday, and I'll post an update if y'all want. That's all I've got for now.
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09-13-21, 10:22 AM
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Bikes: 73 Cinelli SC, 77 Trek TX900, 85 Masi Prestige, 85 Gios Professional, 86 Fuji Opus III, 86 Pro Miyata, 87 Koga Miyata FullPro, 89 Trek 660, 91 De Rosa Pro, 91 Cinelli SC, 91 Gary Fisher Procaliber, 91 Stumperjumper comp, 92 Serotta Colorado TG
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My collection of vintage mtb’s
1992 Nishiki Kodiak with XT/DX components
1992 Trek 950 with DX/LX components
1991 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp with full XT
1991 Gary Fisher Procaliber with XC Pro/Comp components
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09-14-21, 10:08 PM
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stumpjumped
How I got it
sandblasted - welds looked good on this maybe a LITTLE underfilled
made a rack for it out of 4130 with an integrated cable stop, rack connects at tabs that i welded onto the fork
all painted, added a lion head badge
Found an incredible set of sun fade mavic wheels, albatross handlebars. It's heading to buffalo, ny so it'll be rusted out and broken in a few years but i'm happy wit how it came out : )
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09-15-21, 02:01 AM
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Commuting With Mr. Wheeler
Shot these on my way home Monday:
Definitely not a long-distance tourer, yet. The bike is willing, but my core muscles are going to need improvement. I guess the only practical way to do that at my age is to just keep riding this bike on longer and longer trips.
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Definitely not a long-distance tourer, yet. The bike is willing, but my core muscles are going to need improvement. I guess the only practical way to do that at my age is to just keep riding this bike on longer and longer trips.
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Roulez pour la joie, jamais pour la douleur.
USMC 1981-1991 Semper Fi!
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09-21-21, 09:44 PM
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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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My Ultra
09-22-21, 08:03 PM
#7940
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Saved two Kuwaharas from being scrapped - found them close to where I live about a month apart last Summer although it took me until just recently to finally gather some missing / broken parts and set them both up to ride. The gray bike is a Cascade I believe, has rear vertical dropouts and a sculpted seat stay cap which indicates something a bit higher up in the model range, should be a 1984 /85 but have yet to check the serial number. I basically used whatever parts were on hand. I thought of using the original Suzue high flange hubs with Araya rims but they were a bit rough so purchased a pair with small flange hubs and quick release instead of the solid axle and nutted ones the bike came with.
The Specialized street tires certainly make the bike ride faster, interesting that there is no tread and a true " slick " design. Using a mid 90's front and rear derailleur ( XT ) and Sugino triple crankset with lower gearing. Not sure if the stem and Nitto bars are original but the Suntour thumb shifters should be what was spec'd back then. KKT pedals of course and Dia Compe canti brakes. Currently using a 7 speed cassette. The steering tube was bent but not the frame or fork blades which was a bit odd, until I straightened it the bike was unrideable, probably why it was left next to a garbage bin.
It was " fun " removing all the reflective tape applied to the frame - made the bike look quite homely frankly.
The Magenta coloured Kuwahara is a base model and a mixture of different parts - had no rear wheel but still retains the high flange hub front. Both are nice riding and perfect for trail use. Glad I found them in time.
The Specialized street tires certainly make the bike ride faster, interesting that there is no tread and a true " slick " design. Using a mid 90's front and rear derailleur ( XT ) and Sugino triple crankset with lower gearing. Not sure if the stem and Nitto bars are original but the Suntour thumb shifters should be what was spec'd back then. KKT pedals of course and Dia Compe canti brakes. Currently using a 7 speed cassette. The steering tube was bent but not the frame or fork blades which was a bit odd, until I straightened it the bike was unrideable, probably why it was left next to a garbage bin.
It was " fun " removing all the reflective tape applied to the frame - made the bike look quite homely frankly.
The Magenta coloured Kuwahara is a base model and a mixture of different parts - had no rear wheel but still retains the high flange hub front. Both are nice riding and perfect for trail use. Glad I found them in time.
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09-29-21, 10:34 AM
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Here are the latest offerings from Vince's bunker, a 1990 Nishiki Mystic and a 1982 Rocky Mountain Sherpa 'Super Scooter', both in mostly original shape. The funny thing about the RM is if you have a look at the chain stay, the whole bike was dark red and the orange is the result of UV. Kind of a neat effect. This one was a complete basket case, with all bearings seized.
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10-11-21, 02:12 PM
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10-11-21, 02:33 PM
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Just finished this late `90s - early `00s Diamond Back Apex:
Deore LX groupset with FD delete and Microshift indexed 8-speed thumb-shifter. Perfect gearing on the middle chainring for the winter commuter this bike will eventually be.
I've got the studded Schwalbe Winter Marathon tires ready to go on, and the Planet Bike fenders over those. I think this bike will be superior to my last winter ride: a 1990s Barracuda A2B:
But for now, on tarmac, it handles like it's on rails! Those Kenda Retrospec tires are super-grippy, if a bit heavy.
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Deore LX groupset with FD delete and Microshift indexed 8-speed thumb-shifter. Perfect gearing on the middle chainring for the winter commuter this bike will eventually be.
I've got the studded Schwalbe Winter Marathon tires ready to go on, and the Planet Bike fenders over those. I think this bike will be superior to my last winter ride: a 1990s Barracuda A2B:
But for now, on tarmac, it handles like it's on rails! Those Kenda Retrospec tires are super-grippy, if a bit heavy.
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10-13-21, 06:47 PM
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1990, 1989 and 1992
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10-15-21, 05:53 AM
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The weather is finally starting to cool off. This is around the time I start looking for trails to ride. These are my MTBs:
1988 Stumpjumper Comp
1992 Trek 950
1992 Stumpjumper
1993 Bridgestone MB 1
1988 Stumpjumper Comp
1992 Trek 950
1992 Stumpjumper
1993 Bridgestone MB 1
10-15-21, 06:19 AM
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Could use an 88 and a 93 in my group 😉
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11-24-21, 05:36 PM
#7950
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Here's a question for you vintage MTB experts. I've managed to collect quite a few mass produced 80s MTBs. I want to thin the stable and would like your opinion. Which of these bikes would you keep and why? I am trying to keep it to three bikes. I also included the condition of the bike. Thanks!
1. 1982 Specialized Stumpjumper - flagship model, not a Sport (good)
2. 1983 Univega Alpina Ultima (fair)
3. 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper - flagship model, not a Sport (good)
4. 1985 Trek 870 (mint)
5. 1985 Schwinn Cimarron (mint)
6. 1985 Gary Fisher Montare (good)
7. 1985 Bridgestone MB-1 (fair)
8. 1986 Schwinn Cimarron (mint)
Fair = moderate use with many scratches and scuffs, but no dings or dents
Good = low use with the occasional scratches here and there
Mint = looks brand new and very difficult to find any imperfections
1. 1982 Specialized Stumpjumper - flagship model, not a Sport (good)
2. 1983 Univega Alpina Ultima (fair)
3. 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper - flagship model, not a Sport (good)
4. 1985 Trek 870 (mint)
5. 1985 Schwinn Cimarron (mint)
6. 1985 Gary Fisher Montare (good)
7. 1985 Bridgestone MB-1 (fair)
8. 1986 Schwinn Cimarron (mint)
Fair = moderate use with many scratches and scuffs, but no dings or dents
Good = low use with the occasional scratches here and there
Mint = looks brand new and very difficult to find any imperfections
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