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I bought this bike brand new in 1988 and took it to Peru for the summer. I rode it to well over 15,000 and won first place in some local competition.. (Nishiki Alien's were the other quality bike at the time)
I put the suspension fork on it and took the paint off in the mid 90's while living in Flagstaff, AZ.
Finally, last year I made the change that was really deeded; moved the rear brake mounts to use a cantilever instead of the original U-brake. Then built some new wheels, a few other...
This bike was supposed to be a quick clean and tune up for my wife to ride. Originally grey with pink decals, once I got into it, I found more corrosion than I was comfortable leaving. Sanded all the bad spots out, which took off about half the paint. Low quality paint left me with a finish I was not happy with. I stripped everything down to bare metal to start over, took a step back, and saw how cool it looked bare, showing the handwork of the blended tubes. Replacement decals from Vintage...
・Frame : chase
・Front suspension: Fox talas 160-120
・Brake : AVID elixer9
・Wheel : crank brothers Iodine
・handle: chromag faber 700mm
・Front & Rear Tire：kenda
・Tire tube : Panaracer
・Rear Derailleur : Sram XO
・Front Derailleur :N/A
・Cassette Sprockets : Sram pg990 9Speed
・Crank : shimano SLX
・Chain Ring : crank brothers
・Chain : knc
・Pedal : echo flat pedal
・Saddle :chromag
・Seat Post : FSA alminium
Upgraded parts:
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<li>Shimano Deore XT rear derailleur</li>
<li>Shimano Deore XT 8 speed cassette</li>
<li>Shimano Deore XT Rapidfire shifters</li>
<li>Shimano Deore LX Parallax hubs</li>
<li>Shimano Deore LX brake handles</li>
<li>Shimano Deore LX front deraileur</li>
<li>Shimano SPD pedals</li>
<li>Mavic wheels</li>
<li>Selle Italia Max Trans Am saddle</li>
</ul>
SM500 Converted to a touring/racing bike.
Ultegra 3x9
Bontrager Select wheelset (For races, I run the Rolf Prima Vogors in the second pic)
Ultegra Cranks
Shimano PD-M520 pedals (Not pictured)
Conti Touring Plus 700Cx28 w/slime (For races, I switched to gatorskin in the rear Lithion2 in front)
Ritchey Anatomical Pro Handlebars (5.24.14-Just switched to Easton EC90 Aero Bars)
Campy Vintage Chorus Brake Levers (Now Tektro RRL SR *Much* better stopping power/modulation)
Shimano 105 Brake...
Restaurer entièrement au mois de Juin ( pour une copine, elle en rêvait ! ) .
Et maintenant elle dort avec !
9.6kg ( restaurer complètement au mois de juillet 2013 ! ) .
Depuis ma femme le subtilise à chaque sortie !
8.7kg de bonheur ( il n'y a que le temps qui passe ! )
Ce vélo date des années 2000 et n'a rien à envier à ceux d'aujourd'hui !
Bottom bracket code shows frame was produced in April 93. Has a Delta V fork, blobby welds
and that gusset behind the headtube.
My first bicycle in a long while, I chose it for the comfortable ride the front and rear suspension offered. It was 'cutting edge' at the time of purchase, with it's relatively lightweight aluminum frame, and uniquely engineered active SL construction, and I loved the quick release features! I also loved the color. It was super compact and portable inside or outside a vehicle, and easy to carry up a flight of stairs. I would definitely prefer it to some of the more recent models...
Bought used, only changed raceface crank 1x9, and stem and handle bars
After two years of gathering dust in my neighbour's attic, it took some TLC and a few spare parts (new wheels) to get this baby back in road condition.
My Cannondale M300 with some minor cosmetic upgrades
Bought this bike in 1998 used while in college and then it sat around in the garage for some years until I decided to clean it up and give it some flare, now its my favorite bike again!
Changed the brakes to a Shimano Promax(?) V-brake set up with combined gears (Got free, second hand)
New Yellow gear and brake lines $20
Sun 26\" x 2.125\" (yellow) tires $40 new
Origin8 yellow saddle $20
Other then that most of the bike is original...
This bike was from warszawa user,i saw it on e-bay and i falled in love of this machine...
It's a lite bit modificated since....but she's stil giving the best's ridings.
Waiting for some competitions too.