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You made me nervous and I had to go check the swingarm on my '98. Thankfully, it was crack-free! Is the XC chainstay the same as the other FSR's of that era? It certainly looks identical to the one on my old Extreme of similar vintage.

I remember reading magazine articles about 20 lb FSR XC builds back in the day. I'm doing a weight-weenie build on my Y33. I ordered a set of brake levers similar to the KCNC's you pictured and they showed up bent with the barrel adjusters cross-threaded. They were insanely light but felt uber...

There was a recent thread on low stack height sets making the rounds here but I can't lay my mouse on it now. There's a crank brothers headset that's supposed to be reasonable and a few no-name options IIRC. (edit - never mind, I think that was your thread in the wanted ads!)

Nice looking build! I'm finishing up a '98 Stumpjumper FSR now and was surprised at how long the headtube was. I thought I could get away with an old SID I took off another large frame but the steerer tube was way too short! What were the specs on the bottom bracket you used?

I recall the magazines didn't have much good to say about the Chubby's back in the day, at least in comparisons with other offerings at the time.

I had a G-spot so have a soft spot for Coves. I loved the frame but hated that they threaded the linkage bolts directly into aluminum. For a bike that was meant to be hucked, it was a clear weak spot - I was great with Helicoils by the time I sold it.

I have 2 sets of 26" Crossmax's, one center lock and one 6 bolt. Nothing to do with braking performance, but for some reason, the 6 bolts won't work on older SIDs. The heads of the torx screws holding the rotor on contact the inside of the fork. The center locks clear fine.

I bought this entirely for a beautiful set of Hope Mono M4's that were on it but I'm having trouble finding any information on it. Every picture I find of a Carrera Banshee looks completely different than this. Anyone??? Carrera banshee by Rented Mule, on Flickr

I'm not sure how they compare to tubeless, I have 2 bikes with UST wheels/tires but have never bothered setting them up tubeless. I mostly noticed the weight difference; everything just felt livelier. I run them with Kenda Klimax ultralight tires (345g) on Cane Creek WAM's so it's a reasonable...

Beauty! I'm going to use your build as inspiration for my Y. I agree on how great they ride - I have a fleet but default to the Y when I get a chance to ride. p.s. was going to ask what you're running for tubes? I swapped to a set of tubolitos on mine and it cut a lot of rotating mass.

First gen S-Works FSR?

The Girvins were great if you liked going over the bars frequently - they looked great but were nasty on a trail. I agree that the Bombers felt best but were heavy. I like my Englund Total Air Judy SL's.

I'm looking for a rear Spin 26" wheel in rideable condition. Must be willing to post to Canada. I know the hate for Spins is strong here so maybe you have a burning desire to get rid of yours? I promise I won't post any pictures of my bike if I do find one (it's a Y33 - does that help?).

Beauty - a DeKerf is on my bucket list (and my boy has the mate of that Spawn in blue)

Looking forward to seeing your progress on this! I bought the identical frame NOS in about '97 and it was my introduction to full suspension - I've had a few FSRs of that era since. I really like the look of it with the dual crown Manitou in your first post. My vote is for the crossmax SL's...

I had no idea those brakes existed - gorgeous!

I'm looking forward to seeing build progress. I'm sure I'll keep my Tracer in some form forever and will eventually have an M1 if I have my way! I've had Horst Link bikes since 1995 and always come back to them.

Looks great! I don't feel like the 1st gen (non-VPP) Intenses get the love they deserve. They were the best of the best for years.

I still use a Xen (the flat black version) - it's probably a decade+ old now...

I'm using Love levers for V-brakes, not sure on the model number. I'd originally planned to use the levers with V's but other project priorities left me with a disc-only wheelset for this bike. The mechanism on the caliper itself has a long throw to move the pads in but gives good pad clearance...