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Not just a gorgeous build but a practical bike, kinda thing you look forward to riding, ya know? Those are some fine bikes. You did it justice imo, that's just a fantastic build. Those Kooka cranks are just *mwah* exquisite

Haha MX bar all day long, is this a trick question??? Well OK, maybe the nitto b80whatever maybe. Which I will admit is very pretty. Part of it is, I just think a BMX stem works. Works aesthetically and works geometry wise, so, paired with some nice Renthals it gets me comfy but doesn't...

Here's the rundown -- First thing to check is, do you have an 8-9-10spd freehub. If not, the easiest way to get to 1x is to buy a wide-range Sunrace 7spd cassette and a cheap narrow wide chainring off Amazon or Ali. A lot of vintage derailleurs will work with that; Shimano tends to punch...

Depends on what you're up to. My current favorite off-road bike is an old steel 26er I modded out, in fact I like it so much I sold my 29er, now granted that was mainly to free up room and money for more vintage bikes ... but still, for the particular off-road trails I'm riding these days...

-- Squid Bikes There might have been alcohol involved.

^yeah that's the "power hanger" I was talking about. I think it's pretty cool

The other advantage of KoolStop pads is, they are self-toeing basically (there's a little tab of rubber on the leading edge that gets it just right). Problem with shims is, you need four hands (instead of three ... unless you do the rubber band trick, then you only need three hands). With...

are those nitto bars?

Owner passed recently, spouse is way up in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Sounds like she wants the bike to go to a home where it will be well loved. On Reddit.

Those pedals you get on amazon are great little Fookers.

Weird. This is the only bike if ever owned that was "done" but, I think it is

TIG frame, Japanese serial number, rack mounts -- I'd say probably an Outback Frames were manufactured in Japan, TR did the seat stays and attached whatever braze-on's he felt appropriate. I figure the "A" stands for Ascent (link to my '87 Ascent here, review here). Odds are pretty good we...

New cassette, new chainrings. Much better in every way.

Montana Gold makes a "marble effect" in a couple of colors. Near as I can tell it comes out like silly string.

Haha this thing will never have a molecule of mud anywhere near it. I have a bike for that :D Not sold on that cassette. Found an old Shimano 13-30 on eBay. Not many of those out there. Also gotta get some rings, the granny ring is all jacked up. Now I know what "chain suck" is. Wish I didn't.

DrDaveTampa's 1987 Ritchey Ascent. Build thread here

Rebuilt an XT derailleur for it too. That was fun. Ever notice how much easier it is to take a derailleur apart than to put it back together? 12.4 kg as pictured. No lightweight but fun to ride and very plush feeling. Nice ride through the outer banks today. The U brake does suck. But...

Behold

Yeah, for a rider it's just too easy to find serviceable Avid gear out there. Found a complete set, levers and all on ebay for $40 and the bins at the co-op are full of that stuff. Maybe I'm remembering this wrong but back in the early 2000's that stuff was kinda cool, no? Seems like the one...

Thanks! Nah I'm in the US, I used to always wire my brakes up like that. Was never all that serious about MTB but was really into motorcycles for a while there, didn't want to mess up my muscle memory. Makes for a good cable run here As for the shifters, I've been doing 1x for years, only...