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bar ends, carbon bullmoose bars and XT BL-M739 v-brake levers on a V1 Ibis Ripley. Does that count? Oh yeah, original Selle Italie Flite vanadium saddle as well. and before you freak out, I have specialized bar end reinforcement plugs installed to support the handlebar.

So I received the suspension fork parts.com kit for 2nd/3rd and rebound elastomers and installed them on my M4. Does anyone recall if the heights of the 3rd/rebound elastomers were the same as the 2nd stage? I ask because when I reassemble the fork with the rebound elastomers on the...

Met Horst and his son Harry back in 2001/2002 via the automotive industry. We were doing a rear cargo extender for the infamous Subaru Baja made by AMP and came into our tech center for a fitting. The COOL thing was that my mtb at the time was a Fat Chance Ti WITH a carbon F3 and I had it at...

Does anyone have pics and dimension of what the 2nd and 3rd stage bottom out elastomers looks like from a stock Manitou 4? Or do they just use up the space between the stanchion and clip? Just got mine apart and while the rebound bumper was there, it was black (original rebound and 3rd stage...

Re: I have some on order for my son's Manitou 4 - and I'll make sure to post a full review here (where are the others?) when I receive them I will say that the seller has been extremely responsive to messages and is great to work with. Through our conversations and swapped pics and...

Picked this up earlier this week: It's in really nice shape - ad said "for parts" but other than the red elastomers being a mess, the two firm yellows in each side look and feel fine. Lowers slide on the stanchions as smooth as butter. 5 minutes with a water blaster and an air gun and she...

First of all, this thread is terrific. Between this and the facebook page, I have a little hope to keep the B3 running and somewhat smooth on the project bike I'm working on for my son. I've got this B3 fitted currently - with the stock black spring on this: danson67 has a green/soft...

Just under 23 lbs/10.4 kg - still with heavy stock LX/STX drivetrain, those "not light" wheels and a seatpost/saddle that has maybe 150-200 grams to shed.

So just as a comparison since I'm fresh off the scales - , the stock Trek/Matrix wheels from my 1996 9700 oclv are 817 grams (F) and 1009 grams (R) Trek Front Hub, Shimano LX rear, Matrix Swami Rims and Marwi double butted spokes. They are a few years newer than your build, but probably a...

Fork replaced and steerer trimmed (this knocked off about 300g), tires replaced, bar ends removed and seatpost trimmed a bit. Sitting at 10.5 kg (23.3 lbs) with heavy-ish stock wheels, tubes, controls and drivetrain bits left to go through.

Re: A little sad news from my recent contact with AMP Research: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, Unfortunately, we no longer have any replacement parts for bicycle or motorcycle applications. When Lund International purchased AMP Research over five...

Almost certainly it will end up as "slightly retro" The wheels alone will probably rule out keeping it totally period correct as I'm a huge fan of tubeless and will probably end up using a set of Mavic Crossmax UST that post date the frame by at least a few years. I run these on my 93...

91? Stumpjumper Comp that I salvaged a few years ago. Before: After: Lovely riding bike - on par with anything else I've ridden from that few years.

A tire changeout (470 gram Ritchey Zmax 2.1 repop tan-walls) , and about 50mm off the stock seatpost (it still weighs 270 grams even after the surgery) to fit my son and here's where we sit: Not too bad considering the rear cassette spoke protector and even a bunch of reflectors are still...

Re: Shame that Schwalbe discontinued these Nobby Nics in 26". They're not vintage correct by any means, but they look good from far away and are fantastic tires that even setup tubeless instantly.

My latest score - not bad for $200 I think. My son is going to outgrow is 24" Islabike this coming season and I'd like to move him onto this. Not super rare, but slightly exotic for the day and for what I paid it doesn't owe me anything. Overall a pretty nice survivor. MCUs in...

Thanks, I'm obviously having a blast with it. I was going to do another 650B conversion on it (like my last Slingshot), but it rides so nicely with the Crossmax and tubeless Schwalbes that I'm shelving that. Here's my old 650B conversion for reference:

Really not that weird. The scotchply doesn't just allow it to arch its back all willy-nilly, I'm sure the wheelbase compresses a bit. Overall just rides like a nice lively steel frame. I think when combined with a suspension fork or a worn out flex board the results could probably be pretty...

Grabbed it for pretty cheap off the local craigslist. I lost count but it's probably my 8th or 9th Slingshot over the past 20 years. As purchased: Came with this Tange fork, which I quickly swapped on in place of the useless Manitou: Picked up a straight-leg fork as an original Slingshot...

That came together nicely. Is that a P2 fork or did you find an original Slingshot unit?