Very early and quite small version-looks too polished also, though it easily could be factory finish. Ti seatpost & Ringlé rear QR, hmm..are the forks worth a rebuild?
Any experience with "griplock" or top nuts assembled with tiny allen-head bolts horizontally, so they can grip (and slightly damage it of course) the steerer and thus secure the locknut in place? I know it's a futile attempt but may be a help against loosening.
re the topic:
alu, bonded tubes...
Check the frame for cracks, or unusal noises when ridden. Remove the seatpost, turn the bike upside down, no rust coming out-->you're all good. I'd swap the seatpost to a respected brand' titanium one and woud try to find a suspension corrected triple-butted Spinner or Ritchey (Tange-made) Logic...
Try these guys:
https://www.ciclisport.com/components/gears-drivetrain/shimano-xtr-m900-triple-170mm-chainset-in-silver-nos-very-rare__37827
Pricey, but original varnish!
Considering this stuff was priced new as much as several months' salary back then, it's only inflation adjusted money...Sadly destined for the glass cabinet surely, would be quite cool to put in good use though.
Well, my hoarder instinct did yield some quirky if not that super rare stuff, indeed:
Something, that really cooks...
KTM AMP licence with some boutique parts:
Pinarello alloy bike, alloy forks, sold as a frameset, parts are still in hiding...
Overpriced, but rather difficult to gather them together like this:
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/gruppe-shimano-lx-gold-schaltwerk-trigger-bremse-retro-mtb-nos/2655700984-217-3641
Doubt this set would plummet in value anytime soon...:
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/syncros-revolution-kompettset-nos-nib-mtb-retro-kurbel/2647324693-217-4616
So you wanted to avoid that infamous early January blues and this comes up 😵💫 ...:
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/xtr-gruppe-fc-m900-nos-rd-m900-group-br-m900/2650059514-217-4252
Factoring the hassle/time/postage problems in getting a similar groupset, this offer could be seen not...
MD cassettes do pop up regularly on the web, due to their obscurity they rarely fetch top monies. I went down the Suntour Japan's rabbit hole rather heavily and I must say this trip was equally trying on my wallet & patience🥴. I wanted to collect a regular & a MD XC Pro full groupset, et voilá...