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Hm. It doesn't make rat bike if I say so myself. Those XTR brakes are pretty awesome. Not very ratty but I've about had it up to here with canti's and that's what I had. And it is a gator bike after all. It's surprisingly hard to outrun a gator once he's stirred up; it's not speed you...

Had to take it to bike shop to get the threads chased. There was a bit of a misadventure getting a headset in (unsuccessfully). Back to the powder coaters :/ One set of wheels done; specifically, the ones I'm not afraid to ride on "Truing stand" courtesy of the old dude who apologetically sold...

If you're gonna do that, might as well buy silicone tubing by the foot. It's on my to-do list

Finally got that )#@$% bottom bracket out of the rusty old Rockhopper I found. Have decided I'm gonna decorate it in the style of Anasazi whiteware. The Bicycle of the Ancients.

a. wow b. looks like there's some good tire clearance in there, no? c. wow!

Yeah, mounted to the outer position. And if you're mostly gonna be riding in the upper range it'll be fine. Chain line isn't gonna look great in 1st gear tho. I remember bitd it was supposed to be bad to run the big ring up front and the big cog in back, I dunno. Granted that's kind of the...

I was excited to try out spray.bike paint. I'm gonna go bananas on my rusty old rockhopper frame eventually but figured I would start with some small parts first. It gives a really matte, almost powdery finish. It's quick and pretty much impossible to screw up. Definitely good for something...

I have a collection of Chinese narrow-wide chainrings on hand (Ybecki, Ganhopper, and VXM) and so far they are fine, no drops and they don't look half bad either (I guess it's not rocket science). 94bcd is tricky to find; 110 is everywhere. For as little as $7 on Amazon; I imagine you can also...

That came together nicely. As opposed to the X221 rim I laced up the other day. Was tempted to hurl it into the bay, frisbee-style; and still may. Still haven't 100% decided what to do with the Ateks. Never hurts to have an old XTR ready to go. (Rummaging through my box-o-parts I found an XTR...

Those forks are so cool What kinda rims, hubs and rubber are ya thinking?

As one who has dipped toes into motorcycle and mountain bike restoration, so far I see a coupla categories ... 1. Super-rare collectibles. Typically frames hand built by the pioneers of the sport, or actual race bikes. That seems to come the closest to the OCD correct motorsports restoration...

I found an NOS Sachs New Success 135mm rear hub that's very shiny so Ima use it on my next build. I also dug an old Sachs 7 speed freewheel out of the bargain bin I'd like to use with it. Problem is, I think the hub was specced for an 8-speed freewheel. Should I just screw that sucka on and...

RE forks, you probably have what, 2.5 inch travel fork? For all intents and purposes you want a non-suspension corrected fork. There's about a bajillion vintage cromo forks out there, I picked up two on ebay for <$35 recently and coulda paid less at the bike co-op. I guess GT was sourcing...

May try to bring the one on the left down a bit to more of a satin-y look like the one on the right. Or vice versa, I dunno. Looks better than how they started anyway. (Except for the chainring being all bassackwards)

I guess it's just not possible to kill those things. I'm currently working on one I found under a trailer on some property I bought, yours has MUCH better components but mine also will see the light of day again, I vow it ... I pretty much have to paint mine, coincidentally I'm thinking baby...

I have not generally found it to be a winning proposition to try to talk a woman or young lady into riding a frame she hates. I might not sell the bike right away. Leave it in the garage in plain sight; keep it lubed up and pumped up. If she want to bond with it, she will. Meanwhile try to...

Eh dangit the dude already sold it. Guess the price wasn't that far out of line... Thanks for the comments I've developed this weird fascination with those Y frames, I know people curse the handling but the looks are just out-there. Crazy. It could be a cool art project. I'll call it "The...

The folks at FRM were kind enough to send me this beautiful headset. They were so apologetic about the fact they were out of cartridges, however cane creek 36/45 acb's fit perfectly (45 degrees top/outer, 36 bottom/inner, 38mm od, 27mm id, 6.5mm height) Goes nicely with the "bare metal" theme...

If it's a money pit that's gonna crump first time I take it out, I'll wait for the next one. Although I wouldn't mind having that fork

Hm. Has a risse rear shock