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http://mtnbikehalloffame.com/page.cfm?pageid=6&year=1988 Of the 10 initial inductees into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1988, there were 3 frame builders. Only 1 of those (Breeze) seems to get much love here -- and that's mostly for his later 90's mass-produced bikes. Interesting...

MKS has re-issued their classic BM-7's recently. Still made in Japan and very nice quality. Very similar to the Suntour XC-Compes/BMX cage shape. They work well with clips/straps because the teeth aren't so tall/spikey. Available in a bunch of RBUK-approved anodized colors too! :P...

In 1" NoThreadSet, there have been at least these variations: - 2 different skirt OD's (Standard and BMX) - 4 different stack heights each with different cup OD's (Old/Tall, Old/Short, BMX, New) - 3 different cup logos or lack thereof (no-logo, bright-logo, sotto voce) - 2 different bearing...

To reiterate my $0.02 worth (from the other thread)... I think anything other than a Russ paint job would be wrong and diminish the value and desirability of the bike significantly. And I think that's true whether you went even for a simple 1-color or fade job (not just the "specials")...

It seems a shame to not get it painted by Russ. He's THE painter for these and one of the only ones still using Imron. I know that if I was fund-limited, I'd get the Russ paint now and let it sit (beautifully) as frame/fork waiting for money to complete the build. The correct paint will...

OK then... A great retro single speed project should start with a 2012 carbon-frame Giant. :wink:

I can't help but be reminded of the old Keith Bontrager quote: "Strong. Light. Cheap. Pick Two."

VERY tempting... But I decided to save a few $$$ and just settle for this. ;p

Seems like lots of rules get ignored. Like the 5-line, small font signature rule for instance. :wink:

Why not go with something higher rise (that 6-deg) and not have the extended clamp area at all? I despise the look of spacers too --- but to me an extended steerer clamp is just a slightly nicer looking version of spacers. I don't have many threadless steerer bikes, but here's one I had a...

If you want to see Cunninghams in museums, there are several out there: - Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in Crested Butte, Colorado (2 bikes, including Charlie’s earliest personal Aluminum mountain bike) - MOMBAT Museum in Statesville, North Carolina - Shimano Museum in Osaka, Japan Whether...

Realize that this isn't the first Cunningham built -- it's the first numbered CUSTOMER bike (and even then there are some interesting stories about the sequence). Charlie had built I think several bikes for himself before this one.

Although I've got a couple of the Sabers, I've been warned away from using them by someone who would know. I think it was maybe both a performance and a "safety" issue of some kind as well. These all come from an era when WTB was trying to adapt their classic parts to then-modern fittings like...

Let's not forget the versions that don't require cable stops... Early (and perhaps not genuine) WTB LeverLink: "HoeferLink": And the scary WTB SaberCam: Not my pics... first 2 are from the Brake Obscura site (although the Orange Phoenix is mine), and the Saber is on...

Swiss Cheese: ToggleCam: MiniCam:

Weather in Jan/Feb is typically cool and can be rainy. Snow is almost unheard of because of the relatively low elevation and proximity to the ocean. The top of Mt. Tam usually only gets a dusting of snow once or twice a year and it usually melts the same day. Depending on how recently it...

http://www.bikepro.com/products/cranks/cooks.shtml http://www.bikepro.com/products/cranks/cooks-b.shtml http://mombat.org/Cook_Bros.htm

Main "working" storage is some racks in a strange 2-level fire escape stairwell: 8 bikes plus random frames and wheels: Then there's the true "wall hangers"... 3 of the 4 in that state currently: And finally, there's always a clash of bikes in the living room:

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