1986 Rocky Mountain Tantalus
- Thread starter Warhorse
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The wheelset varies a little bit off the catalogue spec, but I laced up a pair I think are pretty sharp and should suit the build.
The hubs I believe are old black Bullseye hubs, I had to get a bit crafty swapping and altering the rear axle as they came from a road bike and I needed 130mm spacing. After that was taken care of and they were respaced I laced the hubs 3x front & rear to Saturae X26 rims 36h with slv. spokes and blk. brass nipples.
Glad the rims sport nice old Wheeltech decals to feel properly at home on a Rocky build.
A pair of NOS Wolber Chamonix 26x1.95 are going to be the initial rubber I’ll get out there rolling around on…
The hubs I believe are old black Bullseye hubs, I had to get a bit crafty swapping and altering the rear axle as they came from a road bike and I needed 130mm spacing. After that was taken care of and they were respaced I laced the hubs 3x front & rear to Saturae X26 rims 36h with slv. spokes and blk. brass nipples.
Glad the rims sport nice old Wheeltech decals to feel properly at home on a Rocky build.
A pair of NOS Wolber Chamonix 26x1.95 are going to be the initial rubber I’ll get out there rolling around on…
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Threw chainrings onto the polished Specialized Flag cranks, opted for these to offset the polish/alloy ring contrast the originals would have presented… and I think this light bronze ano will compliment the final build.
To be fitted with a nice clean pair of XC2’s.
To be fitted with a nice clean pair of XC2’s.
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I’m not entirely certain what the process involved was… the frame had sat bare for a bit as it went back for a second round of repairs… so it needed a good clean up, I think after some sanding etc it was a treatment applied to the outer of the frame where the paint is headed to make certain no contaminants were left hanging around.
I believe in the photo it’s so shiny as it was just applied, I’ll attach the only other photo I got.
For internal corrosion I can only think of the JP Weigle frame saver, but I think that’s more preventative and helps corrosion from spreading rather then battling it… I’ll be spraying some into my frame before building for sure…
I believe in the photo it’s so shiny as it was just applied, I’ll attach the only other photo I got.
For internal corrosion I can only think of the JP Weigle frame saver, but I think that’s more preventative and helps corrosion from spreading rather then battling it… I’ll be spraying some into my frame before building for sure…
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As every bike I seem to find that appeals to me ends up being blue in colour… I generally lean to other colours if the choice were mine…
Since I’m committed to a repaint here the choice for colour was the other listed colour in the 1986 spec. I initially being the “medium rich blue metallic” I have opted for “light moss green metallic”
Since I’m committed to a repaint here the choice for colour was the other listed colour in the 1986 spec. I initially being the “medium rich blue metallic” I have opted for “light moss green metallic”
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Ah shit! Though I can’t wait to see where you go with yours!
I’m hoping assembly isn’t too far away! It’s been an exciting week for my projects.
