Here's my daily ride for school.
A little tired compared to the rest of the bikes here but I'm aiming to get it into proper shape. Drivetrain is stock XT save for the shifters, most everything else needs to be replaced. Guy who raced it didn't keep anything he replaced or upgraded and someone stole the Nitto post. Obviously the Mag 21 and threadless headset aren't stock but the mag has mercifully cooperated and held air for a year.
Overall one of the stiffest and most entertaining bikes I've ever ridden and feels more like a road bike but with a shorter cockpit. Even my steel fixed gear had more compliance. As far as dirt riding I'm afraid of the mag becoming displeased with me so I stick to the tamer trails here in Arizona.
I'm certainly open to ideas on how to handle restoring it. For instance I'm not sure if putting non original type rings and cassette is sacrilege. The original cantis will go back on and I have a 1" xt headset and shifters on the way. Currently the only things I really can't find sanely priced sources for are the 1" pepperoni fork, HG-90 cassette, m730 chainrings, and original cable guides.
A little tired compared to the rest of the bikes here but I'm aiming to get it into proper shape. Drivetrain is stock XT save for the shifters, most everything else needs to be replaced. Guy who raced it didn't keep anything he replaced or upgraded and someone stole the Nitto post. Obviously the Mag 21 and threadless headset aren't stock but the mag has mercifully cooperated and held air for a year.
Overall one of the stiffest and most entertaining bikes I've ever ridden and feels more like a road bike but with a shorter cockpit. Even my steel fixed gear had more compliance. As far as dirt riding I'm afraid of the mag becoming displeased with me so I stick to the tamer trails here in Arizona.
I'm certainly open to ideas on how to handle restoring it. For instance I'm not sure if putting non original type rings and cassette is sacrilege. The original cantis will go back on and I have a 1" xt headset and shifters on the way. Currently the only things I really can't find sanely priced sources for are the 1" pepperoni fork, HG-90 cassette, m730 chainrings, and original cable guides.
