Nice find, I've had a couple of these with splatter paint. You sure it didn't come stock with Dirt Dawgs?
You're right about those tires, I bought a 'time capsule' '91 Ascent for cheap just to get my hands on the NOS Dirt Dawgs it came with.
Yeah been there; I bought a huge 94 Gary Fisher Advance for the Tioga Psycho 2s to put on my Ascent EX just to match the pink then gave the Fisher to my neighbour who’s 6ft7”Looks like the Axis/Axis Pro and Apex came with Smokes and the lower models with Tioga tyres in ‘91. Glad I’m not not the only one who’s bought a bike just for the tyres! I’ve done that a few times
For some reason I had convinced myself it was a 1” quill I needed, thanks for making me realise it’s actually 1 1/8”! That would probably be fine, I’ll see if I can find the one with the hanger, but I’ll probably buy that one on eBay in the meantime!Would this T bone stem suit your Axis? Or are you after one with L-shaped hanger routing under the stem rather than straight through it?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/29561904...8Bp2zIKRWa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Yeah I noticed you’d put 1” but 25.4 is the one in this case did you sort the Avenir bars? If so it may be an option to keep it cheap and Avenir for now with this stem till you find a nice T bone…For some reason I had convinced myself it was a 1” quill I needed, thanks for making me realise it’s actually 1 1/8”! That would probably be fine, I’ll see if I can find the one with the hanger, but I’ll probably buy that one on eBay in the meantime!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19569725...8Bp2zIKRWa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPYFor some reason I had convinced myself it was a 1” quill I needed, thanks for making me realise it’s actually 1 1/8”! That would probably be fine, I’ll see if I can find the one with the hanger, but I’ll probably buy that one on eBay in the meantime!
Please join and post pics of you bikes as I’ve just started a Retro Diamond Back FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/163775069611393/?ref=share_group_linkHad a 1991 Apex some 15 years ago. Nice bike and reminds me how nice it was.
Looking forward to seeing your build
Someone needs to start a 'show us your Diamondback ' thread
DonePlease join and post nice of you bikes as I’ve just started a Retro Diamond Back FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/163775069611393/?ref=share_group_link
A “Show us your Diamond Backs!” thread is a great idea too! I’ll get it sorted!