1991 Diamond Back Axis
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That is a result!
1978
Retro Guru
vtwinvince
Senior Retro Guru
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.
1978
Retro Guru
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
Bike Creatively
Old School Hero
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 pinkLooks 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
then gave the Fisher to my neighbour who’s 6ft7” 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
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1978
Retro Guru
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!
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Bike Creatively
Old School Hero
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…https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15522510...8Bp2zIKRWa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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Old School Hero
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19569725...8Bp2zIKRWa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
This one has come down in price and has some very cool internal cable routing!
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Bike Creatively
Old School Hero
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
A “Show us your Diamond Backs!” thread is a great idea too!
I’ll get it sorted!
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Bike Creatively
Old School Hero
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!
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/show-us-your-diamond-backs.462294/
