1992 Off Road Toad (iconic green)

shamobius · Dec 3, 2021

One of the perks of having a local reputation for caring about these old bikes is every so often, someone seeks you out for advice or help finding a home for their vintage mtb. And once in a rare while, that bike happens to be something special...

elbetrentecinq · Dec 3, 2021

Nice score Shamus! waiting to see the final results of a nice restoration as we are used to see from you! is the frame bigger than your usual frame size? Jef from Vancouver

shamobius · Dec 3, 2021

Thanks Jef! It was well worth the ferry ride to pick it up. To say I jumped at the opportunity would be an understatement. Here are a few photos of the stripped frame. The paint was pretty rough, but the original paint and colour had to be preserved, an easy decision.

GoGetter0508 · Dec 3, 2021

BEAUTIFUL!!!
Shamobius, can you give a newbie from ON a lesson on Off Road Toad?

shamobius · Dec 3, 2021

GoGetter0508, I believe Rod Kirkham started thinking about designing a mtb frame back in 1982. There were a couple early prototypes, but OffRoad Toads weren't available until 1988-ish. The first Toads were fillet brazed (by Derek Bailey of Rocky Mtn), then in 1990/91 they redesigned the frame and offered a tig welded frame (by Chris DeKerf), as it was lighter and would (hopefully) appeal to the racing crowd south of the border. Other rare Toad frames include e-stay design, disc brake, and titanium. I think there were only about 300 Toads produced.