sick-lizard
Dirt Disciple
- Feedback
- View
So after 10 years+ of wondering when I would get around to working on my 92 Dyna-tech again & lurking on retrobike, it happened.. we moved to a house with actual space enough to work on some projects...
Potted History....
I'm the original owner of this MT4 which was ordered from Reg Braddicks in Cardiff, I didn't really have enough money after buying the frame to purchase parts for it in a contiguous fashion, some parts were from my previous wheels & other random bits found around Reg Braddicks.
The Original Spec
Frame: Raleigh Dyna-Tech MT4
Fork: Raleigh Dyna-Max? Mang-Moly?
Headset: Classic Green Ano
Stem: Kalloy Uno Purple
Handlebar: X-Lite Ti Goodness
Grips: Onza Porcapaws Purple
Barends: Onza Alu L Bends
Brakes: Dia Compe 987
Brake Pads: Koolstops..
Brake Cables: Shimano SLR
Cantilever cable hangers: Random Cheapness
Brake Levers\Shifters: Shimano DX STI M-092?
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR M900 (lol)
Rear Derailleur: Shimano LX
Derailleur Cables: Shimano SIS
Cassette: HG70
Chain: HG70
Cranks: Shimano LX
Chainrings: Shimano LX - SGX
Bottom Bracket: HG70
Pedals: SPD M737
Hub Skewers: Purple Random Goodness
Rims: Araya VP20
Hubs: LX Rear/ XT Front
Spokes
T DB
Tyres: Specialized Ground Control & Maybe Hardpack
Saddle: Flite lookalike....found around the shop
Seatpost: Zoom
Within a year... I had left home and my life went a bit mad... eventually the bike came back to me full time just before I joined retro bike... around 2014.... the seat stays were a mess most of black sparkly bits had been attacked by the elements... on a positive note the main tubes weren't too terrible..
A Poke In The Eye (how not to restore your bike)
I set about cleaning the paint & rust from lugs and rear triangle whilst slowly collecting parts for the build... during the process, in a momentary lapse of reason I applied a dremmel with the wire brush wheel attachment to the frame without donning the safety specs & manage to catch a patch of rust with the backside of the wheel... Straight in the eye!.. What an idiot!... I spent a very painful night waiting for the eye hospital to open, then the next couple of days visiting the hospital to have the rust removed....
I eventually completed the stripping of the black bits... found what I thought was a reasonable homage to the original black paint in 2K format yay... I applied many coats, started with etch primer, then normal primer... a couple of coats of base black, then the sparkly stuff... finally some lacquer... it looked great... I had a great thought, I'll wrap it in bubble wrap until I'm ready to deal with it.... this was such a bad idea, I hadn't left the paint job long enough to cure. The bubble wrap stuck to everything... what an Idiot... I packed it all away...
Ten years later
The tiny flat has been replaced with a decent size house...I have a shed omg... I have a shed w00t... I end up looking at Retrobike again.. and end up with a white Kona.. thanks @Ackers & quite a lot of the parts to get going.. thanks @Spanky22b I look at the Kona... then I notice the MT4... it whispers to me... "me first"
The paint wasn't as terrible as I had remembered, it was quite some effort with elbow grease & will never win any beauty contests, but it kind of looks ok because you are dazzled with sparkly bits & its helps if you squint a bit lol.
The Proposed Spec
Headset: HP-M901 XTR
Stem: Kalloy Uno Purple (The original maybe faded but is still good to go)
Handlebar: X-Lite Ti Goodness (The original is still good to go)
Grips: ODI Attacks or Ritchey Foam Jobbies... I already have the ODI's...
Barends:... I might give these a miss, I have a pair of onza L's in black & also the TI version... would possibly prefer the plain alu versions that were originally on the bike and disappeared in the mists of time....
Brakes: Dia-Compe 987's
Brake Pads: Koolstops....
Brake Cables: Shimano... or Jagwire...
Cantilever cable hangers: Random Cheapness
Brake Levers\Shifters: Shimano XTR M900
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR M900
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR M900
Derailleur Cables: Shimano... or Jagwire...
Cassette: XTR M900 p-type...
Chain: HG-91 or HG72?
Cranks: XTR M900
Crank Bolts: Shimano XTR M900
Bottom Bracket: HG-91
Pedals: MKS-MTLite
Hub Skewers: Controltech Ti
Rims: Campag Atek
Hubs: Shimano XTR M900
Spokes: DT/DB
Tyres: Repro Panracer Smoke/Dart
Tubes: Conti
Saddle: Flite Ti 92
Seatpost: Zoom!
Just needs some wax.. It will all polish out I'm sure.... lol
Potted History....
I'm the original owner of this MT4 which was ordered from Reg Braddicks in Cardiff, I didn't really have enough money after buying the frame to purchase parts for it in a contiguous fashion, some parts were from my previous wheels & other random bits found around Reg Braddicks.
The Original Spec
Frame: Raleigh Dyna-Tech MT4
Fork: Raleigh Dyna-Max? Mang-Moly?
Headset: Classic Green Ano
Stem: Kalloy Uno Purple
Handlebar: X-Lite Ti Goodness
Grips: Onza Porcapaws Purple
Barends: Onza Alu L Bends
Brakes: Dia Compe 987
Brake Pads: Koolstops..
Brake Cables: Shimano SLR
Cantilever cable hangers: Random Cheapness
Brake Levers\Shifters: Shimano DX STI M-092?
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR M900 (lol)
Rear Derailleur: Shimano LX
Derailleur Cables: Shimano SIS
Cassette: HG70
Chain: HG70
Cranks: Shimano LX
Chainrings: Shimano LX - SGX
Bottom Bracket: HG70
Pedals: SPD M737
Hub Skewers: Purple Random Goodness
Rims: Araya VP20
Hubs: LX Rear/ XT Front
Spokes
T DBTyres: Specialized Ground Control & Maybe Hardpack
Saddle: Flite lookalike....found around the shop
Seatpost: Zoom
Within a year... I had left home and my life went a bit mad... eventually the bike came back to me full time just before I joined retro bike... around 2014.... the seat stays were a mess most of black sparkly bits had been attacked by the elements... on a positive note the main tubes weren't too terrible..
A Poke In The Eye (how not to restore your bike)
I set about cleaning the paint & rust from lugs and rear triangle whilst slowly collecting parts for the build... during the process, in a momentary lapse of reason I applied a dremmel with the wire brush wheel attachment to the frame without donning the safety specs & manage to catch a patch of rust with the backside of the wheel... Straight in the eye!.. What an idiot!... I spent a very painful night waiting for the eye hospital to open, then the next couple of days visiting the hospital to have the rust removed....
I eventually completed the stripping of the black bits... found what I thought was a reasonable homage to the original black paint in 2K format yay... I applied many coats, started with etch primer, then normal primer... a couple of coats of base black, then the sparkly stuff... finally some lacquer... it looked great... I had a great thought, I'll wrap it in bubble wrap until I'm ready to deal with it.... this was such a bad idea, I hadn't left the paint job long enough to cure. The bubble wrap stuck to everything... what an Idiot... I packed it all away...
Ten years later
The tiny flat has been replaced with a decent size house...I have a shed omg... I have a shed w00t... I end up looking at Retrobike again.. and end up with a white Kona.. thanks @Ackers & quite a lot of the parts to get going.. thanks @Spanky22b I look at the Kona... then I notice the MT4... it whispers to me... "me first"
The paint wasn't as terrible as I had remembered, it was quite some effort with elbow grease & will never win any beauty contests, but it kind of looks ok because you are dazzled with sparkly bits & its helps if you squint a bit lol.
The Proposed Spec
Headset: HP-M901 XTR
Stem: Kalloy Uno Purple (The original maybe faded but is still good to go)
Handlebar: X-Lite Ti Goodness (The original is still good to go)
Grips: ODI Attacks or Ritchey Foam Jobbies... I already have the ODI's...
Barends:... I might give these a miss, I have a pair of onza L's in black & also the TI version... would possibly prefer the plain alu versions that were originally on the bike and disappeared in the mists of time....
Brakes: Dia-Compe 987's
Brake Pads: Koolstops....
Brake Cables: Shimano... or Jagwire...
Cantilever cable hangers: Random Cheapness
Brake Levers\Shifters: Shimano XTR M900
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR M900
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR M900
Derailleur Cables: Shimano... or Jagwire...
Cassette: XTR M900 p-type...
Chain: HG-91 or HG72?
Cranks: XTR M900
Crank Bolts: Shimano XTR M900
Bottom Bracket: HG-91
Pedals: MKS-MTLite
Hub Skewers: Controltech Ti
Rims: Campag Atek
Hubs: Shimano XTR M900
Spokes: DT/DB
Tyres: Repro Panracer Smoke/Dart
Tubes: Conti
Saddle: Flite Ti 92
Seatpost: Zoom!
Just needs some wax.. It will all polish out I'm sure.... lol
Last edited:
