1993 KHS Montana Comp/Team - Update 16th March - Today!

[wadsy]

I bought the Team frame a while ago knowing it would need refinishing. I had difficulty find a suitable rigid fork for it. So when a NOS Comp frameset came up, I thought I use the fork off that and the frame as a guide for refinishing the Team.

However, now the Comp has arrived, it's rather nice and both frames weigh about the same :?

So to save myself the cost of getting the Team refinished I'll build up the Comp with the M900 kit instead, what do you think? :?

The inspiration

The frames; sorry poor pics :roll:

Montana Team...

Montana Comp....

The parts....

True Temper bars, haven't found a Zoom 130 (yet) so thought this would go well with the frame

Zoom Stem, 100 and 120

Headset Choice, xtr or Tioga Master DL (OE)

ODi Attack grips

M900 STi Units

A rather nice set of M900 cantis

M900 Mechs

M900 Chainset with Ti bolts

BB Choice UN-91 or Specialized Ti

Chain

Seat-post

Gave the Comp frame a quick polish The pink is really quite vivid :shock:

It really is very nice and equally as nice to build onto a 'new' frame

Today's progress....

Just needs the chain fitting and cabling, oh and the M900 cassette to turn up then it should be good to go

Spec

Frame: 17" KHS Montana Comp NOS

Fork: Spinner rigid

Headset: Tioga
Stem: Zoom Competition
Handlebar: True Temper Alloy
Grips: ODi Attack
Brakes: M900
Brake Pads: xtr
Brake Cables: Shimano
Brake Levers: M900

Shifters: M900
Front Derailleur: M900
Rear Derailleur: M910
Derailleur Cables: Shimano
Cassette: M900 11-28
Chain: HG-91
Cranks: M900
Crank Bolts: Titanium
Chainrings: Shimano 46,36,26
Chainring bolts:
Bottom Bracket: UN-91 or Specialized titanium
Pedals: Onza HO Ti
Hub Skewers: M900
Rims: Mavic 517
Hubs: M900
Nipples: Alloy
Spokes: DB Stainless
Tyres: Smoke Lite
Tubes: Yes

Saddle: Flite Ti
Seatpost: XTR
Seatpost Binder: Bolt
Bottle cage:

Weight: 10.4kg / 22.93lb

Cheers

 

[Coleman]

love these KHS', I think you made the right choice keeping the comp together - these NOS frame sets will get rarer and rarer and its nice to see them kept together.

Needs a chain though

 

[passiflora]

I have a review of this bike lovely colours, always liked KHS.

very underated, and good MTB's, looks like another minter.

The polished M900 will go perfectly too

 

[chrisv40]

That looks fantastic

 

[Mtb4evr]

Wow !

I am about to shed a nostalgic tear. That very bike was my first real mountainbike back in 1993 and oh how I loved it. The colour scheme was fantastic then and it still is imo.

You have really made a stunning retro bike here. Good job!

And should you ever want to sell it, please please let me know.

 

[Bensherman]

That's gorgeous a top build, thanks for sharing.

 

[stubbsy]

looking good buddy

nice levers and grips

stubbsy

 

[kaiser]

Very cool

 

[mfh126]

Good decision to build the Comp. Nice work!

 

[brocklanders023]

Very, very nice. KHS were never really on my radar bitd except for this colour. Always looked cool and still does

Saying that, it'd look better with M735 XT so I'll swap you mine for the M900.