1993 Rocky Mountain Blizzard Restoration - Final Pics

[jimi911]

Re: 1993 Rocky Mountain Blizzard Restoration

Been enjoying summer too much to post my glamour shots. Here she is

Frame: 1993 Rocky Mountain Blizzard
* Full bare metal restoration on frame, fork, and stem
** Powdercoated by Quy
*** Decals by Gil

Fork: Tange Struts

Headset: NOS Shimano XT 735
Stem: Syncros Cattleprod Noodle
Handlebar: Syncros
Grips: ODI

Brakes: Shimano XT 734
Brake Pads: Shimano XT
Brake Cables: Shimano
Cantilever cable hangers: Onza Chill Pills
Brake Levers: Ritchey Logic with Tioga Tamers

Shifters:
Front Derailleur: Shimano XT 735
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT 735
Derailleur Cables: Shimano
Cassette: Shimano XT
Chain: Shimano
Cranks: Shimano XT 730
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings: Shimano
Chainring bolts: Shimano
Bottom Bracket: Shimano
Pedals: NOS Ritchey

Hub Skewers: NOS Shimano XT
Rims: NOS Araya RM17
Hubs: NOS Shimano XT 730-732
Nipples: DT
Spokes: DT
Tyres: NOS Ritchey
Tubes: MEC

Saddle: Selle Turbo Reissue
Seatpost: Syncros

Weight: It ain't gonna blow away

 

[raidan73]

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Nice, very mean and purposeful looking. Pics are nice too

 

[shamobius]

Rock steady brother, cold as ice. I had one for a short while back in the day, while trying to replace a broken frame. Ended up loving the ride of the Blizzard more than the bike I was trying to replace. That is a hard core build, nice work!

 

[Minifreak]

Almost makes me want to back out from the sale of my own Blizzard.

A fantastic build, enjoy the ride.

 

[jimi911]

Thanks guys. Lots of fun putting this together. I'll only make three changes for the trail. I'll toss on my riding pedals of course. I have a NOS set of Wobler/DX wheels I'll use (the XT/Arayas are my show rims), and I'll put some fresh koolstops on it ... So I can actually stop ... Always a good thing

I'm already sizing up my 1988-89 Blizzard build.

 

[Retro_Roy]

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WOW!!!! that is sharp.

 

[jimi911]

Were these Blizzard frames actually "Made in Canada" or were they imported and then the bikes were "Made [Assembled] in Canada"?

 

[k-rod]

the earliest ones ('80's) were hand-fabricated in Vancouver.

 

[jimi911]

the earliest ones ('80's) were hand-fabricated in Vancouver.

The first Blizzards without the sloping tube were toyo imports, than you are right, they produced a "team" and "slope" frame from 1987-89 that was built in Vancouver. I'm not sure about the actual standard 88-89 blizzard ... It may have been imported to.

The hand built in Canada decal is on a few models ... Always had me wondering because there were different regs about having that statement on a product in the 90s in Canada.

 

[kingroon]

That is freaking lovely