1995 Gary Fisher Hookoo E Koo MTB Project

[georges1]

Good Evening Everyone

I was watching ebay when I saw a very nice Gary Fisher frame made in USA with True Temper Opti Triple Butted Tubing at an attractive price so I purchased it. I have bought already some XTR parts for it, it will have a XT 10 speed cassette, a XT chain , XT Vbrakes levers and XT 780T Vbrakes a race face bottom bracket and a race face triple crank, easton ea 70 stem, easton monkey lit carbon riser bar, mavic d521 rims, hubs will be xt 780t, headset will be a cane creek , fork will be a rock shox recon silver tk solo air it will have michelin protek tubes and conti race king tires.Pics of what was purchased today, I will update with how the project goes.

Have a great week end

Best regards and stay safe

Georges

 

[thom04]

@georges1 how's the bike looking? I've just started on a GF. Mines not as nice though

 

[legrandefromage]

Same frame as mine, heres how I did it

 

[thom04]

@legrandefromage the purple & red looks great - the xt stuff always looks smart as well. Mines got the 'titanium' paint, so not sure what's going to look good with it other than black!

 

[georges1]

@georges1 how's the bike looking? I've just started on a GF. Mines not as nice though

Mine is in process of build, I need a seat post a saddle, then it will go to my bike shop for the assembly

 

[georges1]

Same frame as mine, heres how I did it

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You did wellDo know by any chance the seat post diameter ?Thanking you in advance for the help

 

[legrandefromage]

I *think* 27.2mm

 

[georges1]

Good Morning Everyone

My before last mountain bike project has been finished. It started as a bare frame with this 1995 Gary Fisher Hookoo Ekoo large frame made of True Temper optibutted, wheels are Mavic XC 717 rims fitted with XT760 hubs spoked a la Crossmax, transmission is XTR 980, Crank set is FSA Moto, brakes and brake levers are XT 780. Fork is Rock Shock Race Gold . Seat post is Selcof made of Carbon, Easton EA 70 stem and Easton Monkey lite Carbon. Total weight of the bike 11,6kilos.
Have a nice weekend

Best regards and stay safe

Georges