1996 Dekerf Generation

[Chickenball]

Well here it is....my inspiration was FMJ so I GOTTA give him props! I've always wanted a Dekerf and I was able to buy one via EBay back last year (fall I do believe). I left it with Chris Dekerf for a new paint job and I also requested a stem/bar combo for it! Fast forward about 4 months to early this year when I paid him a visit....my bike wasn't done nor the combo! He apologized and was gracious enough to let me know about a tuning fork where a deposit was made for the fork but the owner backed out.....I accepted and asked to be painted the colour you see! I picked it up around February and I had plans for a XTR 95x build (to beat RetroRoy at Toxik's Show and Shine)....but I lost to his Rek Tek (ARGH)! But enough chatter....here it is!

What it looked like....

Finished!

Frame: 1996 Dekerf Generation

Fork: Dekerf Tuning fork

Headset: Kona Impact 1994
Stem: Dekerf
Handlebar: Dekerf
Grips: Clear Oury
Barends: None

Brakes: Shimano XTR M950
Brake Pads: Shimano XTR
Brake Cables: MEC Teflon coated
Cantilever cable hangers: None
Brake Levers: Shimano XTR M950

Shifters: Shimano XTR M950
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR M950 Top Pull 28.6
Rear Derailleur:Shimano XTR M950
Derailleur Cables: MEC Teflon coated
Cassette: Shimano XTR M950
Chain: Shimano IG90
Cranks: Shimano XTR M950
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings:Shimano
Chainring bolts: Shimano
Bottom Bracket: Shimano Octilink
Pedals: None yet

Hub Skewers: Shimano
Rims: Mavic 317
Hubs: Shmano XTR M950
Tyres: Panaracer Smoke and Dart Version 2
Tubes: MEC 26 1.75-2.25

Saddle: Selle Italia Turbomatic
Seatpost: Syncros Ti
Seatpost Binder: Kona

Weight: Unknown

 

[Retro_Roy]

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no accounting for taste is there.
but a nice try it was. it was the nicest dekerf entered.
real beauty. love that fork.
that is why I moved it front and center instead of
in the rack with all the others.

 

[Chickenball]

Roy....that Rek Tek was a beast! Loved it. Next year though...I GOTCHA!!!!

 

[Retro_Roy]

Roy....that Rek Tek was a beast! Loved it. Next year though...I GOTCHA!!!!

that's the attitude I like to see. good healthy competition.
but you have no idea what I have waiting in the wings
for next year. you better have something very good.
come out to paul's show and shine next weekend and
and see the `tip of the iceberg'.

 

[raidan73]

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Lovely bike and that bar/stem combo and Tuning Fork



Glad you got it finished in time for the show too

 

[jimi911]

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Now that is nice!

Super kool fork and bar/stem.

 

[RockiMtn]

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that's a stunning DeKerf... loving the stem/bar combo, fork and the colour choice!

 

[Chickenball]

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Thanks for the compliments folks (except for retroroy....just kidding)! Roy actually gave me a new purpose and I was close to leaving the whole retromtb. I met a couple if new friends and with the support of a couple of members I'm back! I would like to finish 3 more builds before the end of this year and have them ready for next seasons show!

 

[maxhc]

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Lovely bike; I´ve a Generation too & it´s a lovely ride.

Are you sure it´s a 1996 model ? in the first pic I notice the Reynolds 725 tubing decal; as per Dekerf says in it´s web:

"1998: The Team SL got a further refinement with the addition of Reynolds 853 chainstays. The Generation also joined the Reynolds family by being constructed of Reynolds 725. The road frame ('Prodigy') was back, also sporting a Reynolds 853 main triangle and chainstays. The most talked about frame for 1998 was the Team ST - the softtail. This frame used a steel spring in the monostay and special chainstays from Ritchey to provide almost an inch of travel on an otherwise hardtail frame."

 

[Retro_Roy]

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Thanks for the compliments folks (except for retroroy....just kidding)! Roy actually gave me a new purpose and I was close to leaving the whole retromtb. I met a couple if new friends and with the support of a couple of members I'm back! I would like to finish 3 more builds before the end of this year and have them ready for next seasons show!

WOW!!! three more builds for the show. you really are gunning for me.
and it's probably a good thing ductape doesn't make it up here.
for sure his builds would steal the show.