1999 Specialized S-Works FSR XC M4 Build Thread

[MattiThundrrr]

After chatting to Jeroen from the mtbmuseum last night he has inspired me to rebuild this bike into a ridiculously lightweight one like his ...
Thought I’d add some photos of Jeroen’s bike

Sorry to derail, but were those taken in the museum you spoke of? There's a lot in the background that I'd like to see more of!

 

[ExpertBlay]

Sorry to derail, but were those taken in the museum you spoke of? There's a lot in the background that I'd like to see more of!

Yep!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Yep!

Just saw your Stumpjumper trainer thread, was scouring the scenery there as well! You've got some nice Specializeds. I like the familial history of your bike here too. Very cool that Dad raced your bike

 

[ExpertBlay]

UPDATE!
Just waiting for my silver FSR XC donor bike to arrive so I can replace the chainstay and my mate Chris has been servicing my shock! So far he’s done an air can service and is going too rig up a test to see if he can replicate how the shock was when I was using it.

Cheers mate!

 

[ExpertBlay]

Quickly whipped the out the BB about half n hour ago, thanks to Wallington Cycles for finding me the correct tool, all I had was squared tapered and hollowtech 2.

 

[ExpertBlay]

^^ I’ll be on the hunt for a titanium BB at some point as that will supposedly save some weight, just have to work out what cranks I’m using, I think it would be cheating to go 1x on this rebuild

 

[ExpertBlay]

So I took the backend off tonight and cleaned using some Tru-Tension ‘Snow Foam’ which was absolutely brilliant, it’s great because it’s waterless! Defo recommend.

 

[ExpertBlay]

Sorry to derail, but were those taken in the museum you spoke of? There's a lot in the background that I'd like to see more of!

Mountainbike Museum
+31 26 848 2077

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pBRXY4AvMdbBCzwu9?g_st=ic

Sorry on delayed response, here’s the museum:

 

[ExpertBlay]

You guys are not going to believe it!

My donor bike arrived tonight but it’s also cracked

I’m still on the hunt for a chainstay, let me know if you have one.

Charlie

 

[rentedmule]

You made me nervous and I had to go check the swingarm on my '98. Thankfully, it was crack-free! Is the XC chainstay the same as the other FSR's of that era? It certainly looks identical to the one on my old Extreme of similar vintage.