Tricky1977
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A teenage dream! 1998 DMR trailstar project
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Oh Wow! That looks fab!!!! Great work
is the coating now super smooth, no rub down marks showing?
Done a fantastic job there. It's easy to over think these builds but anything goes with parts I think. Mine - pictured previously started as a cheap frame and wanted a bike to ride about on locally that wasn't too posh plus I wanted an early TS. I never got too precious but I do have those tired Z1's I mentioned, some NOS classic look Wing bars and a few other bits, I might even faff with brakes XT maybe. and I did have some proper SS wheels to build/fit.
BTW you're right yours looks like an early one, possibly not butted? and a 1997? no disc tabs.
The rear end is surprisingly long, even slammed it's a long chainstay.
Awesome keep us posted!
is the coating now super smooth, no rub down marks showing?
Done a fantastic job there. It's easy to over think these builds but anything goes with parts I think. Mine - pictured previously started as a cheap frame and wanted a bike to ride about on locally that wasn't too posh plus I wanted an early TS. I never got too precious but I do have those tired Z1's I mentioned, some NOS classic look Wing bars and a few other bits, I might even faff with brakes XT maybe. and I did have some proper SS wheels to build/fit.
BTW you're right yours looks like an early one, possibly not butted? and a 1997? no disc tabs.
The rear end is surprisingly long, even slammed it's a long chainstay.
Awesome keep us posted!
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Nice - looking to buy/build something up for pump tracks and jumps and an old Trailstar would be spot on. Good build!
Nice - looking to buy/build something up for pump tracks and jumps and an old Trailstar would be spot on. Good build!
Joe_Rides
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This is kind of my era also (early noughties). I had a trailstar which I bought 2nd hand and built up out of spares. It's long since split into parts although I still own the frame.
Before the trailstar I ran this twentyfourseven, which in hindsight was a real peach to look at!
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Before the trailstar I ran this twentyfourseven, which in hindsight was a real peach to look at!
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Joe, how was the 24Seven compared?
petehaddock
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Both beautiful bikes Joe, just like me and my mates were riding around on at that time. I bet that Trailstar took a bit of effort to get rolling with that gearing! (looking at the build I bet it must of weighed 40lbs as well!)
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I can't really remember now to be honest! I seem to recall I didn't get on with the BB on it - it had a strange BMX spline type thing which relied on locking rings to stay secure. I could never keep it tight for more than a couple of rides.
Yeh very high geared - I think I bought it with that chainring and quickly changed it to a smaller one which still resides on the frame now.
And yes, super heavy! But absolutely bombproof. It jumped really well, but I doubt I could hop it as high nowadays.
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I can't really remember now to be honest! I seem to recall I didn't get on with the BB on it - it had a strange BMX spline type thing which relied on locking rings to stay secure. I could never keep it tight for more than a couple of rides.
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Yeh very high geared - I think I bought it with that chainring and quickly changed it to a smaller one which still resides on the frame now.
And yes, super heavy! But absolutely bombproof. It jumped really well, but I doubt I could hop it as high nowadays.
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Thats actually the last thing that annoyed me on my Trailstar last trip out, Gusset Pigmy BB was winding out and coming loose/tight! Didn't get on with it from new but it does look tough!
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Thats actually the last thing that annoyed me on my Trailstar last trip out, Gusset Pigmy BB was winding out and coming loose/tight! Didn't get on with it from new but it does look tough!
