A winter project - 1985 Claud Butler Canyon

[wired99]

Well, lo and behold I think I have found a real nice winter rebuild project
Just got a 1985 (I think!) Claud Butler Canyon for peanuts and already I am love with it's old-school looks and 531 MTB tubing. It's really light (ish, if you know what I mean). On first look overall it seems to be in fine condition albeit post is stuck :cry: which I am hoping isn't going to be a nightmare. Wheel bearings run like small pebbles across slate, and not sure the BB has been greased for 20 years...
The wonderful chrome bars don't seem too bad and I am sure will come up a treat when cleaned. The Mountain Tech mechs are original I think but not sure about Dia Compe brakes and whatnot...
Can't wait to strip her down and give her a once over... and get rid of the awful saddle
I think I am in love

Here are a few pics. I think I will do my first re-build thread with this and see how we go. Will no doubt need loads of advice along the way...

 

[mikee]

thats quite cool ,can't be many of them around

love that big reflector on the back

 

[legrandefromage]

now thats cool.

 

[wired99]

LGF, many thanks the Palisades frame arrived today as well, lovingly packaged and sweet as a nut.... Wife is packing her bags as we speak :roll:

 

[lewis1641]

that is incredibly awesome.

made in my home town too

 

[Tad]

Love it!

Love the way the rear mech bash guard is on downside up too

 

[Dead Rats]

noice! brakes look period correct to my untrained eyes

 

[Unclejack]

Very nice! The canti's are date stamped in case you didn't know,so that should help age things...

 

[wired99]

I think the canti's are original, going by this....
and the spec sheet...

 

[legrandefromage]

gosh darn cool.