Oldskool26er
Old School Hero
So you had your guy cut your 95 race frame apart at the head tube and replace it for one that accommodates 1 1/8 steer tube suspension forks?I have a race that I bought in 1995, so it's no earlier than a 95. Same color scheme as yours, except the shock is grey. The seat stays are a bit different--tubing with larger diameter in the upper portion & smaller diameter lower.
I just finally gave up on keeping the stock shock and had a framebuilder change the head tube to 1 1/8".
Now I'm looking for a decent, stiff shock that will play well with the frame geometry.