Fisher owners?

[SuperSid]

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I've finished my 1990 Fisher AL-1 renovation.

The frame, forks and stem are powder coated (Ral 3020 + clearcoat). I needed a new headset, the MongoII looks great. The original cranks had expanded too much be tightened on to the bottom bracket axle so I replaced them with the same model bought off ebay.
The original spokes had mostly seized onto the nipples so I cut them all of and had the wheels rebuilt with stainless steel spokes (that cost more than expected!)
New tyres with matching red sidewalls. New cassette. The Avid V-brakes were a necessary change when I was commuting, my heel kept kicking the original cantilevers.

The GT- All Terra saddle was in reasonable condition but the rails were rusty and the leather had faded to grey so I repainted, dyed and oiled it. I was pleased with the result.
The seat post had lots of zig-zag scratches so I Dremelled it entirely to a nice polished finish.

Apart from a few scars, the groupset is in good condition.

Red, black and silver reminds me of Ferraris and is a bit more timeless than the original colour whatever it was, I bought the bike 25 years ago with the paint completely stripped.

WOW :shock: That's turned out fabulously! My only comment/criticism would be that the steering stem could have been done in a silver finish, to off-set/balance the color scheme out a tad ... but other than that - PERFECT!

I understand what you mean, the matching stem was inspired by a Klein. In other views you can see the silver handlebars.

 

[SuperSid]

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[Lhatch4]

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This one just came up for sale near me. I have too many projects at the moment and I need to stop looking at it.

 

[mrPhilL]

Hi everyone =)
Where can I find the manual for this bike? gary fisher piranha
Need to know the material of the frame and geometry and the size head tube 1" or 1 1/8”.
Thx

 

[SuperSid]

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If I was to sell this bike what would be a realistic asking price?

 

[Antstark]

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I am a huge early Fisher fan but it’s likely anyone who bought it would only be after the accutrax

The AL1 was a great bike

 

[eshew]

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I've got a new project

 

[Old Fisher]

That is lovely

 

[doctor-bond]

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That’s sweet. Really like these 80s Fishers. I drooled over the 88 catalogue as a youth, but they were hard to come across over here.

“The ultimate vehicle for longer more explorational rides.”

Is that a Mt Tam, maybe a bit earlier than 88?

 

[nic0]

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If I was to sell this bike what would be a realistic asking price?

no idea but, wahoo, such a beauty !