My Pace has arrived, but what to do.....

[toomanycars]

So my RC200 frame has arrived.

But so many options, do I

1, Leave it as is, gun metal but a bit bruised looking
2, Shot blast and polish
3, Shot blast and have it re-anodised
4, Powder coat or paint,

Then do I go retro build, M900 on V brakes, or discs and more modern kit?

Also can anyone date for me. I am assuming F3 or F4 as it has a form od disc mount as well as the V bosses.

 

[jimo746]

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I'd leave iit as it is.
Remove the cable guide from under the bottom bracket and you'll find the serial number, should start with "F" and a number, which tells you what model it is.
I'd go for discs myself, some nice Hope disc brakes perhaps?

 

[JeRkY]

The brake tab looks like something some one has had made, its not a Pace item, but looks functional so go with it. M900 will likely be a little on the modern side if trying to keep it period-ish.

 

[toomanycars]

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I'd leave iit as it is.
Remove the cable guide from under the bottom bracket and you'll find the serial number, should start with "F" and a number, which tells you what model it is.
I'd go for discs myself, some nice Hope disc brakes perhaps?

It's a bit more scratched and bruised than the pictures show
I will go and have a look at the number in a sec, never seen a disc mount like that before.

F518 so is this an F5?

 

[jimo746]

Sounds like it's an F5 then. Was that all the numbers? Or are there more hidden under the cable guide thingy?

 

[toomanycars]

Sounds like it's an F5 then. Was that all the numbers? Or are there more hidden under the cable guide thingy?

Yes there are more under the cable thingy

 

[Yorkshiremike]

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My first Pace was an F5 and I have to say that it was the one I liked the most. Although I've owned two F8's and still have one now. My F5 just felt right and I put that down to the build.

I've seriously thought about building up an F5 to the exact spec of the one that I had back in the day.

The spec on mine was as follows -

Pace F5
Pace RC36evo (I think 1997) and with 70mm of travel
Full 8 speed XT including v brakes, hubs and bottom bracket
XT headset
Ringle seatpost
Ringle stem
Pace/Renthal sub 130 bars
Flite saddle in black
XT spd pedals
Mavic rims

For me it was the high point of early mountinbiking. After that it all went a bit too tech.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Well it's a 1996 bike, and the american review (in the archive) thought it was comfy and a bit like a stout Ti or steel frame iirc didn't like the pace forks to much though.

A review without the UK tintedness.
Though they did test in a British island, well Barbados.

 

[Ollie]

Leave it as it is and give it a retro build kit .

 

[longun]

I had the same dropout/disc tab on my old f6...............shame I had to sell it

clean it, build it ride it, then when everything is ready for renewal, paint and upgrade?