Narhay's Parkpre Pro 825

[Narhay]

Appears to have components dated to Q (1992) but looks more like a 1994 based on the only catalogue I could find here:
http://www.parkpre.com/bikecatalog94/pages/paged.htm

I picked it up tonight and it is already in about seventy billion pieces in my living room. Has a pretty funky crimped seat tube where it meets the bottom bracket shell. A bit of surface rust on some of the steel of the components but it should clean up nicely.

Frame: 17" ctc of seat cluster, 19" ctt. 22" top tube, Tange Ultimate. Sticker on seat tube says '19 Geometry'.

Fork: Cr-mo Response Fork Wheeler (replacement?)

Headset: Dia-compe aheadset
Stem & Handlebar: Funky chrome one piece threadless

Brakes: BR-M734 Shimano Deore XT
Brake Pads: Kool Stop Black
Cantilever cable hangers: BR-M734 Shimano Deore XT
Brake Levers: ST-M096 Shimano Deore XT

Shifters: ST-M096 Shimano Deore XT
Front Derailleur: FD-M650 Shimano Deore DX
Rear Derailleur: RD-M735 Shimano Deore XT
Cassette: 7 speed 13-30 Shimano HG
Cranks: FC-M730 Shimano Deore XT
Chainrings: Shimano SG 38-36-46
Bottom Bracket: UN71
Pedals: PD-M735 Shimano Deore XT

Hub Skewers: FH-M732 rear, HB-M730 front Shimano Deore XT
Rims: Mavic M231
Hubs: FH-M732 rear, HB-M730 front Shimano Deore XT
Tyres: Tioga City Slicker
Tubes: Generic

Saddle: PFR Competition Seatworks
Seatpost: Kalloy Worldwide 27.0
Seatpost Binder: KK purple anodized

 

[Wold Ranger]

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Nice find, any plans for a rebuild? I have a nice Comp limited in Forest Emerald, they are much underrated frames and ride so well.

 

[Narhay]

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I'm not sure about a rebuild just yet. It's something I've been considering all day.

I usually ride a 21" frame so this one might be a bit small for me. It would certainly be a very nice bike rebuilt but I can't help but hear the allure of parting out those XT bits and keeping a few for my Team Marin and Merlin. Of course I have impulsively rebuilt bikes that have no business fitting me in the past...

 

[1997BlackC5]

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Don't strip it, rebuild it, there aren't many around. You wont regret it, they ride great, I have rebuilt a Comp Limited & a Team 925. These bikes really do scrub up well & its something different to ride when you hit the trails.....

Team 925





Comp Limited





My Babies



Mine are both 19's (top of seat tube sticker)

 

[Ollie]

Looks nice, will clean up nicely .

 

[Narhay]

I rebuilt this bike for my uncle after all. Here is the build. I replaced a number of items with new bolts, pulley wheels, tires, cables, housing, seatpost, saddle, bottom bracket, bearings, chain, pedals, crank, grips, fork, cassette stem and bar. Some of the changes were to improve the cosmetics, others were to improve the functionality of the bike.

Frame: 17" ctc of seat cluster, 19" ctt. 22" top tube, Tange Ultimate. Sticker on seat tube says '19 Geometry'.

Fork: Dimension Threadless 1-1/8" Cr-mo 26" Cantilever Black with forged dropouts

Headset: Dia-compe aheadset
Stem & Handlebar: XLC stem (90mm), Tioga Avenger Bar
Grips: Clarks grey/black lock-on

Brakes: BR-M734 Shimano Deore XT rear, front Deore DX BR-M650 (hadn't realized they were mismatched)
Brake Pads: Kool Stop Black
Cantilever cable hangers: BR-M734 Shimano Deore XT
Brake Levers: ST-M096 Shimano Deore XT

Shifters: ST-M096 Shimano Deore XT
Front Derailleur: FD-M650 Shimano Deore DX
Rear Derailleur: RD-M735 Shimano Deore XT
Cassette: SRAM PG730 12-32
Cranks: FC-MT60 Shimano Deore
Chainrings: Shimano SG 24-36-46
Bottom Bracket: UN55
Pedals: XLC Bear traps

Hub Skewers: FH-M732 rear, HB-M730 front Shimano Deore XT
Rims: Mavic M231
Hubs: FH-M732 rear, HB-M730 front Shimano Deore XT
Tyres: Panaracer Fire XC Pro
Tubes: Presta valve 26 x 1.95-2.1

Saddle: Kore Retrobu
Seatpost: Kalloy 27.0
Seatpost Binder: KK purple anodized

Housing: Jagwire Basics
Cables: Stainless

 

[Narhay]

And here is how it sits now:

 

[Godwin_Austen]

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Good work.

Looks like 1993 judging by the groupset - the rapidfire plus shifters first appeared that year, and I think by 1994 the (IMO silly) gear indicator windows had appeared. Could have been a later upgrade of course, but the rest of the groupset seems to fit.

 

[raidan73]

Lovely clean build. Are you cutting the fork steerer on the kitchen worktop!!

 

[1997BlackC5]

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Lovely job there mate, another one saved & back on the road. If you don't mind me asking, where did you get those forks from? And what have you done with the old PFR seat?