Browsing Facebook Marketplace, as you do after a few beers on a Friday evening, I came across this Shogun Metro 1 hybrid/city bike for sale locally for less than I'd just spent on a takeaway...
Collected it Saturday morning and then set to searching for info on it, which is when I stumbled across @HourGlass and his Shogun Metro AT build!
Whilst this isn't strictly a Mtb, at least the handlebars say "Mtb" on them, so it's probably more closely related to a Mtb than a road bike.
I don't think these were ever very "cool" in the 1990's, but it should make an interesting "Gravel" bike project.
Once home I had a proper look over it, low spec Shimano Tourney components, 6-speed Gripshift, and Rigida rims with a 6-speed freewheel.
The frame is cro-mo but nothing special, plain gauge tubing I'm guessing, but it's in good shape, the lack of wear on the components suggest the bike has spent most of its life garaged rather than being ridden
The plan is to strip it back to the frame & build up mostly with what I have in the spare parts pile, it'll probably be 9-speed as I've some Sensah Ignite levers/shifters going spare, and a pair of On-One Midge bars will be going on it too. I'll need to have a search and see what else I have/need to get.
Collected it Saturday morning and then set to searching for info on it, which is when I stumbled across @HourGlass and his Shogun Metro AT build!
Whilst this isn't strictly a Mtb, at least the handlebars say "Mtb" on them, so it's probably more closely related to a Mtb than a road bike.
I don't think these were ever very "cool" in the 1990's, but it should make an interesting "Gravel" bike project.
Once home I had a proper look over it, low spec Shimano Tourney components, 6-speed Gripshift, and Rigida rims with a 6-speed freewheel.
The frame is cro-mo but nothing special, plain gauge tubing I'm guessing, but it's in good shape, the lack of wear on the components suggest the bike has spent most of its life garaged rather than being ridden
The plan is to strip it back to the frame & build up mostly with what I have in the spare parts pile, it'll probably be 9-speed as I've some Sensah Ignite levers/shifters going spare, and a pair of On-One Midge bars will be going on it too. I'll need to have a search and see what else I have/need to get.