T-minus 7 days… (1991 Rocky Mountain Altitude)

[RockiMtn]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (RM content)

i've asked losvizzero… as it seems he's done a pretty good job at touching up his.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=219254&start=10

 

[losvizzero]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

hi Frank,p.m. is coming
some picture for example.....after and before ...

 

[RockiMtn]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

thanks! the chainsuck on my frame is much worse than yours. there are also areas where the paint is scratched/scrapped off. hoping i can do a decent job at touching up the paint.

took a bit of time using some rubbing compound to take out some of the scratches and numerous black marks off the frame. most of it came out fairly nicely and it looks better than when first received. discovered that the decals are under clearcoat, so even though i have replacement RM decals for the downtube and RM logos for the head/seat tube, i can't replace the faded/damaged decals unless i carefully sand off the clearcoat first. :roll:

so i've loosely hung some parts onto the frame to get a sense of how it looks. don't mind the stem and the wheelset, those won't be used. now having the frame in hand, i've found i have a few more options, as always with me :roll:, for cranks.

• a) yellow set of RF turbine LPs. fair amount of wearing but matches quite nice.
  b) black RF turbine IB with gold spyder, currently on my black 95 Blizzard. ignore the black/silver, no longer have those.
  c) silver RF turbine IB with red spyder, just snagged and will be shipped shortly, identical to the set currently on my Cirrus.

thoughts???

 

[konaman1]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

Looks awesome

I think the RF yellow is a little too fluorescent for the frame, it could just be the photo though?

Are the spiders removable/ interchangeable on those IB cranks? If so I would go for the Black arms with the red spider

 

[zonoskar]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

Ditto. The yellow crank looks a bit lighter in the photo.

 

[RockiMtn]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

it's not fluoro, but it is a tad lighter. guess i'll leave them for the 96 Vertex TO as I had intended.

as for the spyder, yes in theory you should be able to interchange them.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=89614

however the way they are mounted vary between compact and standard. also i don't fancy taking the risk of removing the lock ring on the compact. not sure if any bonding is involved, and don't want to ruin a set trying. it has a set of holes in it like some older BBs which you have to use a pin spanner to install/remove. if you've ever used a pin spanner with a BB, it's not the most confident method of tightening/loosing.

 

[classen]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

Nice find RM!
Have you thought about going full factory spec? I know you love those RaceFace cranks so it would be a bit of a change, but you've got the fork and seatpost dialed. The rest would be XT hubs and derailleurs with Ritchey cranks, brake levers and brakes, and a Syncros stem.
At some point you really need to haul all your bikes out into the light of day and get a family shot.

 

[raidan73]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

Very nice Frank. There seems to have been a few Altitdues about in the last year but I love the way this looks in the smaller size

 

[RockiMtn]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

Nice find RM!
Have you thought about going full factory spec? I know you love those RaceFace cranks so it would be a bit of a change, but you've got the fork and seatpost dialed. The rest would be XT hubs and derailleurs with Ritchey cranks, brake levers and brakes, and a Syncros stem.
At some point you really need to haul all your bikes out into the light of day and get a family shot.

Scott, I have a hard enough time trying to get a period year correct build up and running, and you want me to go even one step further and do a factory spec? Think I'd have a hard time finding myself a Rocky Mountain Turbo saddle. :|

Very nice Frank. There seems to have been a few Altitdues about in the last year but I love the way this looks in the smaller size

"Our" size always looks best!

 

[FluffyChicken]

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude)

Just stick an XT crank on it.

RaceFace, no. Even the original gold ones you have are 2 years later.

Now do you have any proper GripShift and tubeless tyres? Team Spec is the way to go. You have the Ringle Q/R I assume?