TheBear1978
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Evening gents,
So today I was lucky enough to secure a brand-new 2004-produced RC200 frame completely unbuilt and untouched, a bike I have lusted after since I was in my late-teens and I have fond memories of seeing both an RC100 and 200 all built-up and tricked-out in the window of Neil Ross Specialist Cycles in Aberdeen (Pace Status One dealer) and used to detour past the shop just to stare wistfully at it. Now pushing 40yrs old I have decided to take the plunge and build this beast up sympathetically where possible using a mixture of older and newer retro trick-parts.
As I have been out of the game for a long while, I will no doubt have loads of annyoing questions so apologies for that in advance. So now the long hunt starts for the right parts for the build, so if anyone has some suitable bits they are looking to move on (NOS as much as possible or in very good condition, all the usual suspects here e.g. XTR, Hope, Syncros, X Lite, White Industries, Cook Bros, Royce, Middleburn, USE etc. etc.), please let me know.
As far as forks go, ideally I would like to keep to Pace forks and as modern as possible with remote-adjustment but I need to know the correct length of steerer tube/size etc. and also what is the maximum travel fork I can fit (ideally around 100mm), and therefore if the likes of the RC38 Airforce II's or RC36 ProClass II LO-equipped would be better and then I can start hunting for these as they are one of the most important parts of the build.
Cheers folks, really looking forwards to this !
So today I was lucky enough to secure a brand-new 2004-produced RC200 frame completely unbuilt and untouched, a bike I have lusted after since I was in my late-teens and I have fond memories of seeing both an RC100 and 200 all built-up and tricked-out in the window of Neil Ross Specialist Cycles in Aberdeen (Pace Status One dealer) and used to detour past the shop just to stare wistfully at it. Now pushing 40yrs old I have decided to take the plunge and build this beast up sympathetically where possible using a mixture of older and newer retro trick-parts.
As I have been out of the game for a long while, I will no doubt have loads of annyoing questions so apologies for that in advance. So now the long hunt starts for the right parts for the build, so if anyone has some suitable bits they are looking to move on (NOS as much as possible or in very good condition, all the usual suspects here e.g. XTR, Hope, Syncros, X Lite, White Industries, Cook Bros, Royce, Middleburn, USE etc. etc.), please let me know.
As far as forks go, ideally I would like to keep to Pace forks and as modern as possible with remote-adjustment but I need to know the correct length of steerer tube/size etc. and also what is the maximum travel fork I can fit (ideally around 100mm), and therefore if the likes of the RC38 Airforce II's or RC36 ProClass II LO-equipped would be better and then I can start hunting for these as they are one of the most important parts of the build.
Cheers folks, really looking forwards to this !
