Toad...Finished :)

[Mike E.]

Well, here we have it.
Went from a CL find, to a swap, to ME!!
Just picked it up today from coating.....shameful it's not wet paint, but budget dictated. Turned out very well if you ask me. Pics kind of wash it out....will take more in the sunlight during the build.

20" Off Road Toad.
Built by Chris DeKerf in a batch of ten 20" frames completed July 19, 1991.

Teasers.....

Money shot....

Have a Syncros stem/bar/post, Race Face Turbines, XT headset, some XT V brakes.....drivetrain undecided.
Mag 20 fork....think it is, could be a 21. They look soooooo skinny. Might try to find a Judy or equivalent down the road.
Will be a somewhat modern/rider build. Don't have the time or funds to make it period correct. Gonna build it and smile riding it

 

[Ferghus]

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Turned out beautifully - love the toad green and frame itself ! congrats .

 

[Retro_Roy]

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Lookin' good mike.
Will be watching the build.
I'd go with a rigid fork.
But that's just me.

 

[enc]

Re: Toad

Gonna build it and smile riding it

coolio where do you get the Tange Prestige badge ?

 

[shogun]

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This is gonna be rad!

 

[Mike E.]

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"coolio where do you get the Tange Prestige badge ?"

Decal came from jimbotoad....he has a bunch.

 

[Mike E.]

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Had a chance to work on it a bit.

XT headset installed
UN-71 bb in
Syncros post
Syncros 130X15 stem....have a 130X0 if I find this one too steep...guessing I won't.
Syncros bar. Have an older shimmed model, but this one is a bit wider.....can't believe how narrow the bars were back in the day..
Wheels just for mock-up

Rear end shot....

Headshot

Full monty...

This is the fastest I've got a build going....lol
Might fit some drivetrain tomorrow.....depending on dear wife's list of chores for my 'day off'

 

[Mike E.]

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Slow computer = double post....sigh

 

[wtb_rider]

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i want one too,.... :?

 

[shamobius]

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Very cool Mike, you don't see many Toads around. Good luck the rest of the way!