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jimi911
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:53 pm 
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ridevintagemtb wrote:
Hotwheels. wrote:
Impossible, different bottle cages.


I took them off and used the Ringle.


Gotta ask, how tall are you? I have been thinking about how this will fit since I got it.
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mkone
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Kind of growing on me, and do you get discount at the paint shop? :lol: i like the colour and it looks in ok condition too!

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Yes.


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jimi911
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mkone wrote:
Kind of growing on me, and do you get discount at the paint shop? :lol: i like the colour and it looks in ok condition too!

Mark


I like the colour as well and its in pretty decent shape. I'll touch up the chain suck area and buff our the marks on it. Should look pretty good. I just really like those wild Grove paint jobs and its so hard to find any these days.

No paint discount ... yet. My powdercoater loves me though, and I am getting to know the chromer :lol:
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Some progress ...

NOS XT headset installed with the FTW Accutrax and that’s a Peterson SE U brake.
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Mock up. XT 735, IRD post, Grafton Cranks, NOS Ti Vetta SL, NOS Campy/XT wheelset, Smoke and Dart reissues, and a stem and bar that won’t be used in the actual build.
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tintin40
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impressive. Right up my 'street'
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great find and good preliminary build! like it.
hope you will leave the paint as it is though.
no rust, no repaint! ;)
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The paint touched up pretty well and the black with the green looks nice. I had a few parts that tied the green in so that helped.

I have a Grove Mtn Stem coming for for it with some rise and length so that should help with the fit.

I just need to decide on a front brake, find a 3DV rear Ringle skewer in my parts bins, sort out a seat clamp, and slap a chain in it :)
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Lovely bike you've got there.

Cheers to that!

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mmmmm........SCULPIN.
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