91 Zaskar Finished Pics Page 1

First off I have to say thanks Andy this is your fault

This build started by just nipping round to my mates house to see his new Pace full sus (very nice) while I was there he said he had a few things he thought I may be interested in.

He'd been clearing out the shed and found a blue flite, blue Hope sus front wheel, blue rock shox forks and a XTR (950) rear mech.
Not having a retro ride with blue bling this was a bit of a dilemma, what to do with the parts.

That was easily sorted by a quick look through the for sale section, there it was right size, right price just what I needed.

Big Thanks to Longboard Si for the frame.

So Ive a frame & forks, Front wheel, seat and rear mech and now Ive been collecting parts for a few months and most of the other part I need to put the build together.
The frame is a 91 Zaskar with a rear U Brake and the forks are rock shox, It won't be period/catalog correct as i believe that bikes evolve the longer you own them. This build will be built using parts I would of hung off the frame if Id owned it from new.

So here's a few pics to start off and I will add more as the build progress's.............................






















So Ive built a rear wheel with a blue Ti hub to match the front and am ready to start hanging parts off the frame


Here's a few pics of it with the wheel's on













I hope to have it built for the end of the week, Just waiting for one or two parts to finish off

Finished Bike Speck

Frame: 1991 GT Zaskar

Fork: Rockshox

Headset: FSA
Stem: Custom CNC
Handlebar: X Lite Xpert
Grips: Lock Ons
Barends: No

Brakes: Marin (front) Shimano XT U (Rear)
Brake Pads: Kool Stop
Brake Cables: Sithlord
Cantilever cable hangers: Onza chilpil
Brake Levers: Don't use them

Shifters: Deore Thumbies
Front Derailleur: XTR
Rear Derailleur: XTR
Derailleur Cables: Sithlord
Cassette: Yes 8 speed
Chain: Old 9 Speed
Cranks: Shimano XT
Crank Bolts: Hope so
Chainrings: Yep 3 of
Chainring bolts: Blue
Bottom Bracket: where it should be
Pedals: Crank Bros

Hub Skewers: Salsa
Rims: Mavic 217 ceramic
Hubs: Hope suspension (front) Hope Ti glide (Rear)
Nipples: Many
Spokes: Lots
Tyres: Mr Lee specials
Tubes: Inside Mr Lee special tyres

Saddle: Flite Ti
Seatpost: Thomson
Seatpost Binder: Salsa
Decals By gil_m











So its finally built and tested, Its had a good few outings and Ive enjoyed them all but I'm still not sure its a keeper yet.
I suppose only time will tell,Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed the ride.
cheers kaya


Ps more pics lower down the page.


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Looking forward to see this build up. Big fan of the U-brake Zaskars..

ive had 2 zaskars and a pantera got to love these ally triple triangs good look with the build V cant wait to have a go mate

I'll be watching this one closely...

Let's see it built! You've had the frame for a week now, there's no excuse.

Here's a little inspiration (my '92 Zaskar LE):

mfh126":3d8ntowp said:

Let's see it built! You've had the frame for a week now, there's no excuse.

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it's a bit more than that

Si F

LongboardSi":2i5xp8j4 said:

mfh126":2i5xp8j4 said:

Let's see it built! You've had the frame for a week now, there's no excuse.

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it's a bit more than that

Si F

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Maybe a week or.........two Ive got every thing for it now I think :roll: so onward and upward, Ive been polishing the fork crown and brace tonite.
So am a bit closer

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that's looking sweet there vern

nice stem too