1993 Ibis Scorcher

halaburt

Retro Guru
A recent acquisition. This one didn’t need much work. A very cool and unusual bike. Ibis made 100 of these. It was the brainchild of Wes Williams -- their primary welder at the time.

Here are some pics. Full gallery here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/halaburt/sets/72157629688086198/

I’ll get the build specs and some interesting Scorcher article links posted up tomorrow, along with some more details on the work needed to get the bike into this shape.

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Uncle Monty":8g6jzvo0 said:
Very cool. Looks immaculate and exactly to spec - where did you find those tyres?

The tires are the originals (at least as far as I can tell). The previous (and first/only other) owner was an Ibis employee BITD. He used it mostly has a fixed gear road bike with different bars and perhaps skinnier tires -- which would account for the good condition of these.

Thankfully he saved most of the original parts. Here's the build sheet for it. I replaced the worn chain, brake cable with modern functional-equivalents of the original parts. The original seatpost was missing and I used a modern Kalloy which is a very close approximation of the original SR. The pedals were gone as well, so those are vintage-correct replacements including the clips and straps.

Another interesting note: Ibis bent the brake levers handle to better conform to the curved shape of the bars. Most Scorchers I've seen use the US-standard left hand location for the brake lever. Because this owner was a motorcycle enthusiast, he had his bent for a right hand placement.


BUILD SPECS

FRAME: 1993 Ibis Scorcher, size Large, Serial# 2691 [a]

FORK: Tange [a]

HEADSET: Ritchey Comp 1”, black [a]
STEM: Ibis 140mm x 30˚ [a]
HANDLEBAR: Ibis Scorcher (0.875” OD steel) [a]
GRIPS/TAPE: Newbaum’s black cloth tape over half slices of Grab-On; Velox plugs

BRAKE: Dia-Compe Royal Gran Compe 500 [a]
BRAKE PADS: Dia-Compe Royal Gran Compe 500 [a]
BRAKE CABLES/HOUSING: Jagwire (logos removed)
BRAKE LEVER: Dia-Compe Touring w/custom bend by Ibis [a]

FREEWHEEL/CASSETTE: 21t 3/32” track cog [a]
BOTTOM BRACKET: Suntour Cyclone [a]
CRANKARMS: Suntour Cyclone 7000 170mm [a]
CHAINRINGS: Suntour 53t [a]
CHAIN: SRAM PC-1
PEDALS: SR SP-100AL
+ Ale Toe Clips, stainless, size XL
+ Lapize Toe Straps, leather, white

HUBS: SR 100/120mm [a]
HUB SKEWERS: Specialized QR (front); bolt-on rear [a]
RIMS: Weinmann 4019 700c 36h [a]
SPOKES/NIPPLES: ? [a]
TIRES: Specialized Nimbus 700x41c [a]
TUBES: Modern; Presta (with adapters)

SADDLE: Brooks B-17 [a]
SEATPOST: Kalloy 27.2mm x 350mm
SEATPOST BINDER: DKG bolt-type, black [a]

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[a] = items original to the bike just cleaned up as best as possible
 
Very nice! Can't wait to read more about this one!

And it gives me some ideas for my "single mojo"...

Cheers Dan
 
Very cool! It never rains but it pours this is the forth one I've noticed this month! Was this the same one that was on ebay recently?
 

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