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Spurred on by a comment from Drystonepaul at the Long Mynd regarding my lack of retro ride I thought I ought to build something up :facepalm:
I've always wanted to try a Zaskar but for some reason I never got around to it. Sizing wise they have always seemed a bit "off" as the 18'' I thought was a touch small and the 20'' is enormous. The 19'' would be perfect. I had an RTS in 19'' and the sizing was spot on. Sadly the 19'' Zaskars seem pretty rare.
That said this is an 18'' although the sizing is closer to the 19'' with a TT thats 23''. No serial stamp but clear "6061" stamps on both dropouts (inner).
The frame came to me as karma from Spence (Many thanks again mate) and was in pretty good condition. A few marks and minor dents but nothing too outrageous!
The frame, as below, came with what I can assume are original DT decals. This helped date the frame as a 1996 - thanks to GM for his deciphering help.
Frame as it arrived:
Polishing bit:
I won't bore you with too much here as polished Zaskars are like white Konas at the minute. I didn't want to go the whole hog with wet and dry etc as that would have alieved the frame of its patina so a quick scour/polish/degrease/scour/polish/degrease saw the frame ready for decals.
Current build:
This is a WIP but centered around what I already had. Forks had to be yellow and luckily I has some Z2 thats were just about perfect.
Still loads to do but hoping to have it ready for the gates ride in a few weeks.
Pics:
Obligatory side shot
Decals - From eBay
I know it should really have a Kore stem & bars but I think the Azonic works if a little long and does match the bars
I've had this sat on my desk for ages as until now I'd not owned a frame it would fit :facepalm:
As you can see no serial number ......
.... but luckily the all important one....
Came across this in my LBS the other day. I don't remember them from BITD but it looked perfect for the build and for £5 it was less than a Lizard Skin
All comments and suggestions are very welcome
Spurred on by a comment from Drystonepaul at the Long Mynd regarding my lack of retro ride I thought I ought to build something up :facepalm:
I've always wanted to try a Zaskar but for some reason I never got around to it. Sizing wise they have always seemed a bit "off" as the 18'' I thought was a touch small and the 20'' is enormous. The 19'' would be perfect. I had an RTS in 19'' and the sizing was spot on. Sadly the 19'' Zaskars seem pretty rare.
That said this is an 18'' although the sizing is closer to the 19'' with a TT thats 23''. No serial stamp but clear "6061" stamps on both dropouts (inner).
The frame came to me as karma from Spence
(Many thanks again mate) and was in pretty good condition. A few marks and minor dents but nothing too outrageous! The frame, as below, came with what I can assume are original DT decals. This helped date the frame as a 1996 - thanks to GM for his deciphering help.
Frame as it arrived:
Polishing bit:I won't bore you with too much here as polished Zaskars are like white Konas at the minute. I didn't want to go the whole hog with wet and dry etc as that would have alieved the frame of its patina so a quick scour/polish/degrease/scour/polish/degrease saw the frame ready for decals.
Current build:This is a WIP but centered around what I already had. Forks had to be yellow and luckily I has some Z2 thats were just about perfect.
Still loads to do but hoping to have it ready for the gates ride in a few weeks.
Pics:Obligatory side shot
Decals - From eBay
I know it should really have a Kore stem & bars but I think the Azonic works if a little long and does match the bars
I've had this sat on my desk for ages as until now I'd not owned a frame it would fit :facepalm:
As you can see no serial number ......
.... but luckily the all important one....
Came across this in my LBS the other day. I don't remember them from BITD but it looked perfect for the build and for £5 it was less than a Lizard Skin
All comments and suggestions are very welcome
