1991 Ibis SS

This is a NOS frame, fork, and stem, however each was sourced separately. The fork was acquired a couple of years ago along with a Salsa Ala Carte frame. The frame made it's way to player, but I held on to the fork. The frame was advertised in the classified here by Chowi. A couple of months after receiving the frame, I saw the stem pop-up on German eBay. The seller had purchased the stem a number of years ago but never got around to using it. All 3 components seemed like they were destined to be together, even the fork steerer didn't require any trimming. The fade is from black to purple. The purple was a stock colour called "Just Purple" but this is the only example I've seen of an Ibis fade using these 2 colours.

Frame: Medium Ibis SS
Fork: Koski Straight Blade

Headset: 1" Chris King w/ GripNut
Stem: 1" Salsa ProMoto, 130mm
Handlebar: Tioga Prestige
Grips: WTB Original Trail Grips

Front & Rear Brakes: Grafton Speed Controllers
Brake Pads: Koolstop Eagle 2
Cantilever cable hangers: DiaCompe
Brake Cables: Shimano housing with Wheels Mfg Ferrules

Shifters Levers: Deore XT SL-M732
Brake Lever: DiaCompe SS5
Front Derailleur: Deore XT FD-M735
Rear Derailleur: Deore XT RD-M735
Derailleur Cables: Shimano with Wheels Mfg Ferrules
Freewheel: DuraAce
Chain: Shimano HG90
Cranks: Cook Bros RSR, 175mm
Chainrings: Shimano SG 46T, Onza Buzzsaw 36T&26T
Bottom Bracket: Syncros Titanium, 123mm
Pedals: Crank Bros EggBeaters with Titanium axles in photos

Hub Skewers: Deore XT M730
Rims: Mavic 231, 32H (will be replaced with Araya RM-17)
Hubs: Kingsbery, 32H
Tires: Timbuk II from FirstFlight

Saddle: Selle Italia Flite
Seatpost: Syncros 29.4x330
Seatpost Clamp: Original + Nitto brake hanger

Weight:22.9lbs













There's still a few finishing touches required. The Mavic 231 CD rims will be replaced with a pair clear anodized Araya RM17s. The 231s look good but the braking performance is mediocore until the anodizing wears off so I prefer clear ano rims so I can sand off ano on the braking surface improving braking while keeping the rim looking presentable. The rear brake hanger hangs from the seatpost clamp. I replaced the original Diacompe hanger with a new one from Nitto for a bit cleaner routing. However, it still feels awkward so I'll need to revisit it and come up with a cleaner solution. I'd prefer not to have to run the seatpost QR. The handlebar will likely be replaced with something lighter. An Answer Taperlite would be a suitable period correct replacement. The Grafton Speed Controllers came to me with various mis-matched bolts so those will get cleaned up with some replacements.

Supermegafantastico awesome looking machine

saw this in the metal… STUNNING! would say the paint on this is one of my fav in your collection.

What a fantastic bike

ooooh, very very niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice !

Good lord Crispin, you're a machine :shock: How many more do you have for us.......

That's epic - just needs the QR's the same side and nicely tucked in ;-)

raidan73":e8d8t37r said:

Good lord Crispin, you're a machine :shock: How many more do you have for us.......

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Thanks, I've been called worse.
Still just scratching the surface of what's on deck.

Another gorgeous bike mate.