Back in 94 my buddy and his brother were working at one of the high end shops in Toronto. He ordered a new Mud Slinger direct from Jeff Lindsay through the shop. Built it up, rode it for a year or so, then sold it off for the next big thing (cost+ rules).
Fast forward 10 years, his brother found it for sale and picked it up. Had it repainted w. new OEM decals from First Flight, and put all new parts on it. It was one of the projects in progress when he died in 06. Since then it sat in my buddy's laundry room gathering dust (with only so much room, he chose his brother's A la Carte and Phoenix to put on display in the den). Pic stolen from his brother's (retro01) archived MTBR post.
Due to circumstance, I manged to aquire it earlier this year. There were a few things I wanted to change. Can't stand Sinyard, so the tires/seat were replaced with Panaracers/Flite. Ourys are too fat for my fingers, so some Onzas went on. Put on some PD-M730 pedals, replaced some cables, cleaned off the years of dust, and it was done.
Posted pics on Facebook. Got a like from Jeff Lindsay. Made my day.
Frame: 94 Mud Slinger S/N 004
Fork: Manitou 2
Headset: King
Stem: Control Tech
Handlebar: Control Tech
Grips: Onza Ulles
Barends: not in my lifetime
Brakes: XTR M900
Brake Pads: XTR M900
Brake Cables: Shimano SLR
Cantilever cable hangers: XTR M900
Brake Levers/Shifters: XTR M900
Front Derailleur: XTR M900
Rear Derailleur: XTR M900
Derailleur Cables: Shimano SIS
Cassette: XTR M900
Chain: HG 90
Cranks: XTR M900
Crank Bolts: Syncros Crank-o-Matics
Chainrings: Shimano SG
Chainring bolts: Shimano
Bottom Bracket: Grafton Speed Case
Pedals: XT M730
Hub Skewers: XTR M900
Rims: Mavic M231
Hubs: XTR M900
Tires: Panaracer Smoke II Comp/Dart Hard-Core Comp
Tubes: IRC
Saddle: Flite
Seatpost: Control Tech
Seatpost Binder: Mountain Goat
Weight: As always, don't care. Pretty damn light, though.
Fast forward 10 years, his brother found it for sale and picked it up. Had it repainted w. new OEM decals from First Flight, and put all new parts on it. It was one of the projects in progress when he died in 06. Since then it sat in my buddy's laundry room gathering dust (with only so much room, he chose his brother's A la Carte and Phoenix to put on display in the den). Pic stolen from his brother's (retro01) archived MTBR post.
Due to circumstance, I manged to aquire it earlier this year. There were a few things I wanted to change. Can't stand Sinyard, so the tires/seat were replaced with Panaracers/Flite. Ourys are too fat for my fingers, so some Onzas went on. Put on some PD-M730 pedals, replaced some cables, cleaned off the years of dust, and it was done.
Posted pics on Facebook. Got a like from Jeff Lindsay. Made my day.
Frame: 94 Mud Slinger S/N 004
Fork: Manitou 2
Headset: King
Stem: Control Tech
Handlebar: Control Tech
Grips: Onza Ulles
Barends: not in my lifetime
Brakes: XTR M900
Brake Pads: XTR M900
Brake Cables: Shimano SLR
Cantilever cable hangers: XTR M900
Brake Levers/Shifters: XTR M900
Front Derailleur: XTR M900
Rear Derailleur: XTR M900
Derailleur Cables: Shimano SIS
Cassette: XTR M900
Chain: HG 90
Cranks: XTR M900
Crank Bolts: Syncros Crank-o-Matics
Chainrings: Shimano SG
Chainring bolts: Shimano
Bottom Bracket: Grafton Speed Case
Pedals: XT M730
Hub Skewers: XTR M900
Rims: Mavic M231
Hubs: XTR M900
Tires: Panaracer Smoke II Comp/Dart Hard-Core Comp
Tubes: IRC
Saddle: Flite
Seatpost: Control Tech
Seatpost Binder: Mountain Goat
Weight: As always, don't care. Pretty damn light, though.
