Lefty le gaucher...
Dirt Disciple
Hi all,
I have a long-term project of rebuilding a 1993/1994 (not sure) Stumpjumper FSR that I bought more than a year ago. I got inspired from JJWood's "Project black": viewtopic.php?f=6&t=133156
Since only the frame was good to go for this project, I had to start looking for parts and found a K2 Comp-1 with an XTR groupset at a good price. According to what I found online, K2 had their bikes made in Japan in 1994 but I can't find the name of the builder anymore. Anyway the frame being not bad a all I decided to build myself a winter bike with remaining parts and a few new ones.
I'm writing this here so it can inspire others to build a winter mtb based on a vintage one. This website has been really inspiring and a great help so, as user PaintedDesert suggested, here comes this thread...
I do have to specify that when I say winter I mean a real winter. Not one with mud and rain but one with four months of less than -10 Celcius temperature, snow, ice and polar winds. I live in Montréal, Québec and here we are used to our nordic climate but you still look crazy in the eyes of your co-workers if you arrive at the office with your bike helmet in January. Although fatbike is becoming more and more of a sport (with reasons : Québec's endless kilometers of awesome trails), I did not jump in that bandwagon yet and don't really see it as compatible with city rides. Also, I've been riding mountain bikes a lot when I was young but had to stop after having 2 bikes stolen and the last one replaced with a Gary Fisher Level Betty that was too small for me and wich caused knee pain and a disenchantment with the sport.
Anyway, here's the K2 when I got it :
I have a long-term project of rebuilding a 1993/1994 (not sure) Stumpjumper FSR that I bought more than a year ago. I got inspired from JJWood's "Project black": viewtopic.php?f=6&t=133156
Since only the frame was good to go for this project, I had to start looking for parts and found a K2 Comp-1 with an XTR groupset at a good price. According to what I found online, K2 had their bikes made in Japan in 1994 but I can't find the name of the builder anymore. Anyway the frame being not bad a all I decided to build myself a winter bike with remaining parts and a few new ones.
I'm writing this here so it can inspire others to build a winter mtb based on a vintage one. This website has been really inspiring and a great help so, as user PaintedDesert suggested, here comes this thread...
I do have to specify that when I say winter I mean a real winter. Not one with mud and rain but one with four months of less than -10 Celcius temperature, snow, ice and polar winds. I live in Montréal, Québec and here we are used to our nordic climate but you still look crazy in the eyes of your co-workers if you arrive at the office with your bike helmet in January. Although fatbike is becoming more and more of a sport (with reasons : Québec's endless kilometers of awesome trails), I did not jump in that bandwagon yet and don't really see it as compatible with city rides. Also, I've been riding mountain bikes a lot when I was young but had to stop after having 2 bikes stolen and the last one replaced with a Gary Fisher Level Betty that was too small for me and wich caused knee pain and a disenchantment with the sport.
Anyway, here's the K2 when I got it :