This just arrived!
It’s a 17inch but looks bigger... maybe due to the geometry. Not a single dent!
A one owner bike purchased from a lovely guy who was selling it on behalf of his dad who owned it from new back in the day.
Wheels, seatpost, saddle and front mech long gone but bought as we find it here.
After realising the right thumby shifter cover was missing I messaged the guy who sold me it and thankfully he found it so that’s also on way in the post.
Plans....
Full strip including removing laquer from frame and new decals from Gil after a high polish (like my recent P7 build).
The forks don’t move but look in pretty good shape so hopefully just need a strip down and possibly new elastomers?
I have a full period XT groupset inc mechs wheels, chainset and brakes so they will be going on there too. The brakes, rear mech and chainset on this are DX.
I’ve chucked a mint XT mech on in one of the pics here.
Might be a slowish burner tho as have few jobs the wife has tasked me with first in between working shifts!
I’ll update as I go but anticipating a pristine rebuild...
It’s a 17inch but looks bigger... maybe due to the geometry. Not a single dent!
A one owner bike purchased from a lovely guy who was selling it on behalf of his dad who owned it from new back in the day.
Wheels, seatpost, saddle and front mech long gone but bought as we find it here.
After realising the right thumby shifter cover was missing I messaged the guy who sold me it and thankfully he found it so that’s also on way in the post.
Plans....
Full strip including removing laquer from frame and new decals from Gil after a high polish (like my recent P7 build).
The forks don’t move but look in pretty good shape so hopefully just need a strip down and possibly new elastomers?
I have a full period XT groupset inc mechs wheels, chainset and brakes so they will be going on there too. The brakes, rear mech and chainset on this are DX.
I’ve chucked a mint XT mech on in one of the pics here.
Might be a slowish burner tho as have few jobs the wife has tasked me with first in between working shifts!
I’ll update as I go but anticipating a pristine rebuild...
