97 Fuquay

I finally got round to picking this back up from the folks, it's been hanging feeling forgotten for the last 8years after being a trusty friend.

I say it's a 97 but can't remember when I ordered it, so it could be a 95/96 as I remember what car I was driving when I had it I ordered it off Greg as a replacement for my Salsa a la carte that was stolen off the back of the car :x and having been unhappy with the ride of a Marin TT that I rode for all of 3months!

As you can see it's running RC36 Evo IIIs at the mo but I do have the rigid Gumbo fork that it came with back then, which weighs a scarey 780gms.

The thought that whizzed thru my head when I loaded it up was to SS it over the winter and give it some good TLC, but I have a feeling after tomorrows get to know each other ride tomorrow, it'll end up with a few tweeks and I'll get rid of the fat ass Santa Cruz Chameleon.

Even tho its WCS logic tubing I rode it for 3weeks across Mexico on an Exodus trip way back and it survived before coming home and having a full strip down and being kitted out with the XTR, only ommissions from a full set up are the WTB New Paradigm hubs and the XT front mech as a top up XTR was available at the time.

Anyway a few pics for now and I'll post up full spec later.


Frame: Fuquay Custom WCS

Fork: PACE RC36 Evo3

Headset: 1" XT
Stem: Race Face SyStem 1-1/8" Ahead with JimSport Dural adapter
Handlebar: WTB Ti
Grips: Orange
Barends: n/a

Brakes: M950 V brake
Brake Pads: M950
Brake Cables: M950
Cantilever cable hangers:n/a
Brake Levers: M950 STi

Shifters: M950 Sti
Front Derailleur: XT M737
Rear Derailleur: XTR M950
Derailleur Cables: XTR M950
Cassette: XTR M950 11-32
Chain: Sedis Silver
Cranks: XTR M950
Crank Bolts: XTR M950
Chainrings: XTR M950
Chainring bolts: XTR M950
Bottom Bracket: XTR M950
Pedals: Time Atac

Hub Skewers: Hope
Rims: MAVIC 217
Hubs: WTB New Paradigm
Nipples: Ally
Spokes: DT
Tyres: Schwalbe Nobby Nics 2.25
Tubes: Specialized 1.5-2.2 thin

Saddle: Flite Ti
Seatpost: XTR M950 26.8
Seatpost Binder: Fuquay

I have a '96 Fuquay. Not many around. Only seen about 4 or 5 on the forum.

Nice, tall fella you running 1-1/8" headset? Was ordering mine as the old will it be 1" or 1-1/8" standard argument was kicking off, I thought why would they change

It's 1 1/8".

Yes and it's the only 26er that I have found that fits me (long legs, short back). My daily rider is a custom built 29er.

nice bikes and all that, but how the hell do you pronounce that name without sounding like a swearing mc retro member?

Yeah its not the easiest name to say lol, need to get it on the scales as I forgot how little it weighed.

Pronounced 'Foo-kway' I believe

I wanted one since I read an interview with Greg himself, in MBUK in like 1991.

Apparently they do ride really really well.

Chipps' smokey bacon one helped make my mind up.

The one thing that worried me when I picked it up was the seatpost being seized in after all this time, quick spin of the allen key and out it slid.

mine's seized in solid (on my watch, too ). Still, not planning on selling and it's at the right height

I'll be honest while mine fits me nicely it is a very stiff frame, it almost feels like aluminium. I can only ride it for short periods of time

orange71":2i71fqlm said:

I can only ride it for short periods of time

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Like a lap of Mayhem.. :shock: