Diamond Back Axis

Axis":1pc0xq5b said:

WOW, thank you so much, Neil, for your fantastic info! :shock: It is great to read about all the details!

I have looked at the brochure page in your profile. Above I have attached the complete 1991 brochure - unfortunately it is in German... :cry:

The brochure says that the bike has XT equipment, but the pedals are Deore DX!?

I have also taken a closer look at the rest:

Both wheels are Avenir Duro 17. On the back hub I can read Deore and 14G. The front hub looks the same, but I cannot read anything.

The brakes (at the handlebar) are Dia Compe. At the tires I can just read Shimano, on the "brake rubber" it says Deore XT. The brakes seem to work very well - saved my life yesterday!

On the crankset I can only read Shimano SG. And the standard 24, 36 and 46.

The seat post is Avenir 4130 - just like the brochure says it should be.

The saddle is Selle Royal (Royal Vacuum Light). Seems like a nice one.

Both derailleurs are Deore XT.

The gear shifters are Deore XT. There is also the option of SIS - F. What is this for?!

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Axis":1pc0xq5b said:

My only problem so far with the bike has been the gear shifting. The shifter on the left (3x) is hard to move - I need to use quite some force to do so. Sometimes the chain even falls of! I am still trying to figure out exactly why and when this happens. With some gears there is sometimes a strange noice - like if the bike has not hit the exact gear. Sometimes it goes away, if I adjust the shifters a little. Oh, and the lowest gear (x3) does not seem to work/ the chain makes loud noices.

I asked the bike dealer to do the gears for me and this is the result... :x Maybe the only thing to do, is to do it myself, but I do not have a clue what to do... I would be very happy for any advice!

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r0bp":3a4l7psz said:

After a hiatus from cycling I now find my Diamond Back Axis is now a retro bike!

I bought a 92 model in 1993 [real dark green colour] with Deore XT groupset. Was £1200 but was half price so I snapped it up. Used it solid for 10 years and then not so much. I changed the saddle to a Turbo Variomatic. Still rides perfect. I have kept it well maintained over the years with a wash and lube. It was the same frame as the top of the range KHS bike at the time. I think at the time the KHS was the lightest production MTB going. THat's waht made me buy it.

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