Oops! Did I start a 'Revolution'?

Yeah, very cheesy, but it got you to have a look!

I finally found a hanger (NOS at that) for my Kirk Revolution frame so I thought i'd better get around to building the old girl up! Thanks to whoever posted the Fleabay ad for the hangers in the 'eBay watch' section.

I know there are quite a few Retrobikers that don't rate the Revolution at all and you will undoubtedly consider my build to be massive over-kill but I have really loved the look of the frame ever since I first laid eyes on one at the Karapoti Classic (Wellington, New Zealand) in '91. IMO, it's damn near the best looking bike ever made!

Anyways... here she is...









Frame: Kirk Revolution, 17" NOS!
Fork: Manitou 1 (1st generation Answer fork)
Headset: Ritchey Scuzzy Logic Pro
Groupset: M900 XTR (except front derailleur whick is a NOS, 'band-type' M650 unit)
Rims: Sun CR18
Stem: Dean alloy
Bars: Tange Prestige, un-badged
Barends: Control Tech Control Stix Lite
Tyres: NOS panaracer Smoke & Dart magic (2.1's)
Pedals: M737's

loving that build fella, im just gathering parts now to get mine running!

I have always liked the look of them

nice build, how flexy is it? i have another onei have posted pic's here yet, and thet is very flexy, but the one below in my signature is quite solid?

I like it Used to love the look of them when they first burst onto the scene.

Cant help but think thought that the decals cheapen the overall look? :?

I can hear the paint bubbling as we speak....

really nice build, im loving it a lot :!:
the manitous look good on it and i like the black frame.

Love the look of that build, however I think that black tires & RockShox RS1's would finish it off perfectly. Not that there's anything wrong with it at the moment, just a couple of small things I would change in an ideal world.

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i love it how heavy is it ? looks well built

crap...I though this thread was gonna be about Canadian steel cranks. :cry:





Fancy Bike!