1996 Specialized Ground Control - Project start

Just picked this up from town, a very sad looking but original spec 1996 Specialized Ground Control.

Paint is nice and tidy, just needs a good deep clean and polish, but the forks are shot and the components are only mid range.

So, the plan is to strip it down the a bare frame, change the forks to either Specialized Future Shocks or Rock Shox Quadra 21's and slowly build it up with some nicer bits.........to start with I have some lovely LX canti's waiting

Future Shocks

dirtjumper_dmr":g5m7snix said:

Future Shocks

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I think it may have to be done

Keep the Stumpjumper rigid and put the Quadra's on the LTS.

I was sitting on that in my office 2 days ago! Hope you paid full wack?

Pickle":fuu0ykda said:

dirtjumper_dmr":fuu0ykda said:

Future Shocks

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I think it may have to be done

Keep the Stumpjumper rigid and put the Quadra's on the LTS.

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i agree... stumpy looks ace rigid and rockshox belong on the GT really so by elimination only it has to be the Future Shox on the Ground Control
looking forward to seeing it finished, and hearing how it rides (better than the Trek i'd guess )

dirtjumper_dmr":1vn64jvq said:

Pickle":1vn64jvq said:

dirtjumper_dmr":1vn64jvq said:

Future Shocks

Click to expand...

I think it may have to be done

Keep the Stumpjumper rigid and put the Quadra's on the LTS.

Click to expand...

i agree... stumpy looks ace rigid and rockshox belong on the GT really so by elimination only it has to be the Future Shox on the Ground Control
looking forward to seeing it finished, and hearing how it rides (better than the Trek i'd guess )

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Right, FS on it then

I doubt this will get built in a hurry, but we'll see. Prob will ride better the the 9000......but I still have yet to ride that!

Ahh good to see you got it, when I posted it up I thought about putting "FAO Pickle" in the topic, I had a feeling you may take a shine to it.

I'd opt for the future shocks too.