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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:32 am 
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Picked up this frame from gm1230126. It's a 1992 Zaskar LE, 18". I built it up with many of the parts I had gathered for the Boulder (cranks, derailleurs, brake levers, shifters, etc.), but since I'm going in a completely different direction with that build, they worked out perfectly on the Zaskar. I still need to fit the front brakes, run the cables, and install the chain. Here are a few pics as it sits right now. I'll do a full spec sheet as soon as she's done. :wink:


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:23 am 
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Looks bang on. IMO one of the best hardtail frames ever. well done..


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Superb 8) , very funky cranks, they look like part of a gun :lol: , is there any advantage to having the pedal offset to the axle rather than inline as with most cranks ?


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:41 am 
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WOW! thats awesome. 8) 8)


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One of the best Zaskars I've seen in a long time.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:54 am 
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Pickle wrote:
One of the best Zaskars I've seen in a long time.


Ditto that . .

Loving the earlier frames and those cranks are LUSH!! 8)


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:07 pm 
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I'll be signing onto this one too, Looks bloody good :)


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:53 pm 
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Thanks for the comments, fellas! 8)

The cranks are Caramba Double Barrels. I don't think there's any functional benefit to having the pedals offset from the BB axle -- purely aesthetic as far as I know. :)


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WOW that is stunning :o


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:09 pm 
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Thats the coolist crank arm iv ever seen!!! lovely looking bike, done a great job there :lol:


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Nice Zaskar - that frame from gm' is a beauty - love the 92 with the red decals - my favourite Zaskar.

Liking the control tech stuff too - I've gone that route on my Xizang and it looks great.

As for the cranks I don't think the pedals are offset - its just an illusion - look great al the same.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:00 pm 
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That looks great :D

What tyres are they?


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:02 pm 
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Pickle wrote:
One of the best Zaskars I've seen in a long time.


That's because the canvas came from gm's basement :D

You done good mfh, real good!
Tires look to be Tioga Psycho's or Psycho II's


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Again, thanks for all the positive feedback! 8)

The tires are Tioga Psycho-K front, Psycho TT rear. Good eye, gm! :wink:


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:32 am 
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mfh126 wrote:
Again, thanks for all the positive feedback! 8)

The tires are Tioga Psycho-K front, Psycho TT rear. Good eye, gm! :wink:


Credits to Gil_M on the decals. I worked with Gil trading emails and measurements for a few weeks last winter dialing 91-93 Zaskar decals. Hopefully he gets caught up so we can work on the next round.


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