Gone

………….here we go again


Nice bike, I'm sure your do another stunning job on this one too

look forward to the build

Looking good, ill await the better pics once its landed with you, was waiting to see this thread go up mate

Eagerly following

Well she has rocked up this morning and firstly Team Violet is the red tinge in the lacquer makes for a amazingly cool finish and I cannot wait to see it in the sun.

Here is a little teaser and the Y was never ever fitted.

Whats the story - of Bill ? hope you asked the question

How she was when she fell out of the box this morning:

Rear rim was well worn and had a 7 speed cassette on so I have thrown my CK 517 ceramics on and a 8 speed cassette for now:

Then some Chill Pills and new brake cables and straddle wires the get rid of the metal hangars:


Want to get the rear triangle painted as its in a bit of a state and while that is done I am going to get the ding removed from the chainstay. Need some stiffer springs for the Judys and I will give them a service at the same time.

Bit of purple has arrived this morning:

This afternoon I did this:



And put some M900 mechs on:

Whats the serial number on this Rick? Does it have the Proto # as someone suggested over on Fatcogs?

It is #153P4ML and was prototype number 3 according to the paperwork I got with the frame.

Very unproductive day today. Started by stripping and cleaning up the XTR shifters and brake levers as they were covered in dirt and grime, they have come up very well:



Then I moved onto fitting some new cables and setting up the mech's and thats where things all went to pot .

I fitted the XTR front mech and I could not get the extension on it to get the chain into the top ring so I guessed the chainline was wrong. Measured it up and sure enough it was quite a long way out. I have some Graftons unfitted which should have been ok with the 122.5mm BB. Sadly the chainrings were grazing the chainstay ever so slightly and the chain would not shift from the granny to the middle ring as it hits the pivot. I can only guess it would need a 127mm BB to use the graftons and a longer one than the 113mm one I tried with the middleburns.

On a positive I have sourced some NOS Shock a Billy decals and have bought a number of nice bits and bobs off here which should arrive over the next week or so

Very nice build liking your build ideas matey, will look fantastic when its finish

Worlds were in Vail in '94 Rick so strictly speaking.....

Fixed

I will scan all the stuff I have tomorrow from the original sale