KHS Montana XT Complete 15th Feb

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Now finished and quite chuffed I am too:D For a budget build its came out rather nice, closer inspection will reveal flaws but I don't care it gives a used patina to it. 2 minor jobs left, fit a sharkfin and bottle bolts. Managed to find a pair of XT pedals too which pretty much gives full XT bar the levers which are Ritchey. Anyway some pics


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I like this...

I think U Brake bikes look superb as singlespeeds- this one with the semi horzontal dropouts too would be perfect.

Big fat tyres- Shimano and Tioga components- sorted!

:cool:
 
Nice one, love all the lug work detail and the colour is very cool- look forward to your progress.

I vote for functional not bling but WTFDIK?
 
Pretty much the same here, a basic functional build as it is (no respray), i'm not totaly converted to the idea of single speeds so it'd be XT gears for me.

What size is it, 18" ?
 
CTK I here ya, and was gonna break my cannondale up to pay and furnish bits but.....changed my mind. I don't have a rigid geared bike so this will fill the gap.

Still going to go with build up cheaply/functionally and ride it.

Jimi it was listed a s a 21" :shock: but reckon it was BITD geometry and it has a top tube of 22" which is pretty much equivalent of my 18" GT and 16" stumpie.
 
IMHO I tend to agree this would make a great single speed.

You did the right thing not breaking the cannondale it is too shiny to lose :cool:

But this good steel frame would not creak when you stood on the pedals ;)

:twisted: 1 x7/8/9 for the cannnondale :twisted:

Whatever you do I am sure the KHS is in good hands.
 
Cheers mike :D


The temptation is strong to go SS but I have a few rules I can't seem to break, this is a new one though. Because the bikes a montana XT I can't get away from building it with full XT, don't know why but it just doesn't sit right if I don't. :roll: Will probably have a couple of modern bits here and there too which is in some eyes is more sacrilegious but I can't escape that XT moniker.
 
You've got rip that U brake off from under the chainstays and fit an upside down Magura, Now that would be :cool: and different.
 
exbiker":12lsqmef said:
You've got rip that U brake off from under the chainstays and fit an upside down Magura, Now that would be :cool: and different.

Noooooo :LOL:


Impressed with the maguras, but not for this :D
 
If you decide to repaint I have a NOS Tange frame sticker the same as the one that is currently on :D

Leave the U brake on :cool:

WD :D
 
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