1998 WTB Phoenix SE

[mauricer]

Here is a project i will (next to many others) be working on during the next weeks and maybe months. A 1998 WTB Phoenix SE frame with Type II fork. Beautiful.

So what is plan?

It came with a WTB Toggle Cam rear brake and i have the equivalent front Rollercam brake. Check. I have a pair of WTB Grease Guard hubs and a WTB Drop Bar. Main thing i need is a 1 1/8 LD stem, which i probably have to get made by Clockwork bikes in the US.

And last but not least, since this is already a repaint i might consider a new paint too, since i would love a blue metallic color or something in the direction.

Best regards

Moritz

 

[raidan73]

Yes Moritz! Beautiful

 

[clockd]

Hi very nice. Does a type 2 fork work with an SE frame? I thought they were suspension corrected. You will love the ride

 

[mauricer]

Re:

This fork was made by Steve exactly for the frame, so it is corrected.

 

[Stylus]

Re:

nice, i might want to tag along with a LD stem order for a similar project

 

[mauricer]

Re:

Getting there slowly. Have put it together with a rough mix of XT parts as well as a modern-ish Brodie stem and Ritchey Force Lite bar. Just needed it for a ride in two weeks so took what's left-. But the rest is mainly WTB, especially the brand new wheelset.

 

[novekili]

I have a WTB steel 3-bolt stem, but it might be a tad too short, at 100 mm.... BTW, beautiful bike!

 

[firedfromthecircus]

Are you still planning on the drop bar and ld stem build?
Would love to see that, and metalic blue sounds awesome.

 

[letmetalktomark]

I'm liking this a lot.