br0qn
Retro Guru
Time to get this thread going, of my projects this one should be rolling soonest.
I couldn't help myself when this one popped up on craigslist. It ticked several boxes for me
- blue or purple (really wanted blue but into either)
- medium
- race (already have the race lite)
- 2 piece stay (race lite has the single piece)
The seller picked the frame up from a neighbor and he volunteers at a bike rescue which accounts for his build. Funnily I had been toying with the idea of building the OR up as a 700c CX wannabe.
It was listed for more than I wanted to pay but I reached out to the owner to see if he'd sell just the frame with the stem and bars and we settled on a price. It took me several weeks to get there to collect and by the time I did the seller let the whole thing go for the initially agreed price. I rode out to Oakland to collect the frame on my OR so I wasn't prepared to collect a whole bike but managed.
It has the original seat post collar and pulley wheel though no chainsuck plate. Also, it has the hard to find early, Santa Cruz made, Race Lite stem which I had been hunting though that stem will go to the Race Lite and I'll use the Taiwan made, Race stem on this build. Many of the other parts originally collected and destined for the Race Lite will be used on this build instead as I've since decided having both of these it will be fun to make the Race Lite a weight weenie rocket ship.
Sold off the Avocet saddle and found this rad yellow Bontrager SSM. The other 2 are for the OR and the Race Lite.
Been riding it as is for a bit but I've got everything I need to rebuild it proper, just finishing cleaning and prepping parts.
I couldn't help myself when this one popped up on craigslist. It ticked several boxes for me
- blue or purple (really wanted blue but into either)
- medium
- race (already have the race lite)
- 2 piece stay (race lite has the single piece)
The seller picked the frame up from a neighbor and he volunteers at a bike rescue which accounts for his build. Funnily I had been toying with the idea of building the OR up as a 700c CX wannabe.
It was listed for more than I wanted to pay but I reached out to the owner to see if he'd sell just the frame with the stem and bars and we settled on a price. It took me several weeks to get there to collect and by the time I did the seller let the whole thing go for the initially agreed price. I rode out to Oakland to collect the frame on my OR so I wasn't prepared to collect a whole bike but managed.
It has the original seat post collar and pulley wheel though no chainsuck plate. Also, it has the hard to find early, Santa Cruz made, Race Lite stem which I had been hunting though that stem will go to the Race Lite and I'll use the Taiwan made, Race stem on this build. Many of the other parts originally collected and destined for the Race Lite will be used on this build instead as I've since decided having both of these it will be fun to make the Race Lite a weight weenie rocket ship.
Sold off the Avocet saddle and found this rad yellow Bontrager SSM. The other 2 are for the OR and the Race Lite.
Been riding it as is for a bit but I've got everything I need to rebuild it proper, just finishing cleaning and prepping parts.
