Recent content by fatchanceti

Thanks - I might take you up on that. Does anyone out there know when hows or whys of the silver upper swingarms vs the dark ones? Many of the catalog photos of "my" bike show the dark one. It seems like mine is a pretty late model - so I'm a little perplexed. The dark ones I believe have...

Got a few new bits installed (most notably the CrossMax wheels and I re-installed the original Fox F80 RL as I need to rebuild the Noleen) and got a 90 minute ride in over the weekend on some proper trails. I was surprised at how well it did. The suspension is "transparent" if I had to...

My $200 NRS Composite 2 score after a weekend of updating and some parts swapping. had to swap out the upper shock DU bushing - things are much better now. Have a set of Crossmax SL SSC on the way, and some FC-M760 cranks. There's a minor top out clunk that I'll also need to sort out...

Well I have old age (so take "ride hard" for what it's worth) and lightness (65 kg) in my corner!

I will give you some love here - as I own a similar frame and am finishing it up now! Just landed an AMP F2 fork for it, and shifters arriving in a few days. Won't be a full period correct build (close-ish) but I intend to ride it hard!

Another of my mid 90's singlespeed Slingshots:

Lovely, I'm starting a similar build tomorrow on a 97 OCLV! Hoping to keep the proper visual aesthetic but with a few carefully selected modern bits thrown in. My goal is 20.x lbs rigid and fully 3x8

Yeah, I just finished a 1990 970 rebuild and even swapped in a few lighter parts than stock and she was a solid 26.5 lbs. Your paint is much cooler!

Just curious - any chance you weighed the frame when you had everything apart? Assume these are solid 5 lb'ers?

Before and after 1990 Trek 970 "rehab" As picked up (for $200): As she sits now after a few days of scrubbing: (cheating on the tires, but at $25 each they will great for "givin er all she's got cap'n")

Man, I wish. I'm down to my last pair :(

199X Slingshot

1990 Trek 970 18" "Compact" - an option apparently only offered in 1990

Picked this up last summer for $100. It wasn't quite original so I said what the hell, lets restomod it a bit and put some miles on it. I think its an 89 + or - I wanted to beef it up a little bit for the rough Michigan roads, see how much tire would fit and lighten it up. So here's...

This little Bonty is maybe a 12 or 12.5" frame Specialized Stump M2 also came in an XS size and probably easier to locate. My wife has an XS M4 Stumpy (below). There are also some XS Fat Chances Yo Betty! and the like out there.