Recent content by Lhatch4

Over the past week my wife and I have gone on a bike ride with my little boy a few times. My son on his little 24" wheels, Trek MTB that I built for him, me on my Monster Fat and my wife on the Ultra. I cringe a little each time she rides on those tires. I really need to switch the wheelset with...

Does this bike check every box for an 80s build? Let's see: Bullmoose bar, check Chainstay U-brake, check Shark tooth, check Shark fin, check Skinwall tires, check Biopace rings, check Hite Rite, check Turbo saddle, check Roady headset, check Thumby shifters, check I don't think this could...

I still can't believe I found the Ritchey Megabite tires. They are so lightly used that there are still little rubber casting threads on some of the lugs.

That looks good. I like the headset choice too.

I just sorted the wheels and added the finishing touches. Enjoy.

Great history and a very happy, yellow bike.

I believe the mid 80s Raleigh mountain bikes used 21.1mm stems on their Bullmoose bars.

That's awesome! I love it. You might also want to invest in one of those foam pads that wraps around the top tubes on old BMX bikes.

Big bike. How tall are you? Looks like a fun project.

It's nearly finished. Maybe this weekend.

I couldn't agree more!

I'm curious about the feel of your wheels. The wheelset on my Zaskar feels strangely sluggish. I don't know if that's because 29ers feel sluggish or if the cheap hubs are holding me back. My rear wheel doesn't seem to rotate as freely as my front wheel. I don't know if that is a characteristic...

Do you have plans for a fork? That looks like a great bike so far. It's a beautiful frame.

The tornado touched down in Clayton and Forest Park. I haven't heard about anything serious at Lindenwood. It was wind, rain and hail in St. Charles County. My house isn't very far from Lindenwood.

I needed springs for my XT U-brake. I found an Exage U-brake that I could harvest parts from. I installed and adjusted the brakes and derailleurs. Mechanically everything is good. I still need to finish the wheels but the project is coming along.