Recent content by nightshade_rider

Awesome bike and awesome effort to restore it! If you are actually gonna ride it, you might think about removing the gold annodization on the rim braking surfaces and save yourself the agony of squealing brakes I once used strips of Scotch Brite pads wedged between the brake pads and rim, and...

What an outstanding example of the most "collectible" of early MTBs ... I look forward to seeing how this one progresses. And I hope you at least got a chance to pull a few wheelies in the parking lot before stripping this one down!

Re: 1982 Salsa Scoboni #6 Build Restoration The forward-facing seattube slot is designed to help keep wheelspray from seeping down through the seattube and settling on the BB shell. I wonder if the forward-facing slot was a Salsa innovation. And it won't hurt to have a rider who doesn't drip...