Recent content by Obi-Juan

It's a shame you don't have that beautiful bike anymore. I'm sure its new owner will be very happy.

I totally agree. The frame was also sold separately so the owner could customize it to their liking, so it can withstand anything. When I built mine, I wrote down all the weights of the materials I decided to install and also saved the Pantone colors for the original colors to make the decals...

So, the bike is really progressing little by little. I hope the handlebars arrive soon, and I'll see if I can find a stem. For the shifters, I'm looking to use Sram Halfpipes. At the time, Sram thought they'd be more comfortable for downhill riding. I don't know why, but that's what was being...

For the pedals, I decided to use Look S2X. Honestly, I think we can say they're almost platform pedals. They're huge, and in that color, they go really well with the cranks and frame.

I have a Tioga MTB-SK bottom bracket with sealed NOS bearings tucked away in a corner. It's very sturdy with its sealed bearings, so I'll use it here. A nice, robust-looking Sachs Quarz crankset with a 110 BCD allows me to maintain the essence of the "big" chainrings with a 48. And of course...

As for the approach, I've decided to scrap the idea of a downhill bike. It's not my strong suit, and I don't have any equipment. Hell, I don't even own a single riser bar! Well, I think a more enduro or freeride concept would be better for me. So I've ruled out installing a short-cage...

Well, I've made some progress. The first thing was to get more stainless steel hardware since I barely had any, and replace all the screws on the Marzocchi. That makes it look much nicer. In the process, I was able to tighten them with the torque wrench to the recommended values. I took the...

And now for something else that's also incredible. I took apart the headset to replace it with a higher-quality one. You know, it's a YST, and that sounds Taiwanese (boo!) Poor quality, not European, etc., etc., but doing so reminded me of something I've been keeping. Yes, a 1 1/8 Mavic 316. I...

I can't find the serial number. Does anyone know where it is? I keep the serial number of ALL my bikes for logical reasons: to know that they are mine. In the 80s, I had a friend whose Vitus was stolen. He went to the police to report it... What??? A Vitus, but 15 million or 300 million frames...

And looking at the bike in pieces, I realized it's had two owners: it's impossible for the owner who bought a 231 ceramic, a titanium Odyssey quick-release, and a Deore DX to be the same person who installed a dual-rise handlebar made of pure iron. Iron, not steel! I suppose the second owner...

After cleaning it, I removed the non-original stickers. It's very nice. It was curious because I saw that the original sticker was under the front sticker, so I didn't use the heat gun on that area. I removed it with oil, requiring a lot of patience and extreme care, but it turned out well! It's...

Your link has been very helpful in determining the correct pressures. Thank you very much for your effort in generating this historical material. I cleaned the fork the day before yesterday and checked it. Initially, I only noticed that it was leaking oil through the left leg stem. That's good...

And while I was looking for spare parts and similar items, these HS 33s came up.It was like a sign, in flamingo pink!I couldn't resist, and they've finally arrived home. I love them, they're tacky! 🤣 🤣 🤣 It works super-well, although logically I will have to bleed the rear, because I need to...

When I first saw the bike, I noticed the Magura brakes were in worse condition than they appeared in the photos.So I started looking for a replacement, which was complicated because I don't recognize the model... it must be a trials bike or something similar.A quick-release system would be...

Thanks for your offer, dr-zocchi. The truth is, I'd already been looking at your page a few days ago 🤣 Today I did a very cursory inspection of the fork, and so far I can confirm that it has two "rounded" bolts...not complicated to fix, although laborious. Tomorrow I'll take a closer look, as...