Recent content by oldschool90

Re: Poor paint

Re: Black under seat clamp

Re: Side view

Re: Rocky mountain dropouts

Re: Not sure about color yet, but paint on now is not original... I had to sand bottom bracket tube to bare metal, just to see serial numbers. Unless they tried to match it up...I will do some more areas with the sandpaper and try and find a color underneath...but the BB tube was not...

Re: Does that picture help at all? Yeah ive started thinking its a fusion and already started taking bits off to use on bikes I actually ride... for the price it could have been a wal mart frame and still worth it to me... I didnt even know it was a RM frame until I seen it on the drop...

Oh and I have a RM vertex with serial number V11283 I have almost all the original parts. Or atleast what it had on it when I picked it up. It has the has disc brake bracket so im guessing its not a 2001 either so im totally confused. any idea on the year? I thought I read that the first...

T9310 2164 is the serial number of an old rocky mountain i bought yesterday it also has rocky mountain right in the metal of the rear drop outs.. Im hoping one of you RM enthusiasts can help me figure out the year and model based on my serial numbers. not much of the original bike is intact...

Re: Last pic I took. N/A

Re: Deleted pics. Planning to sell some off on ebay see what it brings. Cheers

Re: Im going to put the vertex back together so if you can tell me the year that would be great. Heres pics I took. Thx

I actually found a website with a rebuild kit and pdf on how to do it properly. Cant remember the exact name but I got it bookmarked for future referance. Now I have both fork I wanted and its time to slowly build. Going to bring vertex to work and start stripping it down with the parts cleaner...

I rode the nishiki to work today and I didnt do a single thing to it. It got me to work and back and besides the fork feeling like they are filled with spongy concrete it brakes and goes thru the gears like a champ. A girl at work that hasnt ridden a bike in years even asked to try it...haha...

Re: Im near 1st n commercial myself. Ive been to ubc endowment lands a few times but I mainly just commute by bike nowadays. When I seen the ad and wrote them saying if you can deliver I have cash. I took the chance just for parts like the fork. I was pleasantly surprised on the condition of...

Re: Hey thias. I love the look of suspension. I had a set of manitous in around 1999 on a used bike I bought. Always wanted another pair. I dont like the looks or strenght of ridgid forks. My background was bmx and I moved onto mtn bikes after I "grew up" haha..tired of my knees hitting my...