Recent content by Proto2000

Sold this many years ago after a rebuild. Wish I would have held onto it.

One here...

So definitely an RST300 and branded with Dirt Research. Higher end fork has those awful looking air fittings on the backside of the stanchions and likely needed service more often than the elastomer version. The Pro bike is completed as of just now and came around nicely. The saddle was rehabbed...

The white one is finished now, Pro hopefully tomorrow. Both have DX kits with YST Evolution headsets. Odd that the white one has trigger shifters and the other is friction. Maybe the original owner swapped them out after the triggers failed. White has RM20 rims, other has Sun Chinook. Another...

Here are the pics of the fork. We think it's an elastomer and not coil and air as the article states. There are no air fittings on the fork and I do not want to tear it down to see what's in it, it works well now. Both bikes are 1 1/4" steer tube, odd I think for early 90's bikes to have.

Here are some pics of the frame and components as they are now after spending some time on cleaning them up. The fork is with Neko getting documented, he is a suspension fork collector and has never seen one of those in person. He thinks it is elastomer only and will let me know in a day or two...

I'm always on the hunt for vintage MTB's so a few days back a white 90 Yosemite was posted on CL for a small amount of money. Got ahold of the seller and set up a time to buy it, the bike was all original down to the tires and Turbo saddle, both were in sad shape. I swapped out the tires for...

I like the idea of this. I reluctantly sold one bike I wish I would have kept. The guy gave me crazy money for it so not sad about that, just that it took me over 10 years to get it all right.

94 or so Specialized Crossroads XP. Variety of old and new components.

Not all MTB's with 21.1mm are cheaper. My 84 Fat with 21.1 quill Bullmoose bar and Box Crown fork.

Not sure of the year of this one but it does have the 2 piece seat stays. Original paint was in bad shape along with the stickers being partially removed to repair the rust on the down tube, surface only so was treated, stripped and resprayed black with a Kandy Purple over that then clearcoat. I...

So, the Money Bike is wrapped up using the original parts on it. I did have to buy brifters as the cobbled up ones were not in line with the build. It's a small frame so it does not fit me but I think I have a buyer who wants it for his daughter.

All bubbly about a carbon fork. Cannot see that from this group. Definitely will need a few bucks to make them worthy of running canti or V along with chopping that wart disc tap off.

Almost buttoned up build, not sure of the year as there were no parts that came with the F/F/S. I had a Deore LX group from a Diamondback Accent that was upgraded so now on this heavy beast. I liked the seat cluster and the stem is mostly why I wanted it, of course the crackle paint helps too.

Early Fats with box crown used that size as well, unsure if the Uni's were the same size.