1986? Dirt Shark
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Lovely looking bike, with interesting geometry too. Looks like a high BB, the chainstays are horizontal. Should ride well for an 80's bike.
The brake studs are a bit of a puzzler, maybe they were intended for a particular rollercam, and not the one fitted?
Lovely looking bike, with interesting geometry too. Looks like a high BB, the chainstays are horizontal. Should ride well for an 80's bike.
The brake studs are a bit of a puzzler, maybe they were intended for a particular rollercam, and not the one fitted?
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Yes - the BB is high. A couple centimeters higher than my Ritchey from the same period and the chainstays are 3cm shorter. I flipped through catalogs to find a similar geometry and the closest I could find was an '88 Fisher Competition. Extremely easy to wheelie, but a terrible climber. It's a blast to ride, but I'm not sure what he was trying to accomplish with this geometry.
Yes - the BB is high. A couple centimeters higher than my Ritchey from the same period and the chainstays are 3cm shorter. I flipped through catalogs to find a similar geometry and the closest I could find was an '88 Fisher Competition. Extremely easy to wheelie, but a terrible climber. It's a blast to ride, but I'm not sure what he was trying to accomplish with this geometry.
Can't believe I've been riding this bike for two years and almost 2000 miles now. After the 2014 M700 build, I went with a 6 speed M730 all silver build in 2015. Now, 2016 and I'm moving into the early 90s with a 7 speed M732 all black look. Any thoughts on a white saddle with white grips? I think it might be too much and will stick with black grips with a white saddle.
