1988 Rockhopper with mullet wheelset!

[brokenbloodybritain]

A bit of an experiment purely based around that Marin canti!

 

[dirttorpedo]

interesting. So 29'er up front?

 

[Tsundere]

Looks great. How does it climb? I wonder if 26/29 (27.5?) works the same as those old Cannondale 24/26's, if the boost to climbing scales well.

 

[brokenbloodybritain]

interesting. So 29'er up front?

27.5!

 

[27motorhead]

Can’t be must leverage left in them cantilever arms as the pads are set so high! Interesting experiment, does remind me as @Tsundere mentioned of some of the 80s Cannondale’s as well as some other brands who I can quite recall at the moment!

Is it staying like this?

 

[brokenbloodybritain]

Can’t be must leverage left in them cantilever arms as the pads are set so high! Interesting experiment, does remind me as @Tsundere mentioned of some of the 80s Cannondale’s as well as some other brands who I can quite recall at the moment!

Is it staying like this?

I'll be keeping a spare 26" front wheel aside depending how it goes!

 

[27motorhead]

I'll be keeping a spare 26" front wheel aside depending how it goes!

Look forward to hearing how it rides and stops!

 

[sparkybhp]

I really like that, it’s cool how the top tube still sits horizontal. Doesn’t look out of place apart from maybe the rims being different colours. What handlebars are they btw, I need some like that.

 

[brokenbloodybritain]

I really like that, it’s cool how the top tube still sits horizontal. Doesn’t look out of place apart from maybe the rims being different colours. What handlebars are they btw, I need some like that.

Nitto B812

Could only find a black 27.5 rim brake rim hence the mishmash, only a handful of people make them - even less make a reasonably priced one.

 

[Retro_Roy]

Gotta love a mullet bike. I did one awhile back as well.
Some might recall it.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/trek-9800-oclv.168054/