1992 Off Road Toad (iconic green)
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elbetrentecinq
Old School Hero
Nice score Shamus! waiting to see the final results of a nice restoration as we are used to see from you! is the frame bigger than your usual frame size? Jef from Vancouver
shamobius
BoTM Winner
Thanks Jef! It was well worth the ferry ride to pick it up. To say I jumped at the opportunity would be an understatement. Here are a few photos of the stripped frame. The paint was pretty rough, but the original paint and colour had to be preserved, an easy decision.
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GoGetter0508
Devout Dirtbag
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Shamobius, can you give a newbie from ON a lesson on Off Road Toad?
Shamobius, can you give a newbie from ON a lesson on Off Road Toad?
shamobius
BoTM Winner
GoGetter0508, I believe Rod Kirkham started thinking about designing a mtb frame back in 1982. There were a couple early prototypes, but OffRoad Toads weren't available until 1988-ish. The first Toads were fillet brazed (by Derek Bailey of Rocky Mtn), then in 1990/91 they redesigned the frame and offered a tig welded frame (by Chris DeKerf), as it was lighter and would (hopefully) appeal to the racing crowd south of the border. Other rare Toad frames include e-stay design, disc brake, and titanium. I think there were only about 300 Toads produced.
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Later version with a replaceable dropout?
GoGetter0508
Devout Dirtbag
Thanks so much Shamobius! What a read! I'm looking forward to seeing this build!
Stay Safe!
Stay Safe!
shamobius
BoTM Winner
Hi Roy, thanks! It was a commuter bike, original owner, from Tswassen.hi shamus
nice score. you mentioned a ferry ride. you pulled it from my neck of the woods?
will be watching for updates.
