1993 KHS Montana Pro, virtually catalogue spec :D

[Andy B]

You know I said I thought I was finished with this build...



I lied

Just sourced some OE XT brakes, OE XT BB & OE cassette

The brakes just looked lovely, I know I said the Alivio ones looked nicer, I've changed my mind

 

[wadsy]

You know I said I thought I was finished with this build...

I lied

Just sourced some OE XT brakes, OE XT BB & OE cassette

The brakes just looked lovely, I know I said the Alivio ones looked nicer, I've changed my mind

 

[passiflora]

Very nice work

The KHS Always reviewed well back in the day and are very very underated

 

[Andy B]

Very nice work

The KHS Always reviewed well back in the day and are very very underated

Cheers!

They are very underrated frames/bikes, the handling is superb, the quality is very good and the weight is light without being silly light and compromising strength, you can throw this bike around and it just comes back for more!

Updated my 1st post with the current build spec and pics for those not wanting to read all of the build thread!

 

[FluffyChicken]

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[Minty Sauce]

Your front room looks more like a bike shop than the bike shop does

 

[Andy B]

Your front room looks more like a bike shop than the bike shop does

It looks worse at the mo than in the pics in this thread

Really must have a good sort out and sell some of the stuff I've accumulated over the last year or so!

 

[The Jesuit]

I am very impressed; I have a special love for KHS since it was the very first so called "Mountain Bike" that I purchased complete from a LBS in 1993...the very same Montana Pro. Everything else up until that time was a clunker that I rehab'd and had custom built by guys who were "mountain biking" way before the term was officially included in Merriam-Webster. Nice work.

 

[Andy B]

Another step nearer to the catalogue!

I have found a set of OE XT M730 & XT M732 hubs with the OE Bontrager BCX 1 & BCX 2 rims laced onto them

And I have been given a pair of the OE M737 SPD pedals too

Once fitted the spec list will read as follows:

Parts listed in red are OE catalogue spec

1993 16" KHS Montana Pro
True Temper OXII tubing
Rockshox Mag20 fork with Mag21 canti bridge
OE Tioga headset BNIB, undecided on whether to fit this! Stronglight headset fitted at this time
OE Zoom Competition stem
OE Zoom 130 bars
OE Kalloy Uno seatpost
OE Bontrager Ti saddle
OE XT M095 brake levers with shifter pods
OE XT M736 front mech
OE XT M735 SGS rear mech
OE XT M730 crank arms
Ritchey 24/34/46t chain rings
OE HG70 12/28T cassette
XT BB UN73
OE M734 XT cantilever brakes
OE M730/M732 XT hubs with BCX 1 & BCX 2 rims
OE XT skewers
OE Shimano M737 SPD pedals
KMC X8 99 chain
Charge Splashback 1.8" amberwall tyres
Schwalbe AV14 lightweight inner tubes
Clarks white outer cabling and silver ferrules
X-Lite Ti seatpost bolt
Cube sponge lock on grips

Pics will be posted once the parts have been fitted

 

[Minty Sauce]

Look forward to seeing the pics. Is this gona get an outing on a ride soon or will it be just for looking at? :?

Liking the parts list tho, alot of time and effort gone in there getting all those parts.