for a start - Diamondback Sorrento 1994

[Cypis]

Well.... I've decided that I've read enough topics here to show you my first (retro, rebuild) bike

It's not-so-high-end Diamondback Sorrento, 1994 model:

originally built with Alivio - I decided to upgrade it a bit.


To be honest - I bough the frame and rebuild the bike in 2010, but it was last year when my Kate decided to use it for real -
so now I stripped it to the bare frame to clean it all a bit and patch the wounds

And this is the first time I managed to weight it - ooops,
cro-mo / hi-ten plain gauge combination... it was always quite heavy in my hand, but I didn't expected 3000 grams :>
fork is decent though, with 980 grams.

Well, I asked Kate if she want to switch to some other frame, and was told she loves this one (as expected)

There's one thing that puzzles me - how was it possible to make such lowish/lower quality frame, with not-so-exciting groupset,
and so fantastic paintjob???

The paint is "Purple Illusion" (as seen on catalogue page) and it's great - I'll try to make some decent photos is the sun next week.



Anyway - all hardware has been cleaned and lubricated, group photo for documentation sake:

(most of it was nearly NOS in 2010, not so much now )


To the workshop!

 

[Cypis]

Work in progress,
meanwhile let me publish spec sheet:

Frame: Diamondback Sorrento 1994, DB MTN crm-mo/hi-ten, plain gauge, 18"

Fork: DB MTN crm-mo/hi-ten 1"

Headset: probably original DB 1"
Stem: Shogun Zero cro-mo 105mm, brushed titan finish
Handlebar: Towsen
Grips: noname
Barends: Towsen

Brakes: Dia-Compe 987
Brake Pads: Koolstop
Brake Cables: Jagwire
Cantilever cable hangers: Dia-Compe
Brake Levers: Shimano Deore LX ST-M563

Shifters: Shimano Deore LX ST-M563
Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX FD-M563
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX RD-M560
Derailleur Cables: Jagwire
Cassette: Shimano HG 13-30
Chain: Taya TB-600
Cranks: Shimano Deore LX FC-M560 170mm 110/74bcd
Crank Bolts: Neco
Chainrings: Shimano Deore LX 26-36-46
Chainring bolts: Shimano
Bottom Bracket: Neco 113mm // to be replaced with something lighter
Pedals: VP-560 platforms

Hub Skewers: nice retro purple ones
Rims: FIR MT 232
Hubs: Shimano Deore LX M560
Nipples: brass
Spokes: 14g, marked "LL"
Tyres: Tioga City Slicker 1,95 made by Mitsuboshi
Tubes: Schwalbe

Saddle: Selle Italia X2 Trans Am
Seatpost: Kalloy 25,8mm 300mm // looking for something lighter and nicer
Seatpost Binder: Shogun

Weight: about 13 kg (heavy frame, heavy tires)

 

[SEANSTEPHENS]

Re:

Cool colour. Ive got a 1993 sorrento which strangely seems to be more technologically advanced than the 1994

 

[Neil]

Re: Re:

Cool colour. Ive got a 1993 sorrento which strangely seems to be more technologically advanced than the 1994

Sometimes they varied the tubing - but there's often some misconceptions.

For example, sometimes the Topanga and (occasionally) the Sorrento used some AVR tubing - which leads some to believe it's the same frameset as the other models using AVR. But it's not - at best it would be the 3 main tubes, the rest probably hi-ten. Sometimes it's as little as AVR tubing used for the seat-tube - example is the brochure picture in the OP - just the seat-tube is stated as chromoly.

Sometimes the frame decals can be misleading, the brochure(s) tend to be a good guide, though, in either what they say, or don't say about a particular frame / model. That said, it probably doesn't matter, much, it's just a matter more of weight and strength, really.