GT Lobo, new life...

[Trus29]

Hi,

After 10 years, dreaming of a Lobo, winter 2008 I decided to buy that ugly one to offer it a new life...

...So, job for a fresh paint started...

... Then rebuilt with NOS hardwares + NOS Boxxer 151 + NOS King headset + NOS Thomson seatpost + NOS SDG belair.

First test

....
And, it lays like this for a while....

I rebuilt the rear hub, it was all rusty and bearings out of service.
Found a new rear Caliper to replace the old one, completely dead.


_VHE7877 par Trus29, sur Flickr

Something missing somewhere.... (if someone can tell me...)


_VHE7879 par Trus29, sur Flickr

Here it is until today :

_VHE7873 par Trus29, sur Flickr


I have time to finish it, so job should continue soon... Already 6 years I own it !

 

[NightRider741]

Re:

That's looking great so far! I've always liked the Lobo. Nice work can't wait to see
more of it!

 

[boxxer]

You are missing a flat spacer that covers off the bearings - most of the adaptor disk systems had them - that will push the wheel towards the drive side and space the caliper correctly...

 

[Trus29]

Thanks ! This confirm what I was guessing !

 

[heavyp]

Re:

Great bike always wanted a Lobo one day it will happen but i have to break some news to you there are not NOS 151's as the decals on these forks are fake after market ones. Im a stickler for things like that.

Original/New decals look like this

 

[Trus29]

My Boxxer is 100% new, steerer isn't even cutted.
But I noticed the stickers before.

It's a pre-production model, used for photo shooting for bike makers.
This may explain difference in stickers.
Stickers have super quality, and don't look like fake at all.

 

[heavyp]

My Boxxer is 100% new, steerer isn't even cutted.
But I noticed the stickers before.

It's a pre-production model, used for photo shooting for bike makers.
This may explain difference in stickers.
Stickers have super quality, and don't look like fake at all.

My apologies

 

[Trus29]

My Boxxer is 100% new, steerer isn't even cutted.
But I noticed the stickers before.

It's a pre-production model, used for photo shooting for bike makers.
This may explain difference in stickers.
Stickers have super quality, and don't look like fake at all.

My apologies

You're maybe right, I don't know what happened to that fork all these years... But I can guess...