Not quite retro yet, Chameleon...

[Sheriff]

Just started posting on here, thought I'd pop a post in here with details of my pride and joy thats been with me for 10 years since new.

Frame: 1998 Santacruz Chameleon

Fork: Marzocchi Z1 BAMs

Headset: Cane Creek
Stem: horrible XLR8 one
Handlebar: Azonic Double wall
Grips: Onza Ules

Brakes: XT and DX V's
Brake Pads: Cool Stop blues
Brake Levers: XTR

Shifters: Sachs Wavy
Front Derailleur: XT
Rear Derailleur: XT
Cassette: 7 Speed unknown
Cranks: Middleburn RS-HD
Chainrings: Middleburn Slickshift 24, 38, 48
Chainring bolts: Middleburn
Pedals: DMR V12

Hub Skewers: X-Lite
Rims: X-Lite Phatsos
Hubs: Early Hope Bulbs F+R
Tyres: IRC Kujo/El Gato mix, Panaracer FireXCpro on the rear in the winter.
Tubes: GT

Saddle: Flite Titanium/WTB
Seatpost: Titec

Weight: Not a porka, but not exactly a featherweight either!!

Any thoughts comments or advice welcome!

 

[stevet1]

very nice fella, those old chammies go on forever.

 

[haribo]

nice - another not really quite retro Santa Cruz owner on RB

 

[letmetalktomark]

Hi Sheriff - Welcome.

Funky bike - I think at ten years old it would clasify as retro

Love the orange bams - a real retro hardcore fork

M

 

[Anthony]

That's retro by my definition - put a more recent fork and discs on it and it wouldn't be retro, but with period Z1s and V-brakes it harks back to the style of a previous era, so it's retro.

One suggestion to consider - three colours is invariably one too many IMO, so I would substitute a red saddle. Also DX front brakes. Nice bike already though.