S-Works Steel project

duncanthomas

Dirt Disciple
Always good to start a new project while you still have unfinished ones.

A few months ago, I picked up this 1994 (I think?) S Works steel frame from a friend. Unfortunately, the original steel fork is long gone, and it was running an old suspension fork. Luckily, it still had the lovely titanium Specialized stem and the original seat post.

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For its age, the frame is in pretty good shape, just a few paint chips and some minor rust spots I'll touch up.

Finding a 1" threadless fork similar to the original was tough around here. I ended up getting an old Tange fork from a friend. It looked rough at first, but after a sandblast, it cleaned up well.

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I had a local paint shop mix up some colour-matched spray paint. It's a little off, but I'm fine with it... I keep telling myself.

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I also got a lovely new silver Chris King headset for it – a black one just wouldn't have looked right.

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This is where it is currently sitting. Need to get a cable set for it and finish cleaning up the rest of the XT group set for it.

I am trying to stick with a pretty reserved grey, silver and Ti palette for this one. Grey Oury grips, Ti bar, and grey Pulstar hubs are a nice match as well.

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Anyone got a Grey Flite saddle they would like to sell me, please...
 
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