Some old mass prod. scrap

[fearfactoryüberalles]

Dear all,

welcome to a little assortment of my scrapyard.

So which one should be saved from the Grime Shredder?
Answers on a postvard, please

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Minifreak]

If it was me and I only had the funds/ time to do one, I'd build up the Zaskar as a proper off road bike again but it all depends on what your going to use the bike for.

Are you keeping the other frames or selling them on to fund your build?

 

[fearfactoryüberalles]

If it was me and I only had the funds/ time to do one, I'd build up the Zaskar as a proper off road bike again but it all depends on what your going to use the bike for.

Are you keeping the other frames or selling them on to fund your build?

I bought the Zaskar in a 30%built-up (rather neglected) state, as an impulse buy, it's from '91, U-brake model, with original 3D forks built with long 3-stage dropouts.

'Been slowly gathering parts for it, and already cannibalised 2-3 bikes to get suitable parts.

Only problem is the condition, it's rather battle-bruised, but I can't be arsed to buff it up.

I'm going to build it up with fully stock M730-736 XT stuff, inc. brakes/shifters hubs/mechs/BB,seatpost&headset/pedals/sharkfin, then an A-TAC stem, SUN Chinook rims, Avocet Racing saddle, some Panaracer Smoke/Dart reissue tires, and other period correct retro goodies, but because almost all parts are pre-owned (see the posh dodgy vintage car salesman-argo here), I think the frame/parts scars only will add to the patina.

It's structually sound, straight, dent -& ding-free, not too heavy, feels quite indestructible, made in the US of A, and a small piece of MTB history in itself. Thing is, I rather hate the crashy alu-feeling, when riding frames this rigid and strong. So despite not making it showroom-nice anyway, it is destined into the team of sad garage queens, and that's why I won't be building it up anytime soon, 'cause I already have 20something bikes there.

So which one to build it up first? :twisted:

 

[xxnick1975]

Which one is the right size? That one

 

[fearfactoryüberalles]

Which one is the right size? That one[/quote

Apart from the Marin, they all would suit me , with different stems/bars/seatpost of course.

But the Marin still wouldn't be excessively large for me, if a bit cumbersome.

So the question remains...

 

[legrandefromage]

The zaskar is the only handbuilt frame there, the rest are from Taiwan factories.

 

[fearfactoryüberalles]

The zaskar is the only handbuilt frame there, the rest are from Taiwan factories.

Trek 990 & Spesh S.jumper frame stickers says different origin, the USA. Were they already lying bastards back then? :shock:

Handbuilt or not, I'm still steel-biased

 

[legrandefromage]

I can't see the models. I'm sure some used to say 'designed in the usa' and so on. I don't know which specialized / trek were US built. My steel were Taiwan, definitely but my current M2 is not.

 

[fearfactoryüberalles]

Sorry LGF, nobody could've have been clear on this subject with only one crappy cellphone pic. But stickers definately say "hand/madeinusa", not just designed in yankeeland. Anyway I'm getting to like the TREK for being always the bullied common crap among stiff-upper lip die-hard retrofans, so I think it's going to get a second chance for the next 20 years and beyond...

 

[legrandefromage]

If you get bored of the gt...