Vicious Cycles The Groover

[slimjoe]

Thanks to Harryburgundy for firing the e-bay link over to me for this

Ever since i cast eyes on the Groover in the US mags i felt weak kneed

I managed to bag this one and set about putting my own touch to it.

The paint is a very light pastel green. rear shock and bearings all replaced with new. Manitou minute fork fitted and an assortment of new Raceface, Thomson and hope parts.

Ill be lowering the spacers on the steerer has i was playing around with the position on it on todays virgin voyage.

It is quite low but long so fits me really well. This is the replacement for my Mountain Goat WTR hardtail frame that will be recieving a fresh paint job and stored for 20 years

 

[Stinus]

finest suspension frame out there!

and a need build too

 

[suburbanreuben]

Oh, that's luvly! Didn't you fancy the purple one?
Watch that paintwork; don't look at it funny! :?

 

[slimjoe]

Paint

Oh, that's luvly! Didn't you fancy the purple one?
Watch that paintwork; don't look at it funny! :?

This is the purple one dude

I just could not live with the colour so i had it refinished. The colour does not really show too well on the pics but is a really sharp, fresh green.

What a shock riding a suspension frame after 21 years on an hardtail.

 

[suburbanreuben]

Re-finished, eh...
By whom? Powder or wet?
Where did you get the decals?

 

[slimjoe]

Decals

Re-finished, eh...
By whom? Powder or wet?
Where did you get the decals?

The paints wet mate and i had the decals re-made. I couldnt get my e-mails to find their way to Vicious for some bizzare reason!

Waiting on some new Hope brakes for this and then ill be totally happy

 

[Harryburgundy]

yum

 

[KUKULITIS]

You've got nice bike !
I have similar one - kind of dirty after the race. It was a year ago, now I have replaced few things to make it lighter.

 

[saltyman]

 

[KUKULITIS]

Dirty again. Hundred mile race in October.