Wow! I have four 1990s vintage MTBs added to my stable this year where I've not had one in the last 10-15 years since I gave my late 80s Ritchey to my brother.
I've gotten in restoring other bikes found at the trailer park dumpster where I have a summer place trailer in Washington state (Birch Bay) so I've been honing my restoration skills a bit. First I pulled out a 1991 Bianchi Sika, all lugged celeste green goodness, next a tall buddy of mine asked me to use his 94 Stumpy as a donor bike for a larger GT frame I found at the dump and I could keep the frame (nice Tange Prestige CroMo and light), I swapped the Specialized (MAG 21) fork for a direct driver rigid unit and think the rattle can paint match worked, had to source all parts for the Stumpy from my collection and Craigslist, third bike was found in the Birch Bay dumpster as well - 93 Kona Kilauea - my favorite of the bunch, I pulled out all the stops with all of my lightest parts and got it down to 22.5lbs, then a buddy I had told I like to fix up old bikes gave me his 1996 GT Zaskar c/w a 2000 Marzocchi Bomber Z1, the Zaskar parts seem to be a mix of good and so-so, I'm replacing a few items to sweeten it up, I went all out and polished the Zaskar frame and fork, decals are in the mail. Anyway, I now have three amazing vintage mountain bikes I really don't need but plan to keep & ride every one, total money invested for all four = $785
Bianchi as found:
Bianchi finished:
Stumpjumper (first attempt to make rideable):
Stumpjumper Finished:
Kona as found:
Kona Finished:
GT I was given:
GT incomplete, saddle from another bike, waiting for RD & decals:
I've gotten in restoring other bikes found at the trailer park dumpster where I have a summer place trailer in Washington state (Birch Bay) so I've been honing my restoration skills a bit. First I pulled out a 1991 Bianchi Sika, all lugged celeste green goodness, next a tall buddy of mine asked me to use his 94 Stumpy as a donor bike for a larger GT frame I found at the dump and I could keep the frame (nice Tange Prestige CroMo and light), I swapped the Specialized (MAG 21) fork for a direct driver rigid unit and think the rattle can paint match worked, had to source all parts for the Stumpy from my collection and Craigslist, third bike was found in the Birch Bay dumpster as well - 93 Kona Kilauea - my favorite of the bunch, I pulled out all the stops with all of my lightest parts and got it down to 22.5lbs, then a buddy I had told I like to fix up old bikes gave me his 1996 GT Zaskar c/w a 2000 Marzocchi Bomber Z1, the Zaskar parts seem to be a mix of good and so-so, I'm replacing a few items to sweeten it up, I went all out and polished the Zaskar frame and fork, decals are in the mail. Anyway, I now have three amazing vintage mountain bikes I really don't need but plan to keep & ride every one, total money invested for all four = $785
Bianchi as found:
Bianchi finished:
Stumpjumper (first attempt to make rideable):
Stumpjumper Finished:
Kona as found:
Kona Finished:
GT I was given:
GT incomplete, saddle from another bike, waiting for RD & decals:
Good job on the Direct Drive forks. Enjoy.
