Zaskar 1996 18" - USA Built - ends 12 July
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mikeekim89
Old School Grand Master
mikeekim89
Old School Grand Master
IDB1":1blh5yzi said:
i wanted too fit in more, 
Bought it!
Decided after a quick ride on the wife
's that an 18 was maybe just a little long for my 5'7" to do any long rides comfortably. So thought I'd grab a decent 16 frame. It has a few nice bits + a few questionable. Possibly paid a little OTT, (£430) but at least I have an all-but pristine bike I can enjoy riding. I didn't want to spend all summer bargain hunting so I could faff with building from bits.
It's a 98 model. No 6061 or 'Made in USA' sticker, (Not that I give a rip - the welding is all excellent and that's what matters.) Rear dropouts are stamped 6061 on the insides.
Hubs are QUADs. (Not heard of them till yesterday - been on the road for the last 15 years.) Rear one a tiny bit rough - probably through lack of use, well see. Is the brand any good?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10024851@N08/4790141034/
Disc brake calipers are possible QUADs - 140 mm 5 bolt hole, with a poxy little (but nicely fabricated) stainless adapter that only attaches via the dropout :shock:.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10024851@N08/4790138100/in/photostream/
Forks are RS Judy XC Hypercoil - Average rating on mtbr reviews.
Any recommendations for replacement hubs (or wheelset), disc brakes, and possibly forks much appreciated.
Let me know if I should move these questions to a new thread.
Cheers,
hairykiwi
Decided after a quick ride on the wife
's that an 18 was maybe just a little long for my 5'7" to do any long rides comfortably. So thought I'd grab a decent 16 frame. It has a few nice bits + a few questionable. Possibly paid a little OTT, (£430) but at least I have an all-but pristine bike I can enjoy riding. I didn't want to spend all summer bargain hunting so I could faff with building from bits.It's a 98 model. No 6061 or 'Made in USA' sticker, (Not that I give a rip - the welding is all excellent and that's what matters.) Rear dropouts are stamped 6061 on the insides.
Hubs are QUADs. (Not heard of them till yesterday - been on the road for the last 15 years.) Rear one a tiny bit rough - probably through lack of use, well see. Is the brand any good?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10024851@N08/4790141034/
Disc brake calipers are possible QUADs - 140 mm 5 bolt hole, with a poxy little (but nicely fabricated) stainless adapter that only attaches via the dropout :shock:.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10024851@N08/4790138100/in/photostream/
Forks are RS Judy XC Hypercoil - Average rating on mtbr reviews.
Any recommendations for replacement hubs (or wheelset), disc brakes, and possibly forks much appreciated.
Let me know if I should move these questions to a new thread.
Cheers,
hairykiwi
IDB1":bshkcujn said:If you decide to go back to v-brakes, I'd be interested in this should you decide to sell it
Cheers, I'll bear you in mind.
Probably wouldn't go back to Vs, as much as I like their simplicity, I hate all the shitty Al dust they make, especially in the wet.
I might see what the A2Z disc brake adapter is like instead though - mixed impressions on it's fit-ability to the Zaskar so far.
I can see the current SS bracket with more (wet/gritty) use will fret it's way into the dropout. Not that it would cause a failure any time soon; but not good engineering really.
Do you know who made the bracket? Can't seem to find anything on them on google.
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