MTB old school cool

[speedn16v]

Quote, originally posted by DonL »

Have you looked into things like the Englund Total Air Cartridges? Englund stopped making them a few years ago, but you might still find one around. Risse also makes some replacement cartridges for the Rock Shox.

Yeah, those are getting hard to find too. I had lost an auction for the similar Rock Shox kit. But now I'll have a newer XC

http://cgi.ebay.com:80/Rocksho...wItem

I need to post a pic of the Zoom Fastrack bars on the bike too

I'm kinda trying to keep it vintage. The Trek Radar computer I had croaked. I liked it, since it had a temp display. Did a race at 102F Ritchey pedals from that era are pretty cheap now too. I can replace the cheap Performance ones.

Dave.


Modified by speedn16v at 11:42 PM 8-15-2007

[travisorus rex]

Cannondale has had some dumb looking **** in their days but these were, in my opinion, pretty cool.

[speedn16v]

Back in the day I wanted to build a wheelset with the new anodized spline drive spoke nipples No more stripping the nipples, but good luck finding a spoke wrench in a hurry.

Dave.

[fiatjeepdriver]

Quote, originally posted by travisorus rex »

a lefty with a headshock? and did this design come out be for softride?

ill admit i would take any of those.

[andylyco]

THIS is the bike I was talking about- I thought it was a one-off prototype!

Quote, originally posted by andylyco »

Does anyone have pics of that Cannondale/CODA bike from the mid-late 90's? It looked like a sideways cross- had 4 points- 1 to the headset, 1 to the BB, 1 to the seat, and 1 to the back wheel...It was a "concept" bike that never made it to production, and I never heard about anyone riding it, but it looked cool...

Quote, originally posted by travisorus rex »

Cannondale has had some dumb looking **** in their days but these were, in my opinion, pretty cool.

Those other 2 Cannondales are funky!

[travisorus rex]

Yeah, it looks like it is sitting in some dudes house collecting dust. What a shame.

QUESTION FOR ALL. Does anyone remember the suspension seatposts that were CDC machined? They worked the same way a "thudbuster" does but do it with much more style.

Oh yeah, how about this great idea.



Modified by travisorus rex at 9:45 AM 8-16-2007

[DORI_cracka_DORI]

Someone actually brought one of these into work a few weeks ago (I do a part time thing at a local Performance).

It still had the battery operated "Smart fork" in the front, with a vertical Azonic stem (never seen one like it). The rear shock was no longer a "Smart shock". It was replaced with some odd Romic looking device.

The bike had some sweet 5-spoke composite wheels, but the drivetrain had been replaced with full Shimano Deore.

And just to point out the obvious, the carbon fibre frame was two separate pieces bolted/screwed together. *SCARY*

[UKGTI]

those forks were actually pretty bad ass. Really stiff and tracked well. I had a friend who swore by them. Course this was back in 94.

[speedn16v]

Kore stems used to be the shiz....Now they are bargin bin

Dave.

[UKGTI]

for 100 pts, anyone know what KORE stands for. It is an acronym.

[travisorus rex]

Kurke Off Road Engineering?

[UKGTI]

nein

[andylyco]

Quote, originally posted by travisorus rex »

Yeah, it looks like it [Cannondale/Coda concept bike] is sitting in some dudes house collecting dust. What a shame.

That is sad. I wouldn't take it on any hardcode downhill bomb runs, but I sure would take it out on group or charity rides. I'd treat it like an old exotic car- use it, but gently.

Quote, originally posted by travisorus rex »

Oh yeah, how about this great idea.

The FRANKENSTEM!!! My neighbor had one of those when I was in high school- with the right spring rate, it wasn't too bad. Over time the bushings would wear out and there would be just a little slop, but for the "travel" you got, it was decent. I enjoyed riding it!

[UKGTI]

KORE

Killer off road equipment.

Pretty cool company.

[travisorus rex]

Quote, originally posted by UKGTI »

KORE Killer off road equipment.

Meh' I was close...

[vagwhpt]

Quote, originally posted by DORI_cracka_DORI »

Someone actually brought one of these into work a few weeks ago (I do a part time thing at a local Performance). It still had the battery operated "Smart fork" in the front, with a vertical Azonic stem (never seen one like it). The rear shock was no longer a "Smart shock". It was replaced with some odd Romic looking device. The bike had some sweet 5-spoke composite wheels, but the drivetrain had been replaced with full Shimano Deore. And just to point out the obvious, the carbon fibre frame was two separate pieces bolted/screwed together. *SCARY*

and i bet it was the BIGGEST pain in the ass to get to the limit screws for the front DR... i had someone bring in one of those as well and i was like" oh man! blast from the past!!!!"

[VRsexxy]

This is the best thread on the vortex. Hands down. Oh, the memories!

Keep 'em coming!

[VR6ix]

I went from a CCM/Canadian Tire bike, to a Trek Jetta edition (bastardization of an 850 frame with 930/850 parts but painted a very nice blue), and finally to buying a used Fisher Supercaliber from a friend. He used to work at a local shop and bought the bike there, sold it for drinking money for school.

Same frame as the Trek 9700/9800/9900 OCLV hardtails, and the same frame that Paola Pezzo rode in Atlanta for the Olympics. Is 1996 considered "Olde Skool" yet?

Original spec on the Supercaliber was mostely LX with XT rear and X-Ray shifters... LX canti brakes... Control Tech stem, Ritchey Race Lite bar (cut narrower and less than 120 grams)... and the piece de resistance, a Rock Shox Quadra 21R gummeebear- err, MCU elastomer fork. BUT it was grey, not yellow, it was the year before RS painted the Quadra 21R's yellow and every new bike had one (and the year after that, no one spec'd them anymore!)

Current and pictured fork is from '98 and those were first-gen EggBeaters, plus AC forged cranks with splines to fit XTR rings.

I'm still using the OE LX front derailleur and OE Tioga Aheadset on my new frame. I miss the forest green even if the 9.8 is a better ride.

Anyone remember this poster?

Modified by VR6ix at 1:56 PM 8-21-2007


Modified by VR6ix at 1:57 PM 8-21-2007

[ArgyleVR6]

i always thought paola was a bit of a butter face...

[VRsexxy]

Quote, originally posted by ArgyleVR6 »

i always thought paola was a bit of a butter face...

You know nothing. Smokin' body, italian accent, rides a bike, wins medals, not afraid to get dirty. All you need, right there.

[speedn16v]

This was the first production DS bike I considered. This one popped up on eBay last week, and was tempting:

Giant ATX 990

Dave.

[travisorus rex]

I was a sucker for the compsite wheel craze back then and, unfortunately, I am still a sucker for "old-school" composite wheels.

[Slonie]

This thread wins. Too bad my only mountain bike is a 93 that wasn't expensive enough to have any evolutionary dead-ends on it, nor anything crazily CNC'D and anodized in lime green or purple...

[travisorus rex]

A few more blasts from the past.

Moxey seat post

Anything DEAN

Speedplay Frogs

Carnac Kangaroo leather shoes

Magura rim brakes

[Slonie]

Quote, originally posted by travisorus rex »

Magura rim brakes

Trials guys still use these though, right?

[travisorus rex]

Yeah, they are used often in the trials scene.

[roccostud]

Does mine count

built it about 6 years ago and still ride it.. the shock is bad but thats it.

the parts were at a shop i worked at and collecting dust.. the owner found them while cleaning up before closing the shop down the bike was never built but i got all the components and frame.. I bought the forks and wheels for $100 bucks and used other parts off my old bike to get it going.

[sparky!]

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Wow. Kevlar disc and everything. Rebadged Tioga fork. Those front tires sucked though!

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that wheel sounds like a drum when going down the trail.

[fiatjeepdriver]

Quote, originally posted by roccostud »

i bet that turns some heads

[roccostud]

Quote, originally posted by fiatjeepdriver »

i bet that turns some heads

yup I think every kid i know wants to ride it. im almost willing to get the forks rebuilt and continue using them..

[fiatjeepdriver]

Quote, originally posted by roccostud »

yup I think every kid i know wants to ride it. im almost willing to get the forks rebuilt and continue using them..

ill trade you an early 90's specialized hardrock with biopace and 200gs for it

[doubleblackdymond]

I still run Maguras on my MTB. Aside from switching to disc they are pretty sweet.

[M this 1!]

I don't have pics, but some of the parts i used:

First Manitou w/ elastomer bumpers
Rock shox 2nd gen air and the Ti version
Manitou EFX
Manitou Mach 5
First SID
and then all the new stuff

Deore XT
XTR gen 1
XTR gen 2 w/ 4 bolt

Critical Racing cranks and brakes

Grafton Brakes, pedals and cranks

Tioga Disc, for some reason the flatted like crazy.........just like Tomes who flatted with it all the time.

The very first prototype Santa Cruz Super Lite that was a L ( or 19")
Talked Rob into making a 24" toptube XL which became the XL they sold for years!!! my favorite accomplishment!

[DonL]

I was going through the basement a few days ago. Came across a set of original XC Pro cranks and worn chainrings and a new-in-the-box Shimano Deore short-cage rear der.

Woot!

Quote, originally posted by roccostud »

Does mine count

Awesome fork. One of my friends has one, but doesn't ride it anymore. It's a wallhanger to him now.

[technivoro.us]

Here's a crappy pic of my time capsule bike. It's a 1995 steel Ibis Mojo, with a steel Amp Research fork, Kooka stem, and XT drivetrain.

The only things I've changed since '95 are the tires and pedals. I replaced my worn out Onza Porcs with a fat set of slicks, and the worn out Onza pedals with Crank Bros platforms.