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  1. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    These pics are from the Brown's Ranch Trail area in North Scottsdale, about 10 miles north of my home. There are a lot of trails (including Brown's) in the McDowell Mountain Sonoran Preserve. It's a beautiful area of over 30K acres of virgin Sonoran desert that has been protected from the...
  2. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    Been really enjoying riding the upgraded relic! It’s starting to cool down here in AZ...at least at sunrise.
  3. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    The San Andreas was a great bike. Incredibly rigid, especially compared to the 1992 Delta V that I was riding at the same time. I'll attach a photo I think you'll like, given your sweet SE1000 restoration project.
  4. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    Also worked on my spreadsheet of before & after weights. Biggest variable right now is my wheels - still running tubes after dealing with major tubeless hassles. Will have to re-approach the tubeless thing.
  5. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    Got a trail ride in last weekend with new bars and stem (740mm wide bars vs. 640mm old bars and 80mm stem vs. 120mm old stem). First half was a few miles of chunky climbing, as usual. I immediately noticed that I was having a hard time keeping the front tire on the ground. Had to adjust for...
  6. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    Thank you, that's very nice of you. I think I'm all set with Headshok stems, though...or at least I better be since I have six of the damn things now. Bars arrived yesterday and I had a chance to mount them up although I haven't had a chance to hit a trail yet. Felt great riding around the...
  7. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    Also took the time to mill out the old cable routing tabs on the frame to accommodate the hydraulic brake lines.
  8. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    here are some photos of the build:
  9. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    After I decided to go with a 1X driveline I just decided to go all in and start with a frame-up rebuild. Secured the following parts: Shimano XT BL-M8000 Disc Brake front & rear SM-MA-R160P/S rear Disc Brake Adapter SM-MA-F180P/S front Disc Brake Adapter XTR SM-RT99 CenterLock Disc Rotor...
  10. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    I've done a few trail rides and I've been tweaking the suspension air pressure front & rear. First time out pressure was way too low in front, have since increased pressure a bit higher than recommendations to stiffen front suspension a bit. I have rear sag set just right at 25% and travel is...
  11. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    Next step was to pick up a nice 2016 Fox Factory Float rear shock on Craigslist. I had to do a partial Uber V modification and drill new mounting holes and shave the tabs to fit this 6.5" shock in place of the stock 5.75" Fox Vanilla coil over shock. I say partial Uber V mod because I kept...
  12. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    Then after researching the new parts available, new trends, etc. I thought I'd get fancy and go with a 1X driveline and ditch the front derailleur. Tried it with the used RaceFace cranks and the middle 30T chainring and it technically worked...but I couldn't find a narrow-wide chainring above...
  13. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    First modification was a set of RaceFace Next Forged 3X cranks I picked up on Craigslist for $50. I was always a fan of RaceFace and I had Turbines on my old San Andreas. These Next Forged were kind of gimmicky with the "carbon fiber" arms that were really just plastic. Then I got the 2005...
  14. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    One more original pic - this is probably the last pic of it in it's original form doing baby-pulling duty. I had removed the red bar foam tape here - I put on the flared grips and then the bar tape because I was getting severely numb hands. I just wasn't riding enough to get my hands, wrists...
  15. bluegill

    Black lightning 1988

    Now I want a gold-plated fork too! That actually looks really sweet on that jet black frame.
  16. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    Couple more original pics
  17. bluegill

    1998 Super V 600 Updgrades

    I bought this Super V on ebay back in 2004 for $400 including shipping to Arizona from a guy in Michigan who had brought it back to the US with him from Germany after finishing a tour of duty with the military. I used to be big into mountain biking with my first bike being a Nishiki Manitoba I...
  18. Super V 600 Upgraded

    Super V 600 Upgraded

    Stripped it down to the frame and upgraded nearly everything. Only the main frame, swingarm, seatpost, seatpost clamp, and handlebars are original.
  19. 1992 Delta V 2000

    1992 Delta V 2000

    This is my old Delta V that I bought used in Moab in 1994. I had the paint stripped in '94 or '95 and had it painted metallic blue to silver fade front & rear. Will have to find some more old photographs. Then after a few years of riding I stripped the paint and polished it. Sold it in about...
  20. 1998 Super V 600

    1998 Super V 600

    Bought this Super V on ebay about 12 or so years ago. Let it sit with minimal riding as life got in the way, now getting it cleaned up and ready to ride again with some new components.
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