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1985 SM600.
26\"/24\" Wheels. I purchased and assembled the Bike new when I worked in a Bike Store in New York. Used More on the Road now (need to get more appropriate Road Tires)!!
Added/changed to:
SR Litage Aluminum Fork
Bullseye Cranks
Bullseye Derailleur Pulleys
Kestrel Flat Carbon Handlebar (purcharsed at a Kestrel Tech service event).
Pedersen SE (Self Energizing) Front Brake
Araya RM20 Rims/DT Spokes
Retrofit Nutted Suntour XC Comp Hubs to QR Axles
Modified Zefal Solibloc Pump...
Equipped with road tyres and homemade aerobars this one moves fast on the road. Since I rarely head for heavy terrain I also removed the front shifter and any other useless weight.
Oct 2012: A ot of changes were made. In fact everything except the rear derailleur and the brakes were replaced. Due to the stiff frame it's as aggressive as a racing bike. The ceramic wheels gave me some headache, though. The only brake pads for this type of rims cost around 25$ a piece! But they feel like...
Bought frame and fork used on Ebay. Most of the parts came from an old mountainbike with a steel frame, the wheels are the original ones from a 2001 Jekyll 600. The incredibly durable Chris King headset was included with the frame/fork set, stem and seatpost had to be purchased due to different diameters.
Other components are:
brakes: Avid 20
levers: Avid 1.0 L
crankset: Suntour XC Ltd
bottom bracket: Shimano BB-UN 55
pedals: Shimano PD-M 324
front derailleur: Suntour XC Comp
rear...
Frame: Cannondale 3.0 Series Mountain
Forks: Rock Shox Mag 21
Rims: Chinook CR16, silver anodized 32 hole
Hubs: Shimano Deore XT w/rear freehub
Spokes: DT Swiss, stainless steel
Tires: Ritchey Z-Max, 2.1\", Kevlar bead, skinwall
Pedals: Shimano Deore XT Competition
Crank: Ritchey Logic, 26/36/46
Chain: Shimano Hyperglide
Freewheel: Shimano Deore XT Hyperglide 7-spd cassette, 13-30
Bottom Bracket: Shimano Deore XT, new cartridge type, BB-UN70
Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT
Rear...
1999 Super V 500, with a 2005 Jekyll rear. Lefty Max 140mm. SLX drive. tubeless 2.8's
European SuperV900 that was heavily updated in 1998. I bought this from the original owner who brought it here from England. It has early edition Hope Titanium/Aluminum hubs, Mavic 517 rims, XTR drivetrain, XTR controls, brakes and cables, etc, etc.
Professionnally repainted frame with far more discrete decoration, BIG maintenance done (new carbon fork, new headset, new chain, new cassette, new wheels, new brake pads, new cables, new saddle, new tyres --> it's better than new !) .
Nice Campy Delta brakes looking good with the oversized tubes.
Flatbar may be a crime on a race bike but transforms it to a super agile, still incredibly precise and far more comfortable bike.
