Mountain Rigid
Mountain Rigid
Bought new in '92 in Cedar City, UT for $800 because it had been scratched when built (electric skateboard came much later). Rode in the evenings with bats in St. George after work--great bike! Rode Slick Rock in Moab, UT with fat slicks on it--very fun! Was my daily commuter until it was stolen in Feb.'11. Replaced it with a built-up M200SE.
My daily commuter '92 M1000 was stolen in Feb.'11, so I found this one locally for $75 (for the frame mostly). Reused the seat and frame--replaced everything else new for my new daily commuter. Is 23lbs. with fenders! Rides like a dream...
Most euro only, but a few stayed in the states. I bought it new Oct. 1990 at Wash. DC bike show via Metropolis Bicycles. $1200. A ton more than I ever paid for a bike, but I had to have it being American/Italian.... like me.
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Bought on eBay. I'm not sure what model/year it is and can't find a seriel number on the frame. I would appreciate any assistance determing what model/year the bike is. I intend to repaint the badly scratched frame and rebuild it as rigid.
Frame : SM-300 16inch (Serial Number BB02634)
Headset : Specialized sealed bearing steel 1inch
Fork : Tange crome-moly
Rim : Sun
Hub : Specialized
Tire : Cheng Shin Knobby
Crankset : Sugino Aero Tour 24/36/44 172.5mm
Bottom Bracket : Suntour JIS-135mm
Rear Cog : Suntour New Winner 13/16/21/26/30 5 speed
Derailleur Front : Suntour LeTech
Derailleur Rear : Shimano Deore XT RD-M700
Shifter : Shimano Deore XT SL-M700
Brake Lever : Shimano Deore XT BL-M700
Brake : Shimano BR-AT50
Handlebar+Stem ...
Bought in 1991 at Noe Valley Cyclery in San Francisco. Remained pretty much stock until 2010, when a shifter wore out. I decided to upgrade the shifters, then every component down to the bottom bracket & hubs, from their Shimano Deore DX/LX level to XT from the same period/group. I also replaced the Ritchey Logic fork with a Pepperoni I found on a popular online auction site; it happened to have the same paint scheme as my bike. The only component I didn't upgrade was the headset...
The frame, fork, headset and brakes (which still perform superbly) are the original stock items. I still have the stock wheelset which still work fine but I thought I'd treat myself to a modest upgrade. I stripped off and replaced the stock stem, bars, crank and saddle, I ditched the F & R derailleurs as I did not get along with the stock grip-shifters too well and decided on a bone-simple single-speed setup and settled on a \"magic gear\" set up (38x22) as my few attempts at employing a...
F4 CO2 frame and a Campy Bros carbon rigid fork
Just wished to get a MTB light like a road bike but tough enough to go anywhere.
I mounted two hydraulic disc brakes by Formula and actuated their levers as cyclocross levers.
Purchased as frame only. Assembled with a mishmash of Shimano. Will be going suspension fork soon.