2000 F300

[IdahoBrett]

This one is for my daughter It was from ebay. I just learned the fact that the small frames received the Killer V treatment. I think it makes the bike unique. Then again I’m a bike nerd.

The saddle and wheels were what I have on hand that I put on immediately after unboxing. I was thrilled to discover that it fits my daughter. Not sure about the 170 mm crank arm length yet.

 

[IdahoBrett]

The disassembly has begun. The drive side crank fixing bolt was extremely tight. I found out why. As I attempted to install a Park Tool crank arm removal tool the drive side crank assembly just fell off the spindle. No worries. It was getting replaced.

 

[JohnnyD]

The bike looks like it lead a very easy life based on how nice the paint still looks. Glad to see it get a second life as your daughters bike.

 

[IdahoBrett]

As a side note; saddle searching for a young girl is more frustrating than finding a small frame MTB.

My internet searches often land me at the top tier of any product. But the Ergon brand is the only brand that has a website that has a “tool” for saddle selection. I‘ll have to make adjustments to my search. The SMS women saddle reads like the perfect fit but at $95 it is high for the intended use.

 

[JohnnyD]

As a side note; saddle searching for a young girl is more frustrating than finding a small frame MTB.

My internet searches often land me at the top tier of any product. But the Ergon brand is the only brand that has a website that has a “tool” for saddle selection. I‘ll have to make adjustments to my search. The SMS women saddle reads like the perfect fit but at $95 it is high for the intended use.

Ergon Saddles are way too pricey for a young girl. However, you can use their tool to find the correct size you will need for her, then use that information to shop for other more affordable brands

 

[IdahoBrett]

Ergon Saddles are way too pricey for a young girl. However, you can use their tool to find the correct size you will need for her, then use that information to shop for other more affordable brands

Exactly what I did. I ordered a Rockbros from Amazon for $18. If it works, I’ll order a 2nd one.

 

[IdahoBrett]

In the stand for a close inspection and testing of a liquid polish on the paint. The areas I polished look amazing. I’ll do the whole frame later in the build.

The Headshok fork does rebound and turns ok. I’m hesitant about doing a full service. Due to the level of work involved and my inexperience to tackle the job. I’m not sure if sending it to Mendon is an option. He doesn’t list the P-Bone as being one of the Headshok’s he works on.

I thought about a shorter stem as the one installed is about 115 mm. And some type of riser bar. The prices for a stem for the 1.56” diameter Headshok on ebay are…well nuts. The shorter they get the higher the price. And there isn’t a lot available. There are a ton of new riser bars available in the 25.4“ clamp diameter. But I suspect most are low quality chinese imports.