Maxey

I'm pretty sure it's an 18" comparing it to the two Rockhopper Comps I have -- one a 19.5 and the other a 20.5 which both fit me fine.

So yes, I find myself on the horns of a dilemma as they say. Really too nice to break up, but I do need parts for the Bianchi Sika, though I've already checked and the rear spacing isn't the same and there might be a few other compatibility issues, bottom bracket etc.

I think it would make life much easier if I located and went with the stock Shimano Deore group the Bianchi originally came with rather than the XC Pro stuff on the Stumpy. Decisions, decisions...

SDHawk

Too bad we're not neighbors or I'd trade a nice 1987 High Sierra w Deore for it. A bit too big for me. Tho the 87 is only 6 speed so maybe wouldn't work out anyway. Check out the brakes.

Maxey

Nice High Sierra, SD. I've always liked the black chrome ones, a friend had one. His had the funky rollercam brakes too. Heck if I put your bar and stem on the Stumpy it would probably fit me fine!

2cam16

[QUOTE=SDHawk;23259417]Beauty! Looks like the same metallic purple paint on my 90's Sirrus. Keep it!!

Maxey

[QUOTE=2cam16;23259526]Yep, it's that crazy dark purple -- I thought the bike was black at first. It's a very cool color. Knowing me I'll end up keeping the bike purely as a display piece or as an occasional rider for some of my height-challenged friends.

merziac

Certainly no expert but that is a very big spacer, can't imagine the factory would do that, especially big S and the fact that these like to bend axles when ridden as intended.

And I have an 86 that is in similar shape, this one and it are amazing despite the fugly unibrow fork.

Maxey

When you say spacer, are you talking about the large silver segment with the little trough in the middle of it? You know when I went to fit this rear wheel to the Bianchi I referenced earlier it was a little too wide to fit that frame which I assumed was 130, but may be 135. Either way, I don't know if the axle spacer was ever altered. I know there's another guy here on BF (don't recall his user name) that has an identical Stumpy Team so hopefully he sees this and can chime in or even provide a photo of his rear spacer setup. It does slot into the frame with no trouble, but I don't understand why someone would widen the rear triangle on what appears to be a totally stock bike. Hmmm....

I know some people can't stand unicrown forks but it doesn't bother me at all. I suppose because my first mountain bike in '89 had one and at the time I suppose it was the state of the art. I do think a nice biplane fork is very cool (my RB-1 has one), but I wonder how they compare strengthwise and purely from the standpoint of functionality. Horses for courses, I suppose.

merziac

Yep, that's it and I get and understand the fork deal.

Pretty sure they are stronger, way faster, easier and cheaper to make but still way too fugly IMO.


I have a last year 94 MB-1 with the Ritchey designed, beautiful grown that Grant Peterson got Tom to let him use. Tom never produced them as he realized the fugly unibrow was the path to the $$$$$ so he designed and ran with them and got all others to follow.





And my big, chrome Ritchey, original fork likely long gone, no way to know if it had a biplane but came to me with a chrome uni, at least its lugged but that's still a no for me.

2cam16

[QUOTE=Maxey;23259533]Yeah most of the time my bike looks black even in pictures. Other than when the sun shines on it. lol

Korina

[QUOTE=2cam16;23259816]The 2016(?) Kona Sutra was like that; it looked black in the shop, but outside it was a deep metallic red.

melville

Yes, a 1991 bike would more likely have 135 dropout spacing. I have that same GG hub on a road bike at 130 spacing and the left side spacer looks 5mm smaller than that.

Maxey

Thanks for the input, melville. So do you think mine is as it was originally specced? I've been wondering about it since Merziac commented on it.

melville

Yes, I would expect so. I probably have that same spacer bouncing around my bin of random hub stuff from when I reduced mine to 130mm 30 years ago.

The early mountain bike component makers had a fantasy of a 'dishless' rear wheel and they did this by moving the right flange as close to the cogs as possible (Shimano Freehubs won that bit) and the left flange in a bit. This kinda died when we suddenly wanted 6S freewheels.

The Suntour hub you have was made by the same people who made the 'dishless' Specialized hubs, probably from the same forging.

Maxey

Thanks for all the info., Melville, you seem to really know your stuff when it comes to these early MTBs. I have my own built-in biases, of course, but I find the late eighties and early 90s MTBs the most interesting -- the bicycle and component makers made some real technological strides during that era, especially in the arena of shift quality and ease of use.

I also have a '89 Rockhopper Comp and a '91 Rockhopper Comp and the differences between them are subtle but noticeable -- you can see on the '91 the trend of slanting top tubes beginning, though it only slopes very gently and not like the later, radically sloped top tubes. I think it's fascinating to be able to see and quantify the evolution of these early(ish) MTBs. Such things are really fun to think about for a dork like me!

3speedslow

So I just got handed this today, for free. Not C&V but it fits in here better then anywhere else…
2002 DB CrMo steel Specialized HardRock.

These are the “as got “ pics.

Another my sized MTB.

3speedslow

Next day roll around pic. Still need a longer front DR cable but the bike feels good.

Replaced the handle bar, stem, shifters, grips and saddle. Added bottle cage and switched out the front wheel with a better one. Rear will also get switched.

Oldsledz

Here are 3 of mine. Schwinn PDG 30 Mostly used on dirt roads and easy trails. Mongoose PRO Rocadile , with street tires for slow rides with my wife. GT All terra , is going to be my winter beater. I have 2 more but don't have photos of them.

3speedslow

Man, big fan of the GT MTB line as well but the shot of the dirt road you get to ride on is what drew my eyes to!
around here we have ones like that but they’re all on base and the MPs will confiscate your bike if they catch you.

Hproduguidon

curbtender

Where is this at? We have a lot of empty bunkers along the Marin/SF coast but have never seen one with the cannon in it.

Desert Ryder

My first guess would be the Maginot Line..

Clyde1820

If I were to guess ...

I believe that photograph is at Longues-sur-Mer along the coastal area of Normandy, France, about ~25mi northwest of Caen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longues-sur-Mer_battery
https://www.normandie-tourisme.fr/ac...ngues-sur-mer/

Nwvlvtnr 

96 Bonded Trek former Naval Station Pearl Harbor Police bike. Built with parts I’ve acquired over the years, 20/34 low gear Judy with White Brothers dampener cartridge WTB front hub

3speedslow

Finished overhauling the 94 Trek 850 MTB. It rides very nice but having to get use to the short Salsa MotoAce bars.

t2p

vintage steel in front of vintage steel