Steel frame roll call...
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RNG1
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My ss is a kona unit...with a carbon fork.
I also stupidly took apart my Rocky Mountain Altitude team only 853 and now it just hangs from the ceiling. I think it was the last year they were hand made in Canada. That is great riding frame that I have to build back up again as a touring bike. It has the eyelets for panniers and everything.
I also stupidly took apart my Rocky Mountain Altitude team only 853 and now it just hangs from the ceiling. I think it was the last year they were hand made in Canada. That is great riding frame that I have to build back up again as a touring bike. It has the eyelets for panniers and everything.
doofus
Member
No, never did. I've always had Manitou forks on it till I got the Bomber.
It's a very neutral handling bike.
Wonder what the Bonty crown/Judy would've felt like?
Lenny
I smell one liners and something to sell or an early departure...
walter
Fourth Party
+1 on that
I've only ever ridden Bontragers with the "proper" offset, but from what I'm told the bomber makes the bike more neutral; as you observed. I've always found Race / Race Lites to be very quick, almost twitchy (in a good way) bikes. The Inbred from On-One (which is well represented here) was inspired by the Race frame, according to an interview I read with Brant Richards years ago.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
I used to be a steel guy when I rode 26. I had an In-Bred, several Planet-X trials bikes, a Geekhouse, a Brooklyn, a Kona, a Kelly, etc, etc, etc...I've owned waaay too many bikes😀
Here's 2 of my favorites. I need to scan pics of my Geekhouse as well. I had the first batch of Brew built SG-1's. I mean like 1 of 6😉
Now owning 2 custom ti bikes, I've re-acquired my taste for steel and am in the process of building a quasi-traditional road bike. I don't want to give up the surprise yet as the bike will be featured in a build-off. But here's some simple details. It's gonna use an OX Platinum tubeset, will be custom built, will be made here in these United States, and it's gonna be brown, like my Geekhouse was😀
-Jim.
Here's 2 of my favorites. I need to scan pics of my Geekhouse as well. I had the first batch of Brew built SG-1's. I mean like 1 of 6😉
Now owning 2 custom ti bikes, I've re-acquired my taste for steel and am in the process of building a quasi-traditional road bike. I don't want to give up the surprise yet as the bike will be featured in a build-off. But here's some simple details. It's gonna use an OX Platinum tubeset, will be custom built, will be made here in these United States, and it's gonna be brown, like my Geekhouse was😀
-Jim.
Toast33 is on the radar. Maybe you need to read the "making friends and influencing people" book.
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
Yep, there are those of us who have all sorts of memories of "pre-murder face" Jim.😎
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
SS, steel and rigid all before it was cool. Not to be like "back-then" but, back then steel really was the material of choice. I couldn't get more than a few months out of any aluminum frame I owned. And carbon? I had 3 GT STS's in about 2 months, carbon was not ready to be used on mountain bike frames yet...Peep the super-ill build on the Univega😉
To be fair, I do ride my F29 with 110 PSI and 60mm travel, so it's pretty much just a 5 pound rigid fork😀
-Jim.
To be fair, I do ride my F29 with 110 PSI and 60mm travel, so it's pretty much just a 5 pound rigid fork😀
-Jim.
that Univega is super cool lookin! what year is that?
Hey Jim, kudos on that Kelly and the Brew! she·nan·i·gans on teasing us with the new build!
Of all the bikes I've had an moved along, the one I wish I had back was a DeKerft Team ST, reynolds 853, built up with all Canadian made Race Face stuff in the late 90's.
This year I've been tossing around the idea of another custom bike. This time a geared (with SS option) frame with a front suspension. I've considered ti, but I like paint and I'll be happy if I can still walk in 20 years, let alone ride a bike: So the idea of "ti lasts for ever" gets less important the older I get.
Of all the bikes I've had an moved along, the one I wish I had back was a DeKerft Team ST, reynolds 853, built up with all Canadian made Race Face stuff in the late 90's.
This year I've been tossing around the idea of another custom bike. This time a geared (with SS option) frame with a front suspension. I've considered ti, but I like paint and I'll be happy if I can still walk in 20 years, let alone ride a bike: So the idea of "ti lasts for ever" gets less important the older I get.
UMMMMMMM......:hmmm: Sorry😕
LoL all I was getting at is that I love my 93' 950.... serious tearjerker that You bought a beauty like that back in the day only too see it get stuffed under the basement stairs (I know I just dug mine out remember)...
And NO didnt mean too offend, or look for one-liners!
Just thought I'd throw a lil' sarcasm out there for that tale', or is it tail..... either/or....O.k maybe a few 1-liner's, sometime I just cant resist..:cry:
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The Kalmyk
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Nice back steppin homie😀
familyman
Member
steel
Fun!http://www.mtbnj.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=249&pictureid=2197
1x9 set up fun to ride and its for sale.
Fun!http://www.mtbnj.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=249&pictureid=2197
1x9 set up fun to ride and its for sale.