Show me your 26er!

[Matthew]

I know they get very little love anymore. But a nice 26er is a blast to ride, especially singletrack. Here's my 2002 Rigormootis. Would love to see yours and your thoughts on the ride!!

[Black Dog]

I have a 26 inch hard tail and it is more bike than my skills need. Fun to ride.

[brewsmith]

Love em!

Here's my Moots YBB in errand/kid hauling mode

https://i.postimg.cc/vZH5GfYZ/20200623-200358.jpg

[donevwil]

My wife's

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697948880&d=1509989634

Mine

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697920199&d=1463598248

[AngryScientist]

Probably not what you have in mind, but i was just oogling this on ebay, and thought it looks pretty damned cool!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MTB-steel-frame-Muddy-Fox-Road-Runner-Tange-Cr-Mo-tubes-Japan-Ritchey-Logic-55cm-/174366069763?&_trksid=p2056016.m2516.l5255

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Y9sAAOSw6AxfHvlO/s-l1200.jpg

[Matthew]

As long as it's got 26in wheels it works!! That is cool.

[stev0]

not the best photo, but..

[Cantdog]

You all sure have some fancy looking kids bikes

[Davist]

here's mine, though currently in a box.. Still like the "correct" looks to the old NORBA race bikes

[colker]

You all sure have some fancy looking kids bikes

Is this cliche still around?

[RetroGuy]

Here‘s one of my 26ers, a 2003 Rigor, my „hill climbing machine“, coming in at 18.5 lbs ;-)

[GOTHBROOKS]

heres my partners faux rivendell. i built it up for her with 1x10 shimano with some parallel push v brakes. i forget which type of mavic rims those are but they are laced to xt hubs and a sunrace cassette.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49342363003_de1dd18a1a_z.jpg

[Matthew]

That may be the longest seatpost I have ever seen!!! That's some serious saddle to bar drop!!

[Ozz]

Yeti 575

[skouri1]

who is building all of these TI forks? I have always been a little afraid of the no name/chinese ones, though I would ride a blacksheep or a TI cycles or Dean (or Potts, if he would release it!).
Actually looking for a good suspension fork, will post my IF deluxe on here once I find one :)
Otherwise, love the old 26" bike--plenty for the sort of trails I want to ride.

[happycampyer]

who is building all of these TI forks? I have always been a little afraid of the no name/chinese ones, though I would ride a blacksheep or a TI cycles or Dean (or Potts, if he would release it!).
Actually looking for a good suspension fork, will post my IF deluxe on here once I find one :)
Otherwise, love the old 26" bike--plenty for the sort of trails I want to ride.Is this the one?

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-JVdS8NM/0/2a019b49/XL/i-JVdS8NM-XL.jpg

[skouri1]

Indeed. Just looking to modernize it with a newish fork (sold old one for a rigid PRO XCR) and maybe a 2x or 1x set up eventually. Thought about getting an
Igleheart but I think suspension wins when you're riding anything beyond fire roads. IF 26" is still kickin' :). Honestly, I'm surprised by the ridiculous rocky, steep BS climbs in CT I have summited on this thing even rigid.

[p nut]

There are some nice bikes here. I was looking for a Ti 26 but they were either out of price range, or wrong size. Purchased this older S Works locally, circa MY 2000.

Venture back into 26 was to experiment on whether it can replace my mixed terrain flat bar bike and gravel bike. After a few rides, I think it can. I’ve got light Aspens on and want to get a light wheelset built up. I’ll order a carbon fork as well. Gravel roads around here can get pretty chunky and soft so fatter tired MTB works better for me.

[David in Maine]

Here's my beloved Igleheart hardtail. I taught Chris' son at a small school in Marblehead MA back in the day. Chris donated a custom frame to a fund-raising silent auction at the school. I spent the whole evening stalking the auction--I don't think anyone else understood the value, so I won it for a great price. It was delivered in 2002 and I haven't really wanted another MTB since. I'm kind of afraid to try out a more modern bike since I'm so attached to my Igle!

The second in my first mountain bike, purchased new in 1992. I used it to tour the Trans-am route across the country when I was 22. Now it's my commuter and errand bike.

26ers rule!

[gibbo]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200728/2ede10414896a5bccb388f6b902e5c83.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200728/5a52dab399f2c65e1a2124f223b93ec3.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200728/84bb78326c784b4e18ecdf1a1e71e321.jpg
After a nice bath it’s time to go get dirty again!


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[Matthew]

Some great bikes here! Love that IF!! I wasn't sure how much response there would be to my thread but it seems there's still a handful of 26ers still getting ridden. That's awesome. Keep them coming!!

[rwsaunders]

https://i.imgur.com/UX7w7gjl.jpg

Relegated to MUT duty.

[Cy Trivialities]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49921364486_fcd0f72380_b.jpg

[oliver1850]

Lost all my pics to hard drive failure a few days ago but all my MTBs have 26" wheels. Some are:

1988 Stumpjumper with 6 speed XT
1990? Nishiki Cascade
1992 Cannondale Delta V900 with 8 speed XC Comp/Pro
1993 Cannondale M800 Beast of the East
1993 Trek 7000
1995 Cannondale M900
1995 Serotta ATX
1996? Fisher Tassajara with Campagnolo 10 (Paul Thumbies)
2002? Serotta Ti Soft-Tail
Several lower end 1990s steel Treks and a similar vintage GT

Frames/projects:
3.0 series Cannondale, being stripped for repaint
1990? Cannondale SM800, black with orange splatter
Nishiki Half Dome, unfortunately not one of the Teesdale frames
Nishiki Colorado
Bontrager Privateer

Retrieved a pic of the Delta V from the vintage Cannondale site.

[Peter B]

IF ti Delux SS full rigid and Ibis Silk ti. The IF runs a Blacksheep unicrown fork, the Silk now sports a Fox F80 RLC.

[wallymann]

spent a couple years getting beat up in NORBA events. numerous tasteful upgrades thru the years. the front and rear mechs are still original STX-RCs along with LX cantis and the dia-comp headset...nothing else of OEM config remains. oh, and the noodly Q21R fork is OEM, but the elastomers were upgraded with "hevn super-struts" springs. as shown, the bike is shockingly heavy.

every few years i mull over getting a modern 29er, but given the nonexistent off-road demands i put on this i havent (yet!) been able to justify investing in a modern replacement.

http://majortaylorcycling.org/bikes/walter_fisher_hkek.jpg

[dookie]

99 king kahuna SS?

http://middlepath.gotdns.com/bikes/kona.jpg

Or 92 (Panasonic) Paramount monstercross?


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200728/aa0e08f4e76558daeb7d76dbd575bb5e.jpg

[colker]

Fat Chance wicked.

[choke]

Campy Euclid equipped

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/sc1.JPG

I haven't been on this one in quite a while, it lives at my Mom's house. The pic is from 1989.

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/cdale.JPG

[colker]

It took me 8yrs to find one.

[David in Maine]

That Scapin with Euclid is so cool!

David

[maj]

This is one of 250 Stumpjumper Classics that Specialized reissued for the 25th anniversary of the Stumpjumper in 2007. Faithful reproduction including the Tange frame and a special run of original tan-wall Ground Control tires but with much nicer 2007 era components.

https://i.imgur.com/xJHk2Qo.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/1P2D5fH.jpg?4
https://i.imgur.com/SMijozc.jpg?1

[kungen]

Love it, keep them coming! :)

[elliott]

Woah that Stumpy is cool! Didn't know they did a limited re-issue. Here is my 1997 Rockhopper. I use it for short around town rides with the wife. It's a complete parts bin special build but does the job. It's set up 1x7, 1 1/8 sus corrected front end, that's an origin8 post with a thomson sticker.

https://i.imgur.com/Xbi9XEM.jpg

[.RJ]

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-LLnRkpS/0/X3/i-LLnRkpS-X3.jpg

[msl819]

Probably not what you have in mind, but i was just oogling this on ebay, and thought it looks pretty damned cool!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MTB-steel-frame-Muddy-Fox-Road-Runner-Tange-Cr-Mo-tubes-Japan-Ritchey-Logic-55cm-/174366069763?&_trksid=p2056016.m2516.l5255

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Y9sAAOSw6AxfHvlO/s-l1200.jpg

My first MTB was a Muddy Fox with a cracked paint job just like that. I mowed a lot of grass in 1990 to buy that bike.

[the bottle ride]

99 king kahuna SS?

http://middlepath.gotdns.com/bikes/kona.jpg

]

I had this bike- it was my favorite mtb ever
I am sorry I sold it.

[colker]

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-LLnRkpS/0/X3/i-LLnRkpS-X3.jpg

Oh man... that Honda 400.

[colker]

Woah that Stumpy is cool! Didn't know they did a limited re-issue. Here is my 1997 Rockhopper. I use it for short around town rides with the wife. It's a complete parts bin special build but does the job. It's set up 1x7, 1 1/8 sus corrected front end, that's an origin8 post with a thomson sticker.

https://i.imgur.com/Xbi9XEM.jpg

xtra points for the fake thomson.

[559Rando]

This just in! c.1991 Parkpre Sledgehammer. oh, boy, I love this one already but am hoping to find a good rigid fork for it. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200729/1d0586221810b3156ae3f46fe9488d04.jpg

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[FierteTi52]

My old 1996 Trek carbon Y-22. Sold it and replaced it with a 2017 Santa Cruz 5010c

[Peter B]

Oh man... that Honda 400.

Indeed!!!:banana:

[dookie]

I had this bike- it was my favorite mtb ever

I am sorry I sold it.Agreed...it's stellar. And never leaving my collection. As I recall, I picked it up as a bare frame from MTBR classifieds around '03...hope it wasn't yours!

[Cy Trivialities]

in original mode
https://live.staticflickr.com/8804/27849075843_ebd731bd09_b.jpg

[ntb1001]

Here’s mine...

Carbon hard tail, I built it up at least 6 or 7 years ago...great bike.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200730/699b6bbdbc0331db46a61b64e3b1842c.jpg


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[Matthew]

Hey Cy, I actually had one of those Trek 990s back in the day! I loved the ride of the steel frame. Was a great bike.

[WNC rider]

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[eastcoastcrushr]

Hey all -

I just came into the posession of a 1997 Cannondale M900 frameset in pretty amazing condition.

The seller was kind enough to include the stock bars/stem, and original CODA brakes.

I'm going to turn my focus first to wheels, since they'll determine what I can do with the drivetrain. I'd like to run @ 1x and use it as a commuter.

Hesitant to go for a 30 year old 26'' wheelset and have limited options for fast rolling tires, what are thoughts on running 650b on a project like this? Rear spacing @ 135, front @ 100

[m_sasso]

Hey all -

I just came into the posession of a 1997 Cannondale M900 frameset in pretty amazing condition.


Nice, have fun with your assembly!

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/honda-tech.com-vbulletin/2000x1333/80-img_9237_00134a1c2993fe34a0b96f8ed30f88975ba1806e. jpg

[EB]

Hey all -

I just came into the posession of a 1997 Cannondale M900 frameset in pretty amazing condition.

The seller was kind enough to include the stock bars/stem, and original CODA brakes.

I'm going to turn my focus first to wheels, since they'll determine what I can do with the drivetrain. I'd like to run @ 1x and use it as a commuter.

Hesitant to go for a 30 year old 26'' wheelset and have limited options for fast rolling tires, what are thoughts on running 650b on a project like this? Rear spacing @ 135, front @ 100

I'd stick with 26" - 650b conversions of 26ers typically take a big tire clearance hit, unless you have a frame with unusually large tire clearance for the era. As hesitant as I am to recommend Rene Herse, they make fast rolling 26" tires in both 1.8" and 2.3" varieties. And the 2.3" is in reality barely a 2.1".

You don't need to buy a 30 year old wheelset though - Velocity has you sorted. https://store.velocityusa.com/p/cliffhanger-26-mountain-standard-rim-brake-wheelset/wheels_atb_26_cliffhanger?pp=12

Friend of mine just built up a 1989 Stumpjumper into a frankly awesome commuter with these wheels.

[Alistair]

Hesitant to go for a 30 year old 26'' wheelset and have limited options for fast rolling tires, what are thoughts on running 650b on a project like this? Rear spacing @ 135, front @ 100

How do you plan to get the brakes working?

There are still some 26" tire options out there...
Rene Herse Rat Trap
Various Schwalbes
Panaracer GravelKing
Conti Race King

[BryanE]

How about 26ers I've owned.
In 1998 I picked up this Litespeed Obed FS. For it's time a good bike. The amp rear end had a little flex and you had to stay seated to climb efficiently. I sold that and bought the Koi Adroit. What a fun bike. Harsh ride but light, climbed like stink and very snappy. Then I quit biking and went back to running. Until 2006 when I had my knee scoped and had to choose between cycling and running. I opted for the bike and bought this 2005 Epic.
What a long strange trip it's been.

[eastcoastcrushr]

How do you plan to get the brakes working?

There are still some 26" tire options out there...
Rene Herse Rat Trap
Various Schwalbes
Panaracer GravelKing
Conti Race King

I've opted to chase the 26'' rabbit. There are some nice NOS Ritchey Vantage rims around the internet, and I picked up a set of high polish rim brake Chris King hubs from a super nice guy for a steal.

I haven't had much luck with the gravel king SK in NYC, they're too slow and it feels like riding in mud. I'm interested in the simworks x panaracer homage tires though, they look like they can hold some dirt but have a nice solid track down the center for the tarmac moments.

[eastcoastcrushr]

You don't need to buy a 30 year old wheelset though - Velocity has you sorted.

Friend of mine just built up a 1989 Stumpjumper into a frankly awesome commuter with these wheels.

thanks so much! i'll check those out!

[sevencyclist]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51826949699_445b2a9f61_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg)2022-01-15 11.32.23 (https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg) by sevencyclist (https://www.flickr.com/photos/38629387@N08/), on Flickr

No more production of high end non tapered steerer suspension forks will make this great bike obsolete at some point.

But until that happens, I am continuing to add carbon!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53206245881_84993ae81a_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2p4DVdV)2023-08-20 09.50.10 (https://flic.kr/p/2p4DVdV) by sevencyclist (https://www.flickr.com/photos/38629387@N08/), on Flickr

[teeveecasualty]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc_YckPgzpDlQDpwU1S_NPKR2jU8XYICpvxKlydYX4_u_5 fU_OCIA2rgiQGL7q6NURTPK5EGJSbtlnmVPa1Ks7e_MhgOWehN RGmxCBEl5MklW3GNmwowOZv0887vCVIywBAR-jIANpMxq10vFsomEVhy_w=w644-h859-s-no?authuser=1

Turned a '93 Trek 970 into something resembling a dirt drop tourer. It's an incredibly fun ride.

Lots of tire talk, so I'll say the RH Humptulips Ridge 26x2.3 roll a whole lot faster and quieter than the knobs suggest they might. I keep them on all year long, even with metal fenders.

[.RJ]

New project in the garage, a 90's Specialized S-Works M2. Should have it rolling next week, plan is to try it out with some local riding and try to get a vintage bikes group on our local weeknight races next year.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Bicycles/Bike-Randoms/i-vWh2S59/0/72987d1f/L/365265397_10159304120516401_8480223717313285370_n-L.jpg

Its getting a deep clean, headset/fork service, new chain cables and tires.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Bicycles/Bike-Randoms/i-nKvgdPk/0/c86fd790/X5/IMG_6715-X5.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Bicycles/Bike-Randoms/i-kHjgHSn/0/396cf9e4/X5/IMG_6716-X5.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Bicycles/Bike-Randoms/i-9qbT2T4/0/f7b24783/X4/IMG_6743-X4.jpg

[.RJ]

Hey all -

I just came into the posession of a 1997 Cannondale M900 frameset in pretty amazing condition.

That looks amazing.

I'm kinda thinking I want one of those to turn into a drop bar 26er gravel bike.

[darkmother]

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51826949699_445b2a9f61_h.jpg

Nice Coconino! I thought Fox would build a straight 1-1/8" fork if you asked. Is that no longer the case?

[WNC rider]

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[Peter P.]

26ers is all I've ever ridden. I'm too poor, cheap, and wise to chase the constantly changing "must haves".

I've also never had suspension. I don't want the weight or maintenance, especially since I ride my bike from home to the trails.

I started with an '84 Specialized Rockhopper. Steel, Bullmoose handlebars, 71/68 angles, and veeeerrry long chainstays, it sucked at uphill traction but it got me started in mountain biking.

Then came a 1990 Bridgestone MB-3. Everything I wanted in a bike at a bargain price. It got that uphill traction and fit just like a performance road bike.

When the chainstay cracked, a buddy TIG welded the crack shut and it held until the frame cracked at the top tube right behind the front cable stop. I put a hose clamp around the crack to hold it together until I bought a replacement frame! Held together for eight weeks without a second thought as to the safety of my temporary repair.

When my Salsa Ala Carte replacement frame arrived, I threw all the parts on it. The fork is an Independent Fabrications steel fork. The frame lasted ten years until it cracked in three places and Salsa wouldn't warranty it. Time for another frame. In the photo it's equipped with my D2R2 tires.

The next frame I will not mention the name of the builder (all identifying marks have been removed from the photo) because I don't want to give them any advertising or cause thread drift. You can PM me if you want the details. The first version of this custom frame had so many errors I sent it back and told the builder they can either repair it, replace it, or refund my money. They sent another frame which was pulling to one side. I brought it to Peter Weigle at my expense to have the alignment checked before I complained. He found it so far out of alignment that he said quote, "a hobby builder using a door for a surface plate could have built something straighter." The builder claimed it must have been bent in shipping, but the box saw no signs of damage. I sent it back and got a refund. A year or two later I saw someone riding that frame at D2R2! You'll note in the photo one platform pedal. I had a sprained ankle when the frame arrived which made it painful to clip in/out of SPDs.

I wisened up and ordered a Rock Lobster (circa late 2009) which I love and still have to this day. Its geometry pretty much matches the Salsa and the Bridgestone-fits like a road bike except it has fat tires. Now, if I can only continue to find quality 26" tires...

[purpurite]

Doesn't see much singletrack time anymore, but this is my almost perfect 2001 Cannondale F700 with fully functional HeadShok. I had visions of making this a contemporary 1x setup, but I have lost interest in trying to make a 22 year old bike work like a new bike. It's good enough as-is.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53210280393_22f3e1a91c_o_d.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53210480755_9d1ea0a052_o_d.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53209093052_7bfa2f4eab_o_d.jpg

[fourflys]

2009 Ibis Mojo SL in Eddy Orange.. picked this bike up a couple years ago as it was grail bike since I test rode a carbon Mojo when Ibis first made their comeback.. the DW link makes that such a great riding bike, along with the Fox shocks and dropper.. I'm sure I'm giving up something compared to a modern geometry, bigger-wheeled bike, but I'm not sure what it is..

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53210391814_e1972cf6ff_b.jpg

[ickymon]

Picked this up on the cheap...cuz that's what I am. Updated to the drops and 10spd. It's a do-all bike for when I'm in Lost Angeles, tho I wish it was an XL cuz my back is telling me.

[pdonk]

Here are mine.

The dekerf has since gone back to a flat bar.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1698039132&stc=1&d=1644003036

Full thread here https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=10250


The brodie is the trailer puller
https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697960943&stc=1&d=1527252908

Full thread here https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=181686&highlight=brodie

[pinkshogun]

trek 6000. doesnt get much use these but for $25 it does the trick nicely

[eastcoastcrushr]

[QUOTE=sevencyclist;3296826]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51826949699_445b2a9f61_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg)2022-01-15 11.32.23 (https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg) by sevencyclist (https://www.flickr.com/photos/38629387@N08/), on Flickr

dannng what are these bars?

[Hilltopwalters]

[QUOTE=sevencyclist;3296826]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51826949699_445b2a9f61_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg)2022-01-15 11.32.23 (https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg) by sevencyclist (https://www.flickr.com/photos/38629387@N08/), on Flickr

dannng what are these bars?

They look like Steve Potts Siskiyou Bars

[cbraden]

Two things:

I don't know how to show love for posts (I'm pretty new here), but this thread has made me want to tell people "wow, very very nice bike" more than any other thread I can remember.

Several bikes in this thread that appear to have 400mm seatposts at or close to full extension, and I feel them.

Need to take pics of my Intense 5.5, but I'd almost be embarrassed to post it beside some of these bikes...

[kingpin75s]

[QUOTE=eastcoastcrushr;3297675]

They look like Steve Potts Siskiyou Bars

Close. Pretty sure those are Groovy Luv Handles.

[jadmt]

my two 26ers

[sevencyclist]

[QUOTE=sevencyclist;3296826]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51826949699_445b2a9f61_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg)2022-01-15 11.32.23 (https://flic.kr/p/2mXLEwg) by sevencyclist (https://www.flickr.com/photos/38629387@N08/), on Flickr

dannng what are these bars?

Groovy Luv Handles. Rody can custom make in your needed length. Center clamp diameter is 25.4, but can use a shim for modern 31.8 stem sizes. My Titanium bar weighed 214 grams in 660mm width.

[NateM]

Merlin XLM converted to Disc gravel duty

[JLQ]

Old XT never gets old to me...

[Hindmost]

Longridge?



No more production of high end non tapered steerer suspension forks will make this great bike obsolete at some point.

But until that happens, I am continuing to add carbon!
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[marsh]

That Mountaincat is sweet! My MUSA Zaskar is now a bar hopping/dog walking/trail riding singlespeed w/Doom bars and Quiring fork

https://i.imgur.com/SJR9Gytl.jpg

[pdonk]

[QUOTE=eastcoastcrushr;3297675]

Groovy Luv Handles. Rody can custom make in your needed length. Center clamp diameter is 25.4, but can use a shim for modern 31.8 stem sizes. My Titanium bar weighed 214 grams in 660mm width.

I kind of wish I had a removable face plate just so I could get those bars.

[JLQ]

The doom bars and Quiring fork are perfect for that GT.

[NHAero]

This is my 1999 Litespeed Unicoi with the YBB-like soft tail. It was my MTB for years, until 2015 when I bought my Pivot FS 29er. It's been in dropbar mode but was replaced this year for that duty by the Habanero. I had the disc mount welded on in the mid-2000s and run BB7s.

It's the bike used when I am going somewhere here on Martha's Vineyard where the route can include trails, either errands or a meeting or similar. It's also the winter studded tire bike - 26er wheels are cheap, I have three sets. The set on the bike here are American Classic, very light, and have the terrific Conti Speed King 26x2.2 tires which sadly I think aren't made anymore. The other two wheelsets have Nokian studded tires, Hakkapellitta W240 for "normal" icy conditions and the no-longer-made Freddie's Revenge monster tires with big knobs and over 300 studs - for riding in snowstorms :)

The drivetrain is Frankenbikish. An 11 speed cassette is shifted by a Deore trigger shifter and the RD is an 11 speed 2X Deore. The 44-33 front is shifted by a top pull CX70 and a DA barcon on a Paul Thumbie.

Fun bike!

[EB]

Not my bike, but he did such a good job with this, I had to share. '89 Stumpjumper converted to a 1x9 Advent drivetrain, Paul brake levers, Deore v-brakes, new Velocity Cliffhanger wheels, VO fenders and racks, 1.9" tires, wald basket, and (I think) Nitto Wavie bars.

If he got it powdercoated it would be :chefskiss: but it's probably best to stick with the 80s-tastic paint to ward off at least some of the thieves.

[donevwil]

A somewhat minor cockpit update. I love this bike, but I really should buy a modern MTB. My old body doesn't recover like it used to after vaulting over the bars.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/picture.php?albumid=259&pictureid=1369

[sevencyclist]

Updated my Coconino from Titanium Groovy Bar 660mm 23 degrees to 700mm SQ Lab 311 FL-X 16 degrees. Slightly more dampening, same weight.

Darimo Stem is lighter than the Thomson 25.4 it replace. The change was made because the faceplate of Thomson broke.

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[merlinmurph]

Not my bike, but he did such a good job with this, I had to share. '89 Stumpjumper converted to a 1x9 Advent drivetrain, Paul brake levers, Deore v-brakes, new Velocity Cliffhanger wheels, VO fenders and racks, 1.9" tires, wald basket, and (I think) Nitto Wavie bars.

If he got it powdercoated it would be :chefskiss: but it's probably best to stick with the 80s-tastic paint to ward off at least some of the thieves.

Uh, maybe Rockhopper? I almost bought one like that in the late 80's, but ended up getting a Bridgestone MB-3.

[weisan]

My first MTB - 1990 GT Karakoram. Later on my daughter rode it to school every day when she was in high school.

One fine morning I decided to give it a good cleaning and the paint came right out, almost as if it hasn't age a day, durable and darn near indestructible too.

It's hanging on the hook in the garage. I still have the original painted stem

http://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697897934&stc=1&d=1428026247

http://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697897935&stc=1&d=1428026266

Not sure why the color comes out red but it's more orange than red, like these:

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[gospastic]

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[scopes]

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This is awesome: canti brakes, wireless shifting and a ton of cool bits and bobs. Any more photos?

[robt57]

Last 26er here, Mostly Orig 1992 S-Works Stumpy/steel fork and all.



...although my 29er is now a 27.5er. ;)


https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1698034551&stc=1&d=1636562616

[gospastic]

This is awesome: canti brakes, wireless shifting and a ton of cool bits and bobs. Any more photos?

Thanks! Definitely went a little too far but love how it rides. No basket right now swapped out the rocker shifter for some wireless blips.

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[EB]

Uh, maybe Rockhopper? I almost bought one like that in the late 80's, but ended up getting a Bridgestone MB-3.

Haha, good catch!

[Hilltopwalters]

Thanks! Definitely went a little too far but love how it rides. No basket right now swapped out the rocker shifter for some wireless blips.

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Not gonna lie - this is probably one of my favorite bikes I have seen on here this year. Sooooooooo sweet. Love that YELLOW!

[scopes]

Thanks! Definitely went a little too far but love how it rides. No basket right now swapped out the rocker shifter for some wireless blips.

No kidding - is this minimalism? ha!

Thanks for sharing