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DirtDiggler

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1994 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR

Here are a couple of pics of my commuter-fied '94 FSR...I'm not sure if many of these ever turned up in Australia. It's still a nice thing to ride. The spec's a mix of XT, XTR and LX. To get it rolling again I had to find another front wheel; the original I had built back in the day was a Ringle Superbubba hub on a Mavic SUP rim - but the flange on the hub shattered during storage...pretty crazy. I also had to find a new rear shock as years ago I cracked the stanchion tube on the original Fox ALPS air shock...I found a Cane Creek Cloud 9 on good ol'e fleabay.



 
skinnyboy73

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I am not really a fan of the rear brace but the flex the Maggys pump through the seatstays is crazy!

Hows the ibis coming on mate? I really should start cracking on with my Shockwave, just looking at some alternative finishing for the frame, Digital Veneer, airbrushing, vinyl wrapping, anodising.... the options are crazy!
 
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1999 Trek 930 my first Mtb. The only thing thats stock is the steel frame, rear-d , cassette and shifters. Thomson seatpost, chris king headset and the first edition rock shox Psylo

Rode 2 24hr races back in 2001 and 2002 on it ,broke my left forearm on it and plenty of battle scars.
Thinkin of changing it to SS or should I upgrade the drivetrain ?? What would it cost to get a decent 2nd hand 9 speed drivetrain ? And will my 8speed hub and frame fit 9 speed ?

It weighs more or less the same as my '11 anthem X2.

Getting back into the sport last month after a longgggg break :)
 

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Thought i'd post up some pics of my Funk Pro Comp with Spin composite wheels very kindly supplied by Spanky_Ham:






 
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Spanky_Ham said:
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made the pig happy them pics did, thanks Arran. Now, flex my ex beauties... flex away

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Hahaha... I rode them on smooth concrete & pissed myself laughing. It was like riding one of those 'funny-bikes' with wheels built off centre... or like riding on corrugations. They're horizontally/laterally very good but vertically between 'spokes'... Damn! Very funny.

I'm contemplating 'de-rivetizing' the rims (don't worry if the 'jargon' is beyond you. Not many posess my degree of verbacalitation...), smacking them back into shape & re-installing. That would (obviously) put them at risk of being permanently poked so i'm going to do some reaearch online & see if anyone's documented a successful resto... Wish me luck...
 
donny70

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I can't start my szazbo till the new year as half the parts are overseas either with my parents or my brother.

Anyway I need my money for booze this Christmas...
 
Arran

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donny70 said:
I can't start my szazbo till the new year as half the parts are overseas either with my parents or my brother.

Anyway I need my money for booze this Christmas...
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That must be a bit frustrating. What's the uild going to consist of? Or is that a secret??... :tape:
 
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