tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62514459221378462062024-03-08T10:31:24.256-05:00Mountainbike SniperObsessive searching for vintage mountain bikes and components. Some occasional road bike love too.Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-92081460063677797722011-02-21T09:43:00.002-05:002011-02-21T09:43:45.352-05:00Now only at Top Shelf BikesI am consolidating my blogging at Top Shelf Bikes. Check it. <a href="http://www.topshelfbikes.com/">www.topshelfbikes.com</a>Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-23261157860549029762010-12-16T10:53:00.001-05:002010-12-16T12:37:57.816-05:001991 Lemond/Calfee L'Alpe d'HuezPretty neat bike. This is from a run of 18 bikes made for Team Z by Calfee. Lots of nice pro details and pretty close to race build, if not race build. See the cool description and pics below.<br />
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<i>1991 Team Z LeMond bought from Greg's brother-in-law <br />
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In late 1990 Greg LeMond licensed the technology to build his LeMond Carbon Fiber frames from CarbonFrames Inc. of Craig Calfee. The LeMond Carbon Fiber frame operation was called LeMond Composite Bicycles and they were located in Reno NV. <br />
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For the 1991 season LeMond Bikes, being the bike sponsor of Greg's Team Z, supplied these special carbon frames along with the normal issue steel frames to the French Team Z.<br />
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After the 1991 season the team bikes of Greg's Team Z were sold by Greg's Dad and brother-in-law in Reno NV. In 1992 I drove up to Reno and bought this bike from Greg's brother-in-law Pat (the president of the LeMond Composite Bicycles in Reno NV). (And yes, the guy who shot Greg!) <br />
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This bike from the 1991 Team Z has a Carbon Fiber frame (called the LeMond Alpe d'Huez model) and fork (Kestrel EMS) with the Team Z logos under the clear coat.<br />
Campagnolo gruppo (eight speed) with 170mm Record cranks and 52 x 42 chain rings, Campagnolo Delta brakes, magnesium Time pedals, Sella San Marco Rolls seat, Scott bars (42 cm outside to outside) Scott stem (105mm), Campagnolo Sigma Strada Hardox rims with Campy hubs, Vittoria Corsa CX Squadra Prof sew-up tires.<br />
By my measurements the geometry measures about:<br />
53.5 cm seat tube (center of bottom bracket to top of seat tube).<br />
52 cm seat tube (center of bottom bracket to top of top tube).<br />
53.5 cm top tube (center of head tube to center of seat tube).<br />
Chain stay length 41cm.<br />
Wheelbase 97cm.<br />
1” fork.<br />
27.2 mm seat post.<br />
Approximate stand over height with 700c 23mm tires: 76.5cm. <br />
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During my ownership it has been little used, maybe ridden 1 to 3 days a year at the most, spending most of the year hanging, like a piece of art, on the wall! Like any used bike or ex-Pro bike, it has some scratches: the right side of the fork - scratch about 6cm long, left side of the fork - paint chip and scratch about 4-5cm also a paint chip by the drop-out, clear coat chip on left chain stay, several small clear coat chips on the top tube in a line of about 3cm and the front of the break levers are pretty scratched up from the Team Z mechanics leaning the bikes up on the levers after washing after they'd removed the wheels. All of the paint chips are all superficial, none of them go into the carbon. So the general condition of the bike is very good. Except for the hubs (I never rode on these sew-up rims so I never regreased them), all of the parts, bearings etc. are all in good condition and smooth without any grinding or play. <br />
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Craig Calfee made 18 of these bikes for the Team Z. For the team only. There are only 18 in he whole world! No other bikes were ever made in these colors, with these stickers, rear dropouts, etc. None were ever commercially available. Just these 18. I brought this bike to Craig Calfee to have him measure it and he said it seems that this was the Mexican climber Miguel Arroyo's bike but with the frame not having the riders name sticker or frame serial number it is hard to know for sure. But Craig said that for sure this bike has his handmade titanium rear dropouts and the Italian bottom bracket threads that only the Team Z bikes had, so he is sure that this bike was one of the 18 bikes he made for the Team Z in his shop in San Francisco.<br />
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The last thing is to warn the buyer that this bike attracts a lot of attention! The buyer should be prepared to get a lot of compliments about what a beautiful bike it is, what great condition it is in and lots of questions like where did you find such a cool bike! This is a really special bike and with the slightly blue clear coat showing the perfect carbon weave layup underneath, it looks absolutely spectacular in the sunlight! Even some Euro mechanics at the Tour of California where reminiscing on and on about this bike!<br />
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Included with the bike is a copy of a bike test from Bicycling Magazine of Greg's 1991 Team Z carbon bike and some extra bar tape.</i><br />
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Lemond on his:<br />
<img src="http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2009/04/25/1240434987503-ycaeqjs67359-500-90-500-70.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-12745692867091592532010-12-15T11:22:00.000-05:002010-12-15T11:22:24.372-05:00Recent stuff - Fat, Chris King, IRC, Hi-E and Campy contentWinter is coming and so it is time to work on projects, pick up some extra needed parts, and maybe grab a bargain or two.<br />
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First, I got this nice Wicked Fat Chance. There are some scuffs on the top tube, but they look like garage wear. Fats are bigger than they look, so it was nice to find one that fits. The parts on this bike were worth the price of admission, and are all very clean. The rims show no sidewall wear, the Ground Control/S tires look great, the Magura Shorty brake levers are clean and the Deore XT M730 kit is pretty sano too!<br />
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Next, are a weirdo set of IRC X-1 tires. Why weird? Well, they are 24 inch and red. Still cool. And I have some 24 inch wheels that these would be sweet on.<br />
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I picked up a 140mm wheelset, with a Chris King hub, WTB rim and constructed by wheel artisan Gravy. This was a steal and shows why wheels are a nightmare to sell. The wheel would be perfect on a WTB Phoenix.<br />
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Got some beat Hi-E hubs. Got the set to cannibalize the rear. Charlie Cunningham can mod these into nice, classic mountain bike hubs. I have a front that is ready to be cannibalized too.<br />
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Finally, got a bunch of Campy small parts. I am doing a winter rebuild of my Moots with Super Record 11s running gear. Consequently, I needed the shockingly expensive chain pins and the proprietary cable set. While I was at it, I figured the carbone tire levers were worth a go.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/c-cables.jpg"><p><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/c-cpins.jpg"><p><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/c-tlevers.jpg"><p>Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-41755916327938748992010-11-16T18:37:00.001-05:002010-11-16T18:37:26.706-05:00Blackburn B-52 Bomber cageDesigned by Charlie Cunningham and made by Blackburn. This cage holds a big fat Evian bottle.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/cage-111310.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-74238016564024909802010-11-16T18:36:00.002-05:002010-11-16T18:36:44.930-05:00Shimano Dura Ace 12-21 7 speed freewheelAn extra for my Cunningham Expedition...<br />
<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/fw-111310.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-57372354461730099292010-11-16T18:35:00.001-05:002010-11-16T18:35:58.652-05:00NOS wire bead Specialized Ground Control 1.95Classic tire designed by Charlie Cunningham. This one is in very nice shape - even has the mold fuzz still on it. <br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/gc-111310.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-76299299127204662402010-11-16T18:34:00.001-05:002010-11-16T18:34:54.681-05:00Another Cinelli Giro D'Italia barCan't have enough of these. This one will go on Cunningham Racer #6C - a current work in progress.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/giro-111310.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-29287548012312805812010-11-16T18:33:00.002-05:002010-11-16T18:33:49.544-05:00C Record pearl housingI really do love this stuff and it is great to have it when doing a restoration.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/housing-111310.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-82865702200721644542010-10-17T07:48:00.001-04:002010-10-17T07:48:38.678-04:001986/87 Yeti FRO (round top tube) ser# QR0309This is how a Yeti should look (though the Patco oval top tubes are cool too).<br />
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This bike has an interesting serial number and seems to have been a team frame. <br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/yeti-86-fro.jpg"><p><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/yeti-86-fro2.jpg"><p><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/yeti-86-fro3.jpg"><p><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/yeti-86-fro4.jpg"><p>Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-56516361198719125942010-10-17T07:44:00.001-04:002010-10-17T07:45:18.407-04:00boxesIn an effort to make piles of bike parts look better, I picked up some old wooden boxes to replace the blue Rubbermaid bin.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/clic-box.jpg"><p>Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-57418965260105220742010-10-17T07:42:00.002-04:002010-10-17T07:43:14.741-04:00Ritchey Logic leversThese levers were based on the Dia Compe ADV5, SS-7, etc line of levers but with tweaks to Tom Ritchey's spec. They are some of my favorite for cantilevers or rollercams.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/rithey-levers-10-15-10.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-19150898594355702202010-10-03T11:55:00.000-04:002010-10-03T11:55:47.187-04:00Suntour Superbe Pro brakesetGetting ready to set up Cunningham #31 (a roadbike) but discovered that the neat CLB brakeset I picked up was too long. Quel dommage. So, I picked up this early-ish Suntour Superbe set which should work well and look nice.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/brakes001.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-61755068016825123902010-09-20T16:04:00.001-04:002010-09-20T16:04:41.746-04:00Specialized Epic UltimatePretty neat bike. The frame starts with a Merlin titanium frame that was chopped up to make lugs. The lugs were glued to carbon tubes. The bike is circa 1992. This one has all sorts of early 90s bling nonsense - Grafton Speedtrap (death-trap) pedals, Kooka cranks, White Industries ti hubs and an ugly Halston fork.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/epic-1.jpg"><P><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/epic-2.jpg"><P><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/epic-3.jpg"><P><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/epic-4.jpg"><P><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/epic-5.jpg"><P><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/epic-6.jpg"><P>Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-46540532409418955502010-09-20T16:01:00.002-04:002010-09-20T16:01:33.550-04:00Blem WTB brakepadsOne of the pads is on backward (probably just two rights). Funny.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/wtb-pads-92010.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-83651572673495157512010-09-17T10:44:00.001-04:002010-09-17T10:44:35.666-04:00GT frame with very nice partsCame across this purple ano GT the other day. Neat frame, but exceptional parts. The brake is on its way to another build!<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/gt1.jpg"><p><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/gt2.jpg"><p>Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-42289506302527452752010-09-06T16:40:00.001-04:002010-09-06T16:40:15.829-04:00Doug Bradbury ManitouI was blown away when I first saw pictures of the bikes Doug was making in Colorado. So much effort was made to tweak every part of the frame and parts to solve problems that Doug perceived in mountain bikes. He became famous for his suspension forks and he sold the Manitou company to Answer after only a few years.<br />
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He is said to have built 100-200 bikes. This one is a beaut with machined stem, rigid and pre-Answer suspension fork, front and rear IRD Progressive brakes and all the neat gussets etc. that defined the Manitou look. Sadly it is built for a giant, but I can make peace with that.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/mani6.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-4345070306326665172010-09-04T12:34:00.002-04:002010-09-04T12:34:28.201-04:00Old school Kool Stop brake padsThe best. 'Nuff Said.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/kool-stop.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-25328782865140034392010-09-04T12:33:00.002-04:002010-09-04T12:33:41.532-04:00Cinelli Giro D'Italia bars 42cmNice to find a relatively clean set of GdI bars in the relatively wide 42cm version. These are the It bars if you want to get custom modded dirt drops. That said, this set probably wont get modded - they are slated for use on an early 80s Cunningham road bike that I am building up.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/giro-bars.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-57440454257403990992010-09-04T12:31:00.001-04:002010-09-04T12:31:47.057-04:00XC Compe pedalsI am a sucker for these pedals, especially with the "one sided use" mod. Why not!<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/xc-compe-pedals.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-33214793760597655452010-09-04T12:30:00.002-04:002010-09-04T12:30:55.520-04:00XTR M970 SPDWhen Shimano first released their SPD pedals I tried them out right away. Since the pedals didn't have float, they lasted on my bike for around 50ft. Fast forward nearly, what, 20 years, and I have officially purchased my second set of SPDs. I had been dissatisfied with my Eggbeaters since I released randomly and the bearing/bushings got toasted quickly. So far so good with these new pedals.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/xtr-spd.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-77755416158808633372010-09-04T12:28:00.000-04:002010-09-04T12:28:27.194-04:00Vittoria Open Pave Evo CGThis is an old item that I didn't get around to posting. I had been looking for a wider, tougher tire for rough roads and early season. I figured these would be a good fit as the description seemed to match. Sadly, these have proven to be extremely delicate and subject to cuts. Too bad.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/vittoria-open-pave.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-5083477010843085032010-07-23T21:58:00.002-04:002010-07-23T21:58:52.828-04:00Ritchey Commando #0B432 c. 1985From Bloor Cycles in Toronto. Beautiful bike.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/ebay-commando3.jpg"><P>Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-44939499498480701132010-07-23T16:13:00.000-04:002010-07-23T16:13:04.016-04:00Sean Kelly rides the Tourmalet - retro!Tour de France time and I can't say enough about Sean Kelly's commentary on Eurosport. I was very excited to here that Sean had joined a Tourmalet ride at the invitation of an old team mate. The team mate and friend had made all the arrangements to get Sean a bike, kit, and shoes. The ride celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Tour's arrival at the Tourmalet. What Sean didn't know is that all the gear he was going to get was circa 1920 (or a modern reproduction). Sean ended up doing the monster climb on a 42x24 fixed bike. When asked about the climb afterward, Sean deadpanned, "on the older bike, you have to stand up when you are pedalling. You can't just spin up like on a modern bike." You don't say! Pictures are from cycling.boards.ie.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/Sean-Kelly-retro1.jpg"><p><img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/Sean-Kelly-retro2.jpg"><p>Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-14430552992027795412010-07-20T15:46:00.001-04:002010-07-20T15:46:20.929-04:00Dura Ace 7410 cranksetThis crankset is destined for my Merlin Newsboy. It will run a single 39T chainring. These are the last square tapered Dura Ace cranks, and very easy on the eyes in my opinion.<br />
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<img src="http://tastydirty.com/pix/da-7410-crankset.jpg">Bushpig.vrchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033427366171264778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251445922137846206.post-64278463342258759912010-07-20T15:45:00.001-04:002010-07-20T15:45:07.906-04:00Stupid Campagnolo UT BB springSeems pretty kludgy to me.<br />
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