1990 Steve Potts Cross Country Racer

Hey! Just got that "Congratulations you Won!" email and was thinking, "what did I bid on?" and then remembered the bid I through out on a kinda beat Potts CCR. Great all around bike with beautiful detailing. Nice too that I have an extra Type II built by Steve somewhere in my pile.

Wilderness Trail Bikes modified Hi-E hubs

One of the earliest offerings from Wilderness Trail Bikes was this hubset which is largely a rebranded version of Charlie Cunningham's modified Hi-E's. I have a set on a Swift (Steve Potts/ Mark Slate collaboration) but was happy to find this set with decals.

Suntour BMX XC pedals

A later favorite of riders and builders was the Suntour XC Compe pedal. Before the XC Compe was this Suntour BMX pedal. It looks like the Compe but with a matte black axle and silver cages. These will probably go on the Breezer.

Duopar Eco rear derailleur

This was the choice of many early mountain bike builders. It was famously fragile and from my initial inspection, doesn't appear to have great action. Still, it is the right part for a restoration. This is slated for my 1982 Ritchey Mountainbikes Everest.

XTR M900 1.125 Headset

Have - first generation Merlin Newsboy and last generation Ibis Type II fork. Just needed the "glue" to bind them. Enter this elegant M900 headset. Still the best looking XTR. It was cheap because of the less typical size. Heck, I've seen STX headsets go for four times the price and that ain't no joke.

Specialized HX-22 wheelset

Specialized sealed bearing hubs are so great. So smooth, so beautifully finished. The Saturae HX-22 rims are great too. Not complete sure what I will do with this wheelset which is probably from 1985 or 86 but it will find a good home.

Vintage Ideale Titanium Saddle

Very neat, though a little scary, vintage saddle. Apparently it was one of the first titanium railed saddles. The shell has a nice hammock-like give too. I am using it on my early Cunningham restoration that is moments from completion.

Brooks B-72

A nice piece for the Breezer restoration project. Yea, I know that this saddle has been made continuously, but it was nice to find a good condition correct vintage version.

Dura Ace 7 speed chain 7400

Kind of nice to have extra chains for restoration projects. The Dura Ace chain was a nice detail of high-end mountain bikes in the mid-80s. This was an expensive chain too - $70 nearly 20 years ago.

Campagnolo Seat Quick Release

So, I picked up Breezer - a "The Breezer." For those who don't know, Joe Breeze is broadly credited with building the first purpose-built mountain bike - The Breezer. He made a very limited run (less than 10) of Series I frames. Between 1980 and 1981 he built 25 Series II frames and of these two were 18 inch, i.e. my size. Amazingly I found one of these close to home in NYC! The original nickel-plating has been refinished with lush gold paint. I am waivering between doing a full blown restore of the frame right away, or limiting myself to collecting the parts while I work on getting the best images for reproducing the decals/stencils.

Anyhoo, part one, I thought, was this Campagnolo seat qr. Problem is the diameter is too big. Eventually I'll figure out a solution.

Shimano 600 14-34 six speed freewheel

Another piece for the LPB restoration. The correct freewheel is a Suntour New Winner with custom spacing and cut teeth. That said...

Garmin mounts

Man, I was getting so fed up with moving my Garmin mount from bike to bike. So I finally did something about it and picked up a few extra mount kits.

Dave's Speed Dream Hi-E wheelset

Pretty neat wheelset with funky details all around. Hi-E hubs, modified (note the freewheel threading on both sides of the rear if you can make it out), cool spoke pattern. Not for me though. These were trade bait for an Ibis-modified set that are are ringer for Cunningham modded Hi-E's. These (non-pictured) wheels will go on the Little Peoples Bike restoration I am working on.

Specialized Turbo-S Tires

Always percolating on the backburner is a plan to build up a C Record equipped road bike, heck probably the the Weigle. I have a nice wheelset with Ambrosia rims and semi-bladed forks and an alloy Campagnolo freewheel. One part needed to move this very sluggish project forward are these, nice minty skinwall clinchers.