styggno1

Just got this home and took a pic of it. Nothing cleaned or done. Came up on a local buy&sell for almost nothing (about the eq. of 200 USD). Original owner sold it.

I bought it to pick up parts for my 1989 Bridgestone MB-1 - well knowing this one is from 1994 but as I have not been able to find the right parts for 1989 and I do want to start using the Bridgestone - this would be a good donor bike. Or so I thought...

Now I am not so sure anymore. This is also an old classic and complete. It is a tad small for me. There is enough seatpost before its limit but then the drop will be to big for me. I could get another angle stem - or just pratice stretching...

Shimano XT m737 but for the cranks - that is LX. Apart from the rear tire and the black chainwheel it is as specified in the catalog for the brand 1994.

At the time for this bike the brand was Austrian. Later the name was bought by a German bikestore chain.

Here is a link to their 1994 catalog - all of their line. Looks like good stuff.
https://www.mtb-kataloge.de/Bikekatal...Tools/1994.pdf

My model



My bike

OldsCOOL

Here is a shot of the '84 Univega Alpina Uno that a friend gave me a few weeks back. It hasnt been spiffed other than a quick wash. Very nice riding and the suntour 3x6 works like new. Still riding on the original 26x1.50 knobbies. Yup, another barn find in great shape.

PolarBear007

That looks amazing!!!! Like it was the model for the photo taken yesterday (except different chain-ring as you noted).

Since it is too small for you, your next step is to find a group of people who absolutely adore those bikes and sell it for a nice profit!

styggno1

Thanks. Yes it is rather pretty... and I like it. Your advice - bikes are a hobby and I almost never sell anything. I have decided that this Heavy Tools will donate some of its parts for my Brigestone MB-1 build - to get that frame (which is in my size) and me going out on the nice gravel roads and singel tracks where I live. As I eventually will pick up the correct parts for the MB-1 the Heavy T will get its parts back. It will be a good guest bike or if my wife take fancy of it she can have/use it.

Pawlus

If not XT M737 what parts are you planing to build up your MB-1 with @styggno1 ?

styggno1

As close to original spec as possible. Mine is a 1989 so:





I have some of the vital parts and/but not enough to get out and pedal. I am glad the original Tange Prestige handlebar came along with the frame. That - I guess would be the most difficult part to find.

Pawlus

Sweet frame. Good luck with your plans!

Samtab

Norco 84?


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70 degree seat tube and head tube angle.
43"-109cm wheel base.
This is a heavy duty expedition tour bike not at all a mountain bike in today's world.
It is very stable with heavy load front and back.
High flange cartridge bearing hubs and 1.75 rims etc.

frantik

looks like fun!

OldsCOOL

It rides like a road bike. Very light for an MTB.

Bicycle Addict

Just picked up this Nishiki for $50 NZ ($35USD) while too low in the front atmo I will attack that soon with a stem replacement and possibly some wider bars than the Nittos on it now.
LX Derailleurs and cranks and hubs, with 105 Brake levers with XTR Canti's, and I think Dura Ace Bar Cons.
Pretty happy with it.

richard4993

Picked this one up today. Anybody know anything about this bike? I know BCA was based out of PA and was in business for a short time but I can't seem to find any more info.

melville

BCA grew out of the ashes of the Ross Bicycle Company.

nashvillebill

I posted this in an earlier thread: a 1988 Univega Alpina Uno. Tange tubing, Shimano Exage Mountain groupset. So far, only had to put on new pedals (at $8, I spared no expense at Wally World), a new battery for the Cateye computer ($2.50) and a new brake cable ($5). The Zefal pump laying on the floor behind the rear tire was included with the bike too.

The spoke reflectors mysteriously fell off, but I kept the dork disc, since I can easily envision bashing the RD on a rock.

hairnet

frantik

i want those tires

Primitive Don

Passed through my hands recently, was gently parted out, and then the frameset with other parts went to a FB group member to build for his father.



As found, except for some slick tires I had laying around. Will be my entry in the Clunker Classic contest with some changes, getting rid of that long stem first off.

Rob65

1993 Cannondale M500.



Robert

abramj

My 1996 Stumpjumper.


It's been upgraded by a previous owner and now has front suspension, full xt components, and s-works wheels. I'm planning on taking it back to rigid if I can find the correct front fork.


Since the photo, I have put a shorter stem, and 2" riser bars.


It's my son's bike, but he is in college, so I loaned it to a buddy and we rode The local Death March Ride. (50 miles, raining, gravel/mud/blacktop, 52 degrees.) I took my 2000 M2 Stumpjumper Comp, and my buddy rode this.


Planning on some rides this summer on this baby as I just went totally thought it and it's ready for more fun!


Link to pic of my ride. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aSb...ew?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DkS...ew?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jvw...ew?usp=sharing

DMC707

Couple of '85 ish Diamondback Fleetstreaks I picked up together

I don't know if I've posted a pic of these before -- they kinda' look like a his n hers campground cruiser special




I gussied the blue one up to be a BMX cruiser inspired rig -- still haven't put any miles on it --- seems like it would be fun to cruise some low speed bike paths on -- just put on some beach combers and some flip flops and head out and whistle at the girls

hairnet

lol what do you like about them?

harrysachz

the bike and the scenery is beautiful!

clasher

Absolutely gorgeous! I love the setup. I've worked on a few early 80s norco ATBs at the local co-op and they are very nice geometry for expedition touring more than mtb'ing. I love the fork on yours, such a beauty.

cyclotoine

I visited a coastal british columbian frame builder who had an old ritchey in his quiver or mostly more modern bikes. I asked him what the deal was and he said he liked to ride it sometimes but it was generally a beater. He then proceeded to commend how strange it was that mountain biking had come full circle. longer top tubes, slacker head tubes, and higher handlebars on short stems (relatively speaking to mid 1990s). This he said made it a better mountain bike than those that came later.

If you think about it, this makes sense. Mountain bikes were designed for going downhill, they evolved into cross country racers and people used those for going downhill... then they started to design for specific uses and the modern trail bike represents something with geometery more akin to the early 1980s mountain bikes than the bikes from the 1990s.

The biggest change is in the chainstays, these early machines have long chainstays for stability, and modern machines place the front wheel further forward and tuck the rear wheel in as tight as they can. This makes bikes that climb and descend well.

frantik

the color is sweet. i know a guy who has a single NOS one but it's kind of a tire that needs a match