1994 Barracuda A2B MTB
I was looking for a quality bike to run with studded tires this winter. My Peugeot Orient Express was OK in that role, but I was horrified by what the road salt was doing to it. And I hate pedaling indoors on a trainer - I feel like a hamster on a wheel.
So I found this on CL for $100:
1994 Barracuda A2B Mountain Bike
Barracuda was started by some guys in Colorado, and once they produced a few designs with some influence from TET Cycles and Yeti, eventually sold the company to Ross. I like the ovalized Tange tubeset they used, and the bike rides quite nicely. The website is here, if you want to find out more: Barracuda - Totally Driven!
I transferred the fenders from my Pug, made a few other tasty mods, and then tried to duplicate the CL ad shot as well as I could in my own front yard:
The slicks will stay on it until we get snow that stays on the roads and trails. Then I will mount the Schwalbe Winter Marathons on there and just keep on ridin'. I will spray the frame and rims with Boeshield T-9 before I expose the bike to road salt this time, and that should help keep corrosion at bay.
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Last edited by DQRider; 08-26-17 at 06:34 AM.