Originally Posted by dutret
good quality old mtbs with horizontal dropouts are not incredibly common. Not all that many people bought mtbs back then and a lot of them got used hard. Most probably died a brutal death during the 90's.
Mine almost died a brutal death. Was a gift from a friend. Sat outside untouched for 3 years after he got it. No knowing how long it sat wasting away. Wish I'd taken a pic when I first got it.
Other problem besides lack of horizontal dropouts on most newer mtbs is the hub issue. I needed a 135 to work on my frame. No amount of b/b and hub respacing would work.
Anyway in s/s form
and fixed
