Lasal

Bike is a 1994 Clark Kent f14, purchased from the distributor just after Lemond cancelled its contract with CK. 20" frame. This bike was marketed as CK, Lemond, and Basso. I had the CK transfer decals on for years until they were so ratty that a little acetone was used to clean that mess off. The one decal left is the "made in USA". The "I" in the serial number refers to the welder, Ivo, whom I've never met, but who was a most respected craftsman and I'm sure he still is.

Currently set up as a single speed, but I have the original Mag 21 with long travel kit and could easily put the 7spd XT drive train back on, although i would have to build new wheels.

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The brakes on this bike are Joe's Brakes, also made here in the Denver area. I bought these directly from Joe, don't know his last name, at his machine shop hot out of the numeric cutting machine, where a large plate of aluminum was cut into dozens of brake arms etc. He also made a derailleur, parallelogram, that was truly awesome looking. The brake arch/booster is also from Joe. Pics:







The 1994 Avid Speed Dial Levers were made here too. Pics:




When I get time, I'll post pics of my 84-85 Ross Mt. Hood with Bullmoose bars and Cunningman design roller cam brakes, 100% chrome and duraluminum, also a single speed now.

Sixty Fiver

Friend dropped a 1984 Tom Ritchey H series for me the other day... gorgeous welds and think I have almost all the correct parts to restore it as it came sans bars, brakes, and shifters.

Was saved from a dumpster.

enjoybikes

nice resto... gotta start putting my wifey in my pics too. Only thing better than a pretty bike is a pretty lady on a pretty bike.

dgodave

Whats is an H series?
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Sixty Fiver

Looks like this... (not mine).



Does not seem to many of these listed at oldmountainbikes.com and info on them is scarce.

Frame is tig welded, and rather beautifully done, and the flat crown fork is so much nicer than the unicrown imho.

Think I will build my own twin strut stem instead of looking for a bull moose bar...

bud16415

Here is my circa 1989 KHS bike. I saved it from the dumpster after the garage sale about 5 years ago with a $10 bill. It sat in my garage about 6 months 100% stock and I needed a bike to do some light loaded touring on and I did a conversion loving the strong frame and low gearing. when I got my tour bike I redid it again as a mixed use grocery getter. Still one of the most fun bikes I have to ride and virtually bulletproof for anything I can throw at it. I retained all the original parts including the massive knobby tires and could easily set it back to original.

Pics below including the 1989 ad I found in Cyclist magazine.

Sixty Fiver

Info I received today was that the H series were Canadian models that were distributed through Rocky Mountain here and Palo Alto in the US after Ritchey and Fisher parted company in '83.

Interesting stuff.

dgodave

First Ive seen of that.... And I grew up around old Ritcheys, riding with the Marin County old timers as a teenager.
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Petey123

my ol' 94 cannondale m300 (waiting on my new seatpost)

Maddox

My recently-completed Grocery/Duty Mule: an early 90's MB-1.



Found it in rough shape. Still kind of is, but I like it.



Ridin' on some cushy Big Apples makes the road feel like it's barely there. Bumps don't even exist.



The only thing I still have to figure out is a big front basket (weight and aesthetics aren't really an issue, so I'm probably going to go with a plain old Wald basket), and whether to use clip-on fenders. The MB-1 is nice, but it only has braze ons for a rear rack, nothing for fenders.

Still, all around a pretty good beater bike.

LesterOfPuppets

Wow, that bike is hot! MB-1 is never a beater, no matter what you use it for. Sure is strange to see one with a stubby hi-rise stem.

Roger M

Yep, they are great bikes. Mine has been given trailer bike duty. Your fork is not original, which might be why there are no braze ons for a front fender.

DVC45

I like it a lot. Its my bad weather/winter commuter. I wish I could add full coverage fenders on it though.

georgiaboy

1994 48cm Trek Multitrack with the Gamoh rack.

rivas7200

Cool looking Mt. Fuji I picked up at the local flea market. Shimano Deore components, Mavic Profil rims, 80's paint job with matching Ritchey stem.
I am contemplating switching out the mountain tires for some lower tread or maybe some plush fatties.

YoKev

Looking good! What size Big Apples are those? I need to upgrade my tires bad...

Also, if you're going to be carrying a big front rack or Wald basket, I'd highly recommend the front load stabilizer that Velo Orange carries.

Zermatt7

Nice bike build, how do you like riding it... road?...off road ?

I just got a 1985 Mt. fuji that needs tubes 26"-tires 26x1.95 and brake pads....
(kool stop salmons ?)

Eric / zermatt7

Zermatt7

Nice bike build, how do you like riding it... road?...off road ?

rivas7200

The Mt. Fuji provides a nice change up from my other rides which are race oriented. I've only gone on a few grocery rides with it and the heavy duty feeling is comfy. I guess it would be like going from driving a Corvette to a Chevy 1500 pick-up with dirt wheels. I feel more upright, slower acceleration and handling, but comfy and relaxed.
I haven't ridden on any dirt paths or trails yet but the direction I'd like to take this ride is more of a street cruiser.

Fred Smedley

95 Stumpjumper;

enjoybikes

CL find, Raleigh Technium CityLight/CitySport. One owner bike upgraded in 2001 with titanium bars and grip shift. Has orginal Sachs drum brake, Maillard front hub, Sunrims, Shimano A derailleurs. Runs nice and is my size. Motivated seller came down to $40... not bad for a bike that runs and is a classic. I like the techniums. I built my wife a commuter out of a technium road bike frame that I was sad wasn't my size.

Chris_in_Miami

Very classy Stumpjumper Fred! I like the minimal decal treatment.

max5480

i'm really diggin the bridgestone!

Bikedued

I missed out on one of those Citysport Techniums a while back. The seller wouldn't repond for a week, then only replied to say it was sold. It was immaculate too. The rear brake is awesome, but not sure what an inexpensive wheel replacement might be should the hub ever go bad. Cool bikes though~!,,,,BD

Maddox

I know, the stem is a temporary one. I'm deciding between getting a longer stem and maybe moving to drops (like the original MB-1, which came with drops and barend shifters), or keeping the short stem and moving to some Soma Moustache bars I've got lying around. Either way, probably a change in order.

You're correct, the fork is not original. The fork on mine is actually from an earlier MB-1 -- a '91 MB-1 Comp (link to Flickr photo, not mine), which did not come with braze ons for racks or fenders

Your MB-1 looks to be in primo condition! I take it it's a 1993? I placed mine at a 1992 based on the decals - you'll notice difference between our bikes' toptube decal and the font on the seat tube decal.



The tires are Big Apples 26x2.15". Good 'n cushy.

I was thinking about the load stabilizer as well. Seems like a STEAL. Only problem is that the front fork isn't drilled for a center-mounted brake, which is the other reason I don't have fenders on it yet.

I live in Arizona, so my answer bears to riding here in the sandy desert. Can't say my observations of the tire would be true for all riders.

I like their surface area/width and tread for any pavement riding, and any light-offroad riding (canal roads, gravel, dirt roads), but I haven't really taken them on any true mountain bike trails and I don't know that their tread could handle it. Once or twice I've come upon deep, sandy parts on a canal path/dirt road ride, and when the riding surface turns to loose sand the big apples tend to lose their grip a bit.

That said, if you're doing mostly road or maintained path rides, or light mixed trail rides where the surface is not sandy or ridden with loose dirt, they might be just the tire for you. I like 'em, but were I to do aggressive trail riding I'd probably just pop on a different tire for the day.

And I'm a big fan of the Kool Stop pads. They really do offer superior braking to the old pads you would be replacing.