This is my first complete do it all myself build from scratch. It started off as a 1992 Specialized Crossroads Trail frame with Tange 1 steel tubing and ended up as this.







I had frame, fork, and cranks sandblasted and powder coated. It is built up with a hodge podge of stuff I already had, ebay/craigslist finds, and few of our favorite internet retailers. It has New ultegra 8 speed bar end shifters, NOS Deore XT rear derailure, NOS Deore DX front derailure, 105 52/42/32 triple crankset, New Cane Creek SCR-5 brake levers, NOS Diacompe 986 cantilever brakes, Nitto Technomic Stem, Ritchey Logic Headset, Zoom Alloy Bars, Uno seatpost, Selle Italia Trans-Am Xo saddle, and depending on what I decide, either my ultegra/open pros, or Mavic CXP 11's with Coda Hubs.

I hope you all like it and thank you to everyone in this mechanic forum who helped me with ideas and tech support along the way.

Mud

Hey, that's nice!......I remember the headset problem you were having. So you sanded out the crown race to the fit the JIS fork and the rest of the ISO headset fit okay?

Love the powdercoat job, and the fact that you had your crank powdercoated. The crank ain't an ideal piece to powdercoat because your foot will probably scuff it through repeated contact in the pedaling motion (unless you're pigeon-toed, or have pedals that sets the foot out a ways from the crankarm). But it looks great. Paint job is very similar to the Centurion Comp TA that I recently had powdercoated. (Click on the picture for a gallery view).

I am impressed. That's one nice vintage bike. You did a great job and should be proud.

When I see bikes like this, I have to wonder will today's carbon bikes still be around in 20 years? This is why steel bikes will always rule.


Tim

Thanks all.

Yes, the headset issue worked out just fine. Thanks for asking.

Yes, Timcupury, I do imagine the cranks will scuff but I just wanted to try it out. I have seen the thread on your Centurion and loved it. I had gotten this one back from powdercoating and my first thought was these two are going to look like fraternal twins. Not identical but pretty damn close.

Mud

Nice job.

Was this originally a flat bar, hybrid style bike?? If so, very cool. I've found that these bikes make great drop bar conversions, if you can find one thats long enough in the seat tube, but not too long in the top tube.

I do believe that this was a flat bar hybrid type bike, but it was meant to be more of an offroad than road hybrid. On the Specialized Tange steel tubing decal it was listed as Mountain. I have seen other Specialized hybrids of this period with Road on this sticker. So I guess in a waye this is an early 29r type frame. I just thought it would make a good Katy trail touring/cyclocross bomber.

I bought this as a frame off ebay and have never seen the bike as it was original. I was unable to find anything about this bike as it was originally spec'd.

Mud

That is one clean build; that sandblasting and paint job really makes a difference.

Nice job bet it rides just as well

nice bike Tim. i put a set of those sugino cranks on my wife's bike.

ed rader