Alban

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• Too many early 90s mountain bikes

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• Too many early 90s mountain bikes

  in Current Projects • 4 days, 16 hours

  

  And I knocked up the muddy fox quickly too. The cranks are nasty but I wanna use them on something. I bought a new headset only to discover the frame uses the rarer 1” JIS standard, rather than a regular 1” headset.

• Too many early 90s mountain bikes

  in Current Projects • 4 days, 16 hours

  

  Both very nice thank you. What year are they? They obviously changed the decals but not the fork design at some point.

  Made a little progress on it. Needs a new headset fitted.

• Clear Out - Phil, Giro, WTB, Maxxis etc..

  in Components, clothing and miscellany • 5 days, 8 hours

  

  4th on the Maxxis if I may? Can collect

• Too many early 90s mountain bikes

  in Current Projects • 5 days, 21 hours

  

  Next up, a British made Saracen Tufftrax from 1989 for my brother. Completely original and mint condition. Minimal upgrades for this one overall.

• Too many early 90s mountain bikes

  in Current Projects • 5 days, 21 hours

  

  Then there's this Muddy Fox Pathfinder that I'm doing for my cousin. He got super into the one that @Frerman did a few months ago, so it's going to end up a pretty close copy of that one (sorry pal - hope you take it as a compliment!), even down to the yellow cables.

• Too many early 90s mountain bikes

  in Current Projects • 5 days, 21 hours

  

  Thanks for the comments! Been a bit lax on here lately, but got a few projects on the go.

  First up is this 1992 Giant Escaper. Absolutely no need for it whatsoever. I'm super into the forks. Gonna build it up with retro parts, 3x8 XT, nice mavic wheels and swept back bars. Obviously tan wall tyres.

• Bending titanium

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 week, 4 days

  

  Thanks. He did that, they said bend it with a mech alignment tool, no heat needed. Just a bit tougher to do than steel. Requires more force and springs back a bit more.

• Bending titanium

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• Bending titanium

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 week, 4 days

  

  Here's one for ya. A mate has bought a ti frame and the mech hanger is slightly bent (see pics). If it was steel obviously it would bend back without an issue. Aluminium wouldn't be worth the risk.

  Question is, can you bend titanium back without needing to heat treat it afterwards? Google suggests maybe nae. Or that is needs an hour @ 450'C or something.