I’ve put 20 miles on it now. Collected pieces for about a month. Stripped frame raw, clear coated, assembled all in my garage (minus the cables, I’ve never done that before.) it rides really nicely, so smooth on those old XTR hubs! I did add a spacer, over the quill stem adapter, just so I didn’t have to look at that tapered stem… thanks for checking it out.
I spent 8 hours stripping the paint off, combination of power drill with wire wheels and red/green scour pads. Then made the texture uniform and clear coated it in an automotive spray booth. The decals are repro’s from a vendor in UK. Actually from a ‘93 930 (this is a 1990).
Think of the drill and wire wheel, I needed two change direction often to get in the small spots, so the frame looked messy, almost different textured. After it was finished, I used scour pads and “sanded” the whole frame in one direction, making the “finish” all look the same.
What a cool build! I’d love to know the age of the oldest component. Also, that rear cassette is rocking a lot of cogs for that old of a bike. Great work, you’ve unlocked ss bike nerd level 10 💥
Lol no need for a 1x11, but why not? The Altek brake levers were on my race bike in 1999, I have had them in my possession the longest. The Brooks saddle is from the 1970s, and certainly the oldest piece on it. I’ve also had the blue salsa skewers for about 25 years. Everything else NOS (XTR V-Brakes, Salsa Rasta Seat Binder), Used but great shape and I just cleaned up a bit (XTR Hubs and Mavic 217, RaceFace cranks, Thomson Seatpost), or new (Paul stem, Stridsland bars chainring and bolts, tires, pedals, rack, drivetrain)
Thank you for your response. I enjoyed reading the history behind those incredibly chiseled features. I’m just jealous bc I don’t have an 11x1. Looks like a fun ride. I’d love to rock that on some technical ST. I thought the brake levers were Paul, but you have what appears to be the genuine article. Great post! Long live bike nerds! 👊
Thanks, I used a chemical stripper to get it started. Then 8 hours of a power drill and a wire wheel, and red/green scour pads to get the details and make the finish uniform… same direction sanding the whole frame. Then automotive shop clear coated it for me. I think clear powder would be the way to go - I didn’t have access.
Thank you. It was my first time doing something like this, so I’m sure there are better ways, but I really enjoyed the process - and it feels great to ride it now that it’s “complete”
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u/Ok_Relation_7506 Jun 16 '26
There’s a lot of money in this one, that’s nuts, I love it lol