Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby singlespeedscott » Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:00 am
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby metalrideroz » Wed Aug 03, 2016 9:04 pm
Instant 1kg or so saving by swapping the rigid semi-slicks and thorn proof tubes for folding tyres with normal tubes. Unfortunately the matching front wheel was missing. The freehub was stuck solid but I was able to unstick it once removed from the hub.
I just used some cable scraps to replace the ruined outers. The bars are only 560mm wide. Bar ends also removed.
The rusted barrel adjuster decided to snap off inside the rear shifter so had to be drilled out.
The derailleurs seem a bit difficult to tune so will take it for a longer ride once this is done. The bike is quite light, about the same as my steel hardtail. It has plenty of tyre clearance, 2.3s will fit, may be able to squeeze 2.4s in. I like that despite the rear suspension it still looks like a normal bike, even some recent dual suspension bikes are hideous!
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby metalrideroz » Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:07 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:04 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby metalrideroz » Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:20 pm
Have not opened the forks up. They work ok but feel a bit soft. According to the internet the rear shock is not rebuildable so I just left both ends alone.singlespeedscott wrote: What is the inside of those Judy's like? I would have thought the bumpers and dodgy dampener would have been cactus?
The shifting is much improved after aligning the derailleur hanger. c r c currently has 8 speed mtb cassettes for $12 so will grab a cassette, chain and cables with my next order.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby Calvin27 » Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:22 am
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby rich1642 » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:49 pm
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/131954707985 ... EBIDX%3AIT
Unluckily for me, I ordered a Sugino XD600 triple for $170 just before I spotted these. I bought 2 anyway for myself and my brother's mid nineties MTB. I guess I can sell the Sugino for a bit of a loss.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby brumby33 » Sun Oct 23, 2016 5:44 pm
I had my 2003 Diamondback Sorrento Sport listed on ebay over the past week and it didn't sell, I relisted it today but then after reading this forum, have now ended the auction and will keep it.
This bike has an alloy Frame, Acera 24 speed, canti brakes, and is in tip top condition, really hasn't got a lot of kms in the time I bought it new ($800)
So...would a Post millennium MTB be considered Retro or is it still too early?
What I'm now thinking to do is replace the almost brand new commuting tires (the tyres alone are worth $40 each) for new Knobbies of some kind and maybe replace the suspension fork with a solid fork, and convert this into a bikepacking rig.
I already have a VWR tourer so a lighter bike packer might be worth considering.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby mikgit » Sun Oct 23, 2016 7:50 pm
1997 I think coincides with v-brakes and suspension and threadless becoming the standard spec.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby brumby33 » Sun Oct 23, 2016 7:59 pm
Ok thanks mikgit....I suspected that mine may not qualify....oh well....I may still chuck some new knobbies on and go bush....at least my Ortleibs still fit my rear rack.mikgit wrote:if you go to retro sites (ie retrobike or the mtbr-retro page, then pre-1997 has been decided the cutoff. There is the retro mtb australia page, that decided 2000.
1997 I think coincides with v-brakes and suspension and threadless becoming the standard spec.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby koshari » Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:00 pm
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby cranky-1 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:49 pm
That's a dam nice bike there Brumby. If it was me I wouldn't sell it. Only if leaving country or just couldn't take it with you or ride it any more. As for Tyres I run 26x1.75 round town so wouldn't change them. Have another MTB that runs 2.10 but off road.brumby33 wrote:I was just wondering, for an MTB to be considered Retro, how old does it need to be?
I had my 2003 Diamondback Sorrento Sport listed on ebay over the past week and it didn't sell, I relisted it today but then after reading this forum, have now ended the auction and will keep it.
This bike has an alloy Frame, Acera 24 speed, canti brakes, and is in tip top condition, really hasn't got a lot of kms in the time I bought it new ($800)
So...would a Post millennium MTB be considered Retro or is it still too early?
What I'm now thinking to do is replace the almost brand new commuting tires (the tyres alone are worth $40 each) for new Knobbies of some kind and maybe replace the suspension fork with a solid fork, and convert this into a bikepacking rig.
I already have a VWR tourer so a lighter bike packer might be worth considering.
Cheers
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby brumby33 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:07 pm
I put it on ebay, not knowing what to set the price at...I put it down as a $175 starting price and only got 1 watcher and no bids...the auctions timed out with a no-sale and it auto relisted for me....then I thought, damn...this was an $800 bike back in 2003, I'm buggered if I was going to sell it that cheap so I cancelled the auction....and decided to keep it.....it's just too good to sell...as you stated and I agree 100%
I had it fully service last year at a cost of $105 including new chain and rear cluster....don't know why that would've been worn, it hasn't done many kms... the tyres on it are brand new (AT) $40 per tyre
It's a keeper!!
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby mikgit » Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:02 am
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby alrsv1 » Thu Nov 17, 2016 1:34 pm
Thanks. Took a while, as the previous owner had rattle-canned over everything, including the mechs and brakes.mikgit wrote:wow that came up pretty good.
Geoff Scott painted it for me and the decals came from Velocals.
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Re: Retro MTB Tribe
Postby cycles gitane » Tue Jan 03, 2017 3:49 pm
10 year old boy was riding it.
Not a picture of the drive side but I think it is early 90's.
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