Barracuda - Totally Driven!

this is indeed a '93. i just inspected the Paoili's internals earlier tonight, & one of the bottom elastomers was split. clearly the FutureShock was a replacement, probably installed by the guy who bought the frame off eBay before me. it works...sort of. if i kept the bike, would try replacing t...

hola, stumbled over here following a link f/the MTBR forums. i rode f/1992-2000 & then took 12 yrs off. now just getting back into it. i was a shop wrench for 3 yrs & had 8 different steel hardtails including: - '93 Bontrager Race - '92 Bridgestone MB-1 - '93 Kona Hahanna - '94 Lava Dome - '...

bought the Paramount today although when i considering its fairly clean condition, perhaps a trade is in order for something a bit more well-worn. my goal is to build up a daily driver, not a museum piece. anyone have an a2fast or other steel Tree Amigos hardtail in a 16.5 -18" size to swap?

@neo_pop_71 - thx for the heads up on that Paramount. i already contacted the guy & left 2 phone messages yesterday alone. haven't heard back yet. meantime, still looking for something to fit the bill. also, thx for the offer to contact the OC Barracuda seller. i need to get my ass out out there...

@vpc66 - i have no interest in keeping this thing. the goal is actually to build up one semi-lightweight bike for all purposes. granted, it's in decent shape & could still be set up as a SS or beater freeride rig. just doesn't fit my needs right now. 50 clams & will throw in the ESP 5.0 rear...

FYI, i'm the eBay seller for this cuda cat. what happened: drove to Boston & bought the bike. after realizing how godawful heavy it was, tried recouping my initial investment on eBay (epic fail). so now i have one boat anchor frameset w/some leftover useable parts. anybody want it for like $50? ...