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    • June 26, 2013 at 12:33 am
    ctk
    Member
    Its gonna get a rebuild… Hopefully starting this page will make me get a wriggle on.

    Accu-Trax
    Atac
    Suntour XC Pro
    Magura Brakes!

    Hope you are all doing well. I’ve gone and had another baby boy.

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    • June 26, 2013 at 1:04 am
    vpc66
    Member
    I take it you are rebuilding the old bike and start riding again. Any plans on posting pictures of the rebuild. And congratulations on the new little one, hope all is well with the future little cuda fan.
    • June 26, 2013 at 7:32 am
    ctk
    Member
    Thanks Alex was born 6 months ago but the time has flown!

    I had drop bars on it for a while (as can be seen in the restoration thread) but I felt like I was riding the set-up rather than the bike.

    I then built it it up as a do everything bike (with child seat!) but it deserves better. & I want to use it in anger a wee bit…

    Pics soon.

    • June 27, 2013 at 5:57 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    @ctk wrote:

    Thanks Alex was born 6 months ago but the time has flown!

    Right on ctk, congrats on the little one!!! You gotta get a photo of the two of them together and share it was us. My little angel turned eight last month, she looks 10 or 11 (that’s what people are always telling her) and thankfully she loves riding! I’m lucky, she is a great kid, and doesn’t give us any trouble… I feel fortunate!!!

    • June 27, 2013 at 7:35 pm
    ctk
    Member
    Photos of the kids and the rebuild soon. I am back at stage 1 of the rebuild- I had a Mavic headset on it but it looked lame with the high rise A-Tac so I’m looking for a headset to get things started.
    • June 28, 2013 at 7:07 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    @ctk wrote:

    Accu-Trax
    Atac
    Suntour XC Pro
    Magura Brakes!

    Those are some of my favorite names!

    I recently rebuilt my favorite bike, (sorry but it’s not a Cuda) a 1992 Bridgestone MB-1, it has a full build of Suntour XC Pro… perfect every time without fail!

    Both my MB-1 and my Yeti Ultimate “Knock Off” Nishiki Ariel have On One Midge bars… I think that bar is one of the finest British exports and it’s become my favorite bar for all mt dirt drop builds!

    -D-

    p.s. My little angel painted my Yeti tribute bike, she and I picked out the colors but she painted everything… pretty awesome for only having just turned 8 years old. She also picked out the parts going in the bike, it’s one of out daddy/daughter things to do this summer. She talks about building custom bikes one day, that would be pretty awesome!

    • June 28, 2013 at 11:35 am
    ctk
    Member
    MMMmmmmMB-1. Lovely build.

    Bridgestone were a brilliant bike company weren’t they?. So unconventional with moustache bars etc. I wonder what they’d be building now? Their advertising and graphics were so far away from anyone else and have stood the test of time. Would love to get my hands on one.

    Your daughter as a custom bike builder would be coool. I know of one female frame builder (name escapes me) and I think a lot of Lynskeys welders are female too.

    • June 28, 2013 at 1:15 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Did you brake the 69er down or pick up another frame like it?? Thumbs up to your daughter on the paint job…will she do the work on her Cross bike or did that project fall out of favor.
    • June 29, 2013 at 1:28 pm
    ctk
    Member
    So here we go… Frame forks and stem…

    I’m thinking a black headset? It’ll be a mix of black and polished alloy on the bike anyway.

    • June 29, 2013 at 2:24 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Start to a great finish I am sure, and going rigid !
    • July 7, 2013 at 6:26 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Still got the 96’er… after all the effort to get that bike built, there’s no way i could tear it down.

    The Yeti Ultimate knock off is a 1990 Nishiki Ariel, it’s quite a bit larger than the 1989 Nishiki Alien 96’er. My goal was to try to build up a more modern version of the classic dirt drop bike, like my MB-1. I needed a larger frame for safety and the front end is where the differences show up… threadedless vs. theadless fork, threadless vs. threaded headset, and tall quill stem vs. tall threadless steer tube with short threadless stem. You can see in the photos that the reach and bar height are pretty much spot on.

    Anyway, I’m really looking forward to seeing your A2X develop!!!

    Cheers!

    -D-

    • July 7, 2013 at 6:43 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    @ctk wrote:

    So here we go… Frame forks and stem…

    I’m thinking a black headset? It’ll be a mix of black and polished alloy on the bike anyway.

    Yep, I would definitely go with a black to set off that fantastic looking paint, I really love the stem!

    What drop bar were you running on the previous build?

    • July 9, 2013 at 9:49 pm
    ctk
    Member
    they were On-One Midges. I liked them super comfy- really upright- on the tops and fun decending etc in the drops. I’d like them more if they extended bacwards a couple more inches.

    I am going for a modern salsa (flat & wide) bar on this build with loads of sweep.

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