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- November 4, 2013 at 6:56 pm
Hey all, I am an original owner of a 93 A2E, have had it since I picked it up back in 93 from a shop in Chicago that use to be in the basement of a hotel called recycle. I think Carmichael is the owner, shop name is now called cycle he dropped the “re”. Anyway, I stumbled on this site cause i was looking for decals, im considering giving the bike a face lift and want to get it a fresh coat of paint/pc. I want to keep it totally originally, after 20 years of riding this bad boy still is my favorite ride of all. I have converted to a street bike, got some slicks on it, all xt components, for those of you paying attention I still have some ol’school original magura HS 22’s. So any help on where to get some new decals? Also having trouble posting pics of the Cuda any tips?
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- February 24, 2014 at 12:43 pm
grats on the items…was it a local score?regarding the seat I just got off ebay and was the only bidder at $50 (plus $5 shipping). I was a bit hesitant to pull the trigger as it wasn’t a great price but i thought it was fair and I have been looking for one and it was the right color for the newly arrived A2E that desperately needed a saddle.
- February 25, 2014 at 8:18 am
I caught a break as it was a local sale by a female racer who is thinning out her stash. She claims to have an older aluminum race bike with more Kooka parts and other tasty bits from that era that she’d give me first opportunity with the pick of the litter after she tears the bike down. I’m keeping my fingers crossed but I’m not holding my breath.That doesn’t seem like a bad price if you love that saddle, all those SDG Ti Kevlar S X000 series saddles were loved and used back then… mighty rare to find one these days in fine shape. So I have saddle envy, I can admit it!!!
- February 25, 2014 at 3:39 pm
Stocking up on parts or new builds in the work…will we see pictures if so ? Hey, did you receive those stems I point out on Ebay yet !- February 26, 2014 at 4:08 pm
Hey fellas,I’m always looking for parts, bikes and frames are too hard to sneak but parts can always come out of the bins of spares… even I don’t know what all is in there!
I sure did vpc66, the stems arrived and they are great! I’m not sure if I told you that I bought both, like I need two identical stems, but they are so cool I know I’ll have a build down the line. Thanks again for the heads up!
Speaking of heads up… here is a dandy SDG saddle from way back. The Ti Kevlar Ventura saddles with the “sparkle covers” hit the scene around 1996, so here is a chance to pick up a rare gem. The MSRP was $89.95 but there was such a demand that they were going for a C-note out the door and the king was this one with the patriotic colors and stars. Sure it’s used but so is your Cudas… don’t get bitchy! I’m not bidding as I have no bikes with the color scheme. Someone should take this tasty bit home to your Cuda!
- February 26, 2014 at 5:38 pm
Yes you did, and glad they are nice ! Will be cool to see pictures of a build with one of those on it and will let you know if I run into anything tasty you might like.- February 26, 2014 at 11:46 pm
@vpc66 wrote:Yes you did, and glad they are nice ! Will be cool to see pictures of a build with one of those on it and will let you know if I run into anything tasty you might like.
Yeah brother, thanks again for the heads up! I appreciate you letting me know if you happen onto any other gems or possible parts of interest… should be pretty easy as I’m a bit of a bike slut!
- March 1, 2014 at 12:51 am
Okay, I’m eating my words on this one… I did place an opening bid on the saddle as I’m going with a new direction on one of my rebuilds. If this saddle tickled your fancy, please PM me before the close so we can avoid a silly bidding war.http://www.ebay.com/itm/RareVentura-Com … 1e87a27c6b
Thanks!
-D-
- March 2, 2014 at 11:58 pm
grats on the .99 win. Good thing you posted on hear as I had it on my watch list from your prior post.What bike is it going on?
- March 3, 2014 at 1:54 am
Thanks rbonif, I appreciate the kind words! I hope you weren’t after the saddle too, I wasn’t calling “dibs” or anything like that, I just didn’t want any Cudaheads battling it out over the same auction.The saddle is joining the Kooka parts I purchased recently along with others on my 1996 Psycle Werks Wild Hare. Psycle Werks are locally made here in SoCal but have a big cult following going back to the “glory days” around 2000. The frame was designed by Sherwood Gibson from Ventana, his adjustable travel rear end is still used on Santa Cruz frames today. I’m not messing with the original metallic paint but I do have replacement decals for the frame as well as new decals for the dual disc (rare limited addition made for the ’95-’96 race season) Marzocchi Bomber fork. Given the amount of parts being swapped, this should be a fun build!
Thanks for asking and the kind words!
Peace,
-D-
- March 5, 2014 at 1:58 am
@neo_pop_71 wrote:I caught a break as it was a local sale by a female racer who is thinning out her stash. She claims to have an older aluminum race bike with more Kooka parts and other tasty bits from that era that she’d give me first opportunity with the pick of the litter after she tears the bike down. I’m keeping my fingers crossed but I’m not holding my breath.
*GASP*
Okay, so I did hold my breath but it was worth it…
I picked up another black Kooka crank, a blue Rock Shox Sid Air Race fork, a Race Face bottom bracket, and some Sram 9.0 v-brakes. I’m thinking of running the Sid fork and v-brakes on my daughter’s A2Z when she’s logged more trail miles. For now, rigid has proven to be the best thing and it’ll stay that way until I’m satisfied that she could benefit from the added suspension.- March 5, 2014 at 3:15 am
Very Nice score ” D ” … and glad to hear Jr. is still riding .- March 5, 2014 at 8:47 am
Thanks Big V.,I appreciate the kindness, my lil’ angel just finished an undefeated season of basketball last weekend. Pee-wee killed it by averaging 33% of the scoring in each game but she also racked up an avarage of 5 assists and 5 boards per game in addition to the scoring! I couldn’t be more proud of her!!! She wants to hit the trails for a few months until volleyball starts in May and swim team gets going in the summer. Good for me, I’ve got a devoted riding buddy for a couple months.
I gotta ask you, what can you tell me about your Rock Shox Sid fork? I recall back in the late 90’s my buddy who owned his own bike shop and could have whatever he desired, he raced a red Sid fork on his Voodoo race bike. He was the first Voodoo dealer in SoCal and had made the entire back room into The Voodoo Lounge, a giant sculpted Voodoo logo framed out the arched entry into lounge area. I figure you must be pleased with the performance as it’s lasted on your Cuda Comp.
Peace,
-D-
- March 5, 2014 at 2:41 pm
That is GREAT that your daughter will get out and do things, and do well at it…..my son has gone the way of the dork and addicted to computer games.
I did a post about my forks when I bought them off flea-bay. The picture of them for sale was taking while they were on a Cuda, so I made a comment on here to see if it was a member and sure enough it was kvojr selling the forks.
So far they have been good to me where as the Manitou cl mars I had on the bike had more flex and where hard to get my front tire on due to the fact that they were very narrow and I use a 2.1 on my front.
They are weight weenie type forks made for XC racing , which is another reason I need to get back into shape because I have parts on my bike that when bought had weight limits , not sure if that stuff is a gimmick !
They should work well and give a nice smooth ride for your daughter though I have notice I get fork stiction with the Sid over the Mars but to be fare the Sids are open while the Mars had boots over them so they stayed lube longer and did not pick up crud as easy.By the way, SORRY Chitown for the hi-jack !!!
- March 5, 2014 at 8:14 pm
very cool Neo…I have been keeping an eye out for a SID but it seems like the market value is around $125-$175 for a fully functional one. I would be curious of your thoughts if the SID vs. the White Brothers (which I have two of now).Thanks
Ron- March 6, 2014 at 1:14 am
Hey Ron,Dang, do they really fetch those prices? I had no idea, I picked this Sid up for 70 bucks, and I almost didn’t because she wanted the same for a Chris King headset but I have two spares in the bin at this point. This Sid is my first Rock Shox fork since my first (their 1st or 2nd generation prototype) back in 1991, it closely resembled the Scott Unicrown fork. Which as it was I had become quite familiar with as I raced a Scott on my custom order GT “Purple Haze” Tequesta. That special order Tequesta was a real gem, Japanese made Tange CrMo frame that was shipped back to GT here in SoCal for custom painting. I hardly raced that frame because GT had come out with the Zaskar, a stiff aluminum racer that I’d instantly fallen in love with. The Tequesta went up on the wall as it was too pretty to get rid of, now, my daughter ask me to turn “the pretty purple bike” into her first 700c road bike. Getting back to your fork inquiry… I’d rather have your Judy for with the White Brothers internals. What is your Judy upgraded with, the Judd Springs or the Hardbody Cartridge? I’m very familiar with the White Brothers and the Marzocchi Bomber forks, both companies have a heavy off road suspension history prior to getting into mountain bikes, so they both had my trust. I know Vinny has had good luck with his Sid fork on his Cuda Comp. I wish I had a better answer for you… sorry.
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