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norco vps atomik

6/15/2021

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I spend a lot of time looking at used bike listings - for various reasons. I'm always on the lookout for vintage stuff of course, and it's my part-time side hustle. As such, I think I can say I'm an authority on what used bikes are worth, so when something comes up that's maybe out of line with the market, it tends to stick out.

This week, a Norco VPS Atomik came up for $1100, and my immediate reaction was "that's too much man!"

But, the more I thought about it, the more I think that's a pretty good price.


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project heck update two

6/10/2021

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I think I can say that I'm no longer in project heck. It really depends on what you consider a project. I have five bikes that need to be built, but I have parts for all of them, so there's not much uncertainty there. But let's update the situation anyway.

1. Rocky Mountain Cardiac. It's the Little Rocky That Nobody Wants. I did this up in perfect mid-90's style but couldn't sell it for $200. So I'll put different stuff on it and keep it maybe. Now has a Syncros stem and a Cannondale bar.

2. Rocky Mountain Stratos. I bought this because I like Rockys. I really had no other reason. I took at apart, did some cleaning, and I'll put some different parts on it. Not sure what else to do.

3. Mystery Steel bike. Probably a Nishiki. I have all the parts to put it back together, but I know it's not going to be worth much. Even if I go to the trouble of painting it.


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giant nrs xtc

6/8/2021

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This is a Giant XtC NRS from 2002 - probably. I can't find a perfect match for these decals though. The '01s had a prominent 'XtC' on the downtube, and the '02s had either 1, 2, or 3 next to the 'NRS' script. This kinda feels like a warranty replacement frame? There's really no match at all for the parts on here.

Giant had dabbled with several other suspension designs before this, but this felt different. Like they were really taking it seriously. The thing was though, it was someone else's design.


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