We are going back into the archives today, back to the Old Country - Edmonton.
1. Cannondale SM800 Beast of the East. This was the second most basket case-y bike I ever bought. It had no tires, no brakes, a chain I nearly had to cut off, and really seemed like a disaster. But, it turned out the frame was in incredible shape once I cleaned it up. So I decided to make into the trail bike it was originally with some NOS 8 SPD GripShifters, some fat Kenda Nevegal tires, and I think I ran that Rock Ring chainring guard instead of a big ring. I also swapped out the freehub body on the rear wheel for an 8/9 SPD unit so I could use the GripShift. Almost as soon as I finished it, we decided to move, so I sold it.
2. Gary Fisher Sugar. Seems to me that there was something strange about this bike. I don't think this model was supposed to have the carbon chain and seatstays. I traded a 1992 Rocky Mountain Altitude for this frame. Something that is absolutely unthinkable to me now. I think it was the LP Composites seatpost that drew me to this. Pretty sure a friend of mine in Edmonton still has it.
3. Rocky Mountain Solo Team CXR. I don't know why I bought this bike, beyond it being a Rocky. I suppose it was just time again for me to see if I liked road bikes. Seems that I forget every couple years, buy a road bike, ride it, and remember that I don't like them. Anyway, this had the very high-end Easton EC90X full carbon fork on it, and since I sold it nearly ten years ago, I've not seen another.
1. Cannondale SM800 Beast of the East. This was the second most basket case-y bike I ever bought. It had no tires, no brakes, a chain I nearly had to cut off, and really seemed like a disaster. But, it turned out the frame was in incredible shape once I cleaned it up. So I decided to make into the trail bike it was originally with some NOS 8 SPD GripShifters, some fat Kenda Nevegal tires, and I think I ran that Rock Ring chainring guard instead of a big ring. I also swapped out the freehub body on the rear wheel for an 8/9 SPD unit so I could use the GripShift. Almost as soon as I finished it, we decided to move, so I sold it.
2. Gary Fisher Sugar. Seems to me that there was something strange about this bike. I don't think this model was supposed to have the carbon chain and seatstays. I traded a 1992 Rocky Mountain Altitude for this frame. Something that is absolutely unthinkable to me now. I think it was the LP Composites seatpost that drew me to this. Pretty sure a friend of mine in Edmonton still has it.
3. Rocky Mountain Solo Team CXR. I don't know why I bought this bike, beyond it being a Rocky. I suppose it was just time again for me to see if I liked road bikes. Seems that I forget every couple years, buy a road bike, ride it, and remember that I don't like them. Anyway, this had the very high-end Easton EC90X full carbon fork on it, and since I sold it nearly ten years ago, I've not seen another.
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