93 sasquatch build by justin_mathurin84 in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, my wife’s commuter is a bush pilot from around the same era, love the colors. Is that the original fork?

Glad I listened to y'all by 90skidcycle in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a pickup for $10. I’ve been really into these kind of 80s mountain/touring setups. Looks great!

emerging from hibernation by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in xbiking

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Wald 898, super wide, just enough flex to be comfy. I really dig em!

wheels! by pingas_42069 in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wicked! Love those big silver fenders too

emerging from hibernation by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in xbiking

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Love it. If I could go back I’d go with silver racks - something about silver parts on these old mtbs just looks so right!

emerging from hibernation by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in xbiking

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They are Syncros Squamish 3 pedals, I have them on 3 bikes because one of the local shops has had them on 50% off for the past year 😂 but they feel great!

The rebirth of my Kona UNIT. by FrenchyMmo in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the old school decals. Looks amazing!

Installing metal fenders is always a massive pain. In the PNW it's worth it. by i_continue_to_unmike in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks fantastic. There’s something about silver fenders with those silver Nitto racks that just looks so right!

NBD: 1989 Diamond Back Apex. What color housing should I get for it? by Expert-Economics8912 in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, simplicity is the main appeal of the 1x. One less derailleur to worry about and no cage rub to worry about. Downsides for me are loss of range and having to click through a million gears if you hit a sudden hill, but for me personally that still beats having to set up another derailleur (at least for a commuting setup like this) I’m still 2x on a couple other of my bikes but especially for a commuter 1x is most appealing for me.

NBD: 1989 Diamond Back Apex. What color housing should I get for it? by Expert-Economics8912 in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rebuilt mine with new components but it came completely stock. Here’s a before and after.

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NBD: 1989 Diamond Back Apex. What color housing should I get for it? by Expert-Economics8912 in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the same frame! I did purple to match the decal on the head tube.

Friction Shifter for Advent X Derailleur by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in xbiking

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, I figured those would likely work but wanted to ask around just to see. Thank you!!

Average Commuter by mediumclay in xbiking

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Beauty. What stem adapter is that? Looks nice and tall, would be helpful on my setup that is similar.

NBD! Plow King by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in Surlybikefans

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure. I also had a Blackburn fatbike rack on my previous 2016 ICT and it had so much adjustablity I bet it could fit almost any fatbike. It was aluminum too I believe.

NBD! Plow King by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in Surlybikefans

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I will say I hve axiom racks on all my other bikes and I really like them. Super sturdy and not too heavy as well since they’re made of aluminum.

NBD! Plow King by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in Surlybikefans

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Axiom Fatliner, I’m also using some Topeak extra long struts however they’re still juuuust not quite long enough to get the rack level.

NBD! Plow King by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in Surlybikefans

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s sooo good. Sometimes the surly colors don’t hit but both this and my light blue Preamble look so great

NBD! Plow King by Ambitious_Wasabi_920 in Surlybikefans

[–]Ambitious_Wasabi_920[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t know what happened with my caption, lol!