u/Briny_life — reddlx

Mongoose IBOC Comp

Took a bit of time in traffic and gas money, but worth it. Snagged a well taken care of IBOC Comp. from the original owner - he passed along the stock fork (!), the RS Mag 21 box, orig fork pump and owners manual!

The RS Mag 21 seems to hold air, but I have another rigid fork in mind for this one. I’ll have the bits to bring it back to orig specs if wanted.

derailleur is DX, crankset is LX and brake levers/shifters are XT (not sure if this was stock).

Anyone care to hazard a guess as to the model year?

u/Briny_life — 14 hours ago

▲ 46 r/xbiking

Why are front racks so expensive?

I know “expensive” is a relative threshold, but why are front racks seemingly way more costly than rear racks? It’s almost like they all subscribe to this sub and are feeding off the front rack “trend”.

If anyone had a beat on some decent inexpensive (<$50) front racks, please pass them along.

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u/Briny_life — 15 hours ago

▲ 6 r/xbiking

NOBD (new old bike day)

Took a bit of time in traffic and gas money, but worth it. Snagged a well taken care of IBOC Comp. from the original owner - he passed along the stock fork, the RS Mag 21 box, orig fork pump and owners manual!

Pretty stoked on this one. I have a rigid fork in mind for this one but the RS Mag seems to hold air.

Thinking the typical treatment: shorter stem, bars with some rise/sweep, bigger tires (tanwalls? Maybe not), prob tinker with 1x7.

u/Briny_life — 1 day ago

▲ 11 r/xbiking

Paint it black?

Finally found a replacement fork after snapping the brake mounting post on the original (very corroded - could t unthread the broken bit). Quite a unique fork, but not matchy. I’m debating whether to remove the decals and paint it black or just rock it. What would you do?

No idea who/what Schutz is - maybe a MTB racer from back in the glory days (only hypothesis the seller and I could come up with).

(Fork is just mocked up on the bike in pics - waiting for a headset - and it’s more purple than it looks in the photos).

u/Briny_life — 5 days ago

▲ 66 r/MultiTrackGang+1 crossposts

CBD (completed bike day)

I have 4 “projects” at various stages in the basement, but I think I’m gonna call this one “done” (for now). It’s waaaay too big for me (it’s a 23” - I have more along the lines of 17/19” proportions), but I’m so enamored with the color and silver bits, I’m gonna run it until the universe tosses a better fitting one my way.

u/Briny_life — 11 days ago

▲ 21 r/MTB

Not sure if this type of discussion is allowed, but I’m having a real problem lately with a lack of Fitness perpetuating a lack of motivation to ride. I forced myself out there today but had a really tough time cause I just don’t have the legs anymore to do any sort of sustained efforts (coming off of ACL surgery in November this is one of my first rides since the surgery).

I was never overly fit, but at least had enough in the tank to make it fun, and I enjoyed the challenge of pushing myself from time to time . But now I feel like I’m starting even further back than square one - and I am finding no joy.

Anyone deal with a similar thing, either seasonally or coming back from an injury and have any insight or tips to share? I feel like my mental health really needs the bike right now, but the bike doesn’t seem to want me.

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u/Briny_life — 19 days ago

▲ 8 r/xbiking

More resto than restomod / x-biking, but these 2 lit the fire and frankly came out so much better than my subsequent projects. The step-thru is so fun to ride (though I’m trying to sort out a tough-to-shift to the big cogs friction shifter - derailleur issue). I keep em both at work for anyone to ride.

u/Briny_life — 21 days ago