r/VintageMTB

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?

I bought these with a complete bike for $100. I'm in the middle of a bearing replacement and decided to polish them. These are the Ti Cassette rear and Ti Tracker front. It's pretty wild that they are about 30 years old and they still look beautiful, and they perform incredibly well.

As far as I know, these are the first hubs they White Industries ever sold. Dare I say they don't make them like they used to.

Co-worker gave me an old Klein. It was handed down from three previous co-workers to him. It had beat down street tires and a deteriorating comfort seat on it as well as packing tape, grease, weeds, bug husks and other schmutz. Paint was 'Race Red' but now is a splotchy pink to red gradient which I'm totally fine with.

I put on new WTB's, and tubes. Cleaned it up a bit. Sourced a decent saddle from the company bike parts depot.

A work in progress so far but as is it rides great. Super stiff and precise, tracks amazing and it's pretty fast.

I think it's a transition era bike from when Klein sold to Trek and production moved from WA. to WIS. It has the top tube cable array.

Previous owners have upgraded it fairly well in general but we'll see how the M311 crank set does. Will have to pick up some seals for the fork also as they are dry and cracking.

I really want to get it into the dirt soon and see how it does.

Had a great evening ride. Right after the stop the rain began… so I stopped the shooting 🙄

Got this Passage for 10€, great condition. Will replace my Karakoram...

Gonna slap some new rubber on this bad boy and gift it to my best bud(it’s way too tall for me) then it’s time for us to hit some climbs and enjoy a couple beers. Really wish I could find another flame gt in my size, but my best friend having it will be just as cool. 🔥

Looking for general advice/what would you do with this frame.

I got this to fix up and take on trails that I can't make with my commuter bike. So far all I've done is remove a kickstand that had kind of crunched the frame a little. Initially I was thinking of swapping the wheels for 700s, but I don't think the fork can fit them even woth road tires, and as-is, the frame is already on the tall side for me. Tires and rims seem ok so I'm fine sticking with these, and the fenders look cute.

I was thinking of swapping out the bar for something lower- i'm most used to a flat bar, but I was considering trying a drop bar setup. The thought is that I want to use a more forward posture- but I tend to stand out of the saddle a lot of the time in general when I'm on more upright bars. I don't know a ton about posture etc.

I rode a trek 4300 for years as a commuter before i wore out the frame and loved that bike. Recently I've gotten back into bike commuting with a 90s Specialized Crossroads that got dumped in my garage.

Scored for $60 while on a business trip. Worth bringing home for a travel bike? I travel frequently for work and I am away from home for 2 weeks a month.

I looked into renting a bike for my trip and places were charging as much as a car rental. So this is the second time I bought a cheap used bike on a work trip. This time I brought my helmet and bike bag with some tools. I adjusted the brakes and derailleur and everything works great. I donated my last bike and planned to donate this one , but I kinda like it. I think it's a good platform to upgrade. The issue is I would need to buy a bike bag, and pay 40-50 each way to transport it. It's actually cheaper to just buy another cheap bike then it would be to lug this one around on flights and Ubers. An additional bag to lug is dreadful enough thinking about. Would you suck it up for a cool bike you found and transport it or just keep looking for cool bikes on FB marketplace and offer up? I guess enjoying shopping too....

Got the old girl down and thought about listing it on facebook. Took her for a ride and reinforced why it sticks around. Exage Mountain 7 speed with thumbies, steel is real. Like meeting up with an old friend you haven’t seen in a while.

Found the bike on marketplace place for a really good deal. I tore it down for a clean and component swap. The bike had some non branded cheap forks on it. I’m guessing the original suspension forks gave out at some point. I have this P2 not being used and thought about running on this frame. Is that crazy? Or keep an eye out for an original direct drive or suspension forks.

First two photos are now, third photo was taken when I brought it home. Swapped the stem, bar, seat, and seatpost, added the Onza L-bends, removed the plastic pedals, swapped the MAG-21 for a Manitou 4 (purely for looks), removed the Grip-Shifters and cheap brake levers and installed a matching M737 XT lever/shifter combo, and finally added the set of Spins I had waiting for a project like this. Pretty stoked to have an anodized Zaskar.

I purchased this new in early ‘98. Full XT, carbon swingarm. A few scratches from the last move. Still rides good!