Hi all,
I've been flip-flopping about what to do with my '87 Wicked for a while now. The drivetrain was pretty much shot (I bought it new, and rode all through college and grad school on it).
It's mostly original, although I bent the fork, put some abysmal (in today's standards) gen 1 Manitous on there, and then went back to a Fat fork - a black BOI. That fork was also bought new from the LBS (those were the days). Only other switched up components were the seatpost (broke the Kalloy's bolt, so I bought a 2-bolt IRD), a new headset, and a new rear rim. The handlebar was cracked by using wonderfully kooky Syncros Steerhorns with expander bolt mounts - but thanks to Ebay, I found a replacement.
I had been assembling a collection of NOS parts in the hopes of doing a full resto - but now that I think about it, it doesn't make sense to do that, since the original wicked fork is missing. I decided, therefore, to make this a fast city bike - slicks, single speed, and STEALTH. This means no repaint. The custom blue/silver fade is in relatively good condition, although the BOI is stock black. Stickers have cracked and gone - the only one intact is the True Temper sticker.
My thought is to do a combo old/new part set to keep the thing under the radar. That means keep the fraying Flite saddle, keep the vintage bars and stem. I have two Mavic Oxygen M6 rims in barely ridden condition, I'll lace those up to a White Industries ENO hubset and I'll be 90% of the way there. I'm thinking narrow-ish slicks, SS freewheel, with a gear ratio suitable for road.
My two questions for the group:
1) has anyone ever installed a White Industries SS crankset on a sealed FC BB? Any issues that I need to be aware of?
2) Any reasons (other than bling) to swap out the Shimano XT Cantis for Paul's levers and retro-cantis?
Any thoughts or suggestions? How do you feel about a mashup like this? I think it'll end up being a great collection of both classic and new/classic parts that'll come together nicely. I hate to watch the old girl just sit there.
Thanks for reading. . .
I've been flip-flopping about what to do with my '87 Wicked for a while now. The drivetrain was pretty much shot (I bought it new, and rode all through college and grad school on it).
It's mostly original, although I bent the fork, put some abysmal (in today's standards) gen 1 Manitous on there, and then went back to a Fat fork - a black BOI. That fork was also bought new from the LBS (those were the days). Only other switched up components were the seatpost (broke the Kalloy's bolt, so I bought a 2-bolt IRD), a new headset, and a new rear rim. The handlebar was cracked by using wonderfully kooky Syncros Steerhorns with expander bolt mounts - but thanks to Ebay, I found a replacement.
I had been assembling a collection of NOS parts in the hopes of doing a full resto - but now that I think about it, it doesn't make sense to do that, since the original wicked fork is missing. I decided, therefore, to make this a fast city bike - slicks, single speed, and STEALTH. This means no repaint. The custom blue/silver fade is in relatively good condition, although the BOI is stock black. Stickers have cracked and gone - the only one intact is the True Temper sticker.
My thought is to do a combo old/new part set to keep the thing under the radar. That means keep the fraying Flite saddle, keep the vintage bars and stem. I have two Mavic Oxygen M6 rims in barely ridden condition, I'll lace those up to a White Industries ENO hubset and I'll be 90% of the way there. I'm thinking narrow-ish slicks, SS freewheel, with a gear ratio suitable for road.
My two questions for the group:
1) has anyone ever installed a White Industries SS crankset on a sealed FC BB? Any issues that I need to be aware of?
2) Any reasons (other than bling) to swap out the Shimano XT Cantis for Paul's levers and retro-cantis?
Any thoughts or suggestions? How do you feel about a mashup like this? I think it'll end up being a great collection of both classic and new/classic parts that'll come together nicely. I hate to watch the old girl just sit there.
Thanks for reading. . .