Visiting my folks for the holidays and I decided to get my LHT from their shed to have a new project. Needs to be cleaned but besides a handle bar change, going to keep the components. Just need to build up some wheels! This bike took me from SF to NOLA about 15 years ago. Really stoked to get it up and running again.
by omina_sunt_communia
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Beautiful. I had tried to build one with a Craigslist frame but did not realize it had been in a crash- the fork’s trail was all wrong and it probably had underlying damage 🙁
Man, those were the days. Has it really been 15 years? Loved the Shimano bar end shifters and XT rear derailleurs on these.
I borrow my bro-in-laws when I visit them. Last time I was there I did an unanticipated 100 km without batting an eye.
I just built one that I found locally on FB Marketplace. Trying to get my wife to tour with me. Same color, “Blue Velvet”, which I am told was only offered in 2010.
https://preview.redd.it/w2k5njh93hag1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f3f7896c45b1ce12a57283a9379ce0b8e44b4f2