Had a fantastic day at a local Vintage MTB Show N' Shine last weekend. I brought the Diamond Back out, and snagged first place in the Resto Mod category! So many cool people and so many neat bikes there! I hope there are more events like that in the future.
Since I last posted my bike, I've made a few enhancements. I went hard on the ano purple, and really made it what I've always wanted it to be.
Current Setup:
Frame: 1990 Diamond Back Ascent EX {pretty sure paintjob is called "Lilac Smoke")
Wheels: Velocity Cliffhanger hoops threaded to Hope RS4 hubs (upgraded with Pro4 steel driver), Sapim double butted spokes and colour matched DT nipples. Hope QRs and Valves. Wrapped in Billys setup tubeless.
Bars: Surly Sunrise 820mm. ODI "Hucker" Grips
Stem: Salt shitstem (on the lookout for a replacement atm).
Headset: Chris King Gripnut with a BBB threadless adapter.
Saddle: Brooks C17.
Post: Raceface XY 26.8mm.
Brakes: Avid SD1.9L levers to Avid 25 Calipers tied together with Nissen cable housing. Kool Stops as always.
Drivetrain: Raceface Turbine Pedals/Cranks with a Garbaruk 42t NW Ring. KMC golden links stretched around a Sunrace 11-51T Cluster and looped through an XT 8100 12 Speed and Hope Pulleys.
BB: Hope BSA 30MM
Cages: Blue Lug Nalgene Cage and a 3D printed tallboy holder (Sorry there's no beer in it)
Bell: Spurcycle Original
by This_is_Flow
3 Comments
Beautiful 🤩
This is such a fun build! Congrats on the win dude
Congrats to the win and an awesome bike! I hate the bell, its either too loose to hold properly or too tight to ring properly 😀