It was my dads, so I figured maybe i could get some experience on it before dropping big money on a bike?
I cleaned it up and got some air in the tires and some lube on the chain. Definitely gonna need some new tires—maybe new grips, but what else should I check?
by ReverseCowboy75
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Send it, its very dated by todays standards, but if the fork and brakes are working, it looks like bike you could have fun on.
Id change the tubes, them give it a shakedown on a Greenway to make sure it shifts, brakes and all that
Looks like a Sanvic Ti Frame from the early 90s. They made everyones Ti frames for a short while there. I have a Fisher version. Beautiful. Old geometry but don’t let that stop you.
Tires and tubes are a good idea, CST makes some quality tires that aren’t expensive. For tubes it doesn’t matter a whole lot, but you’ll probably need ones with a presta valve. Install some new V-Brake pads for sure, Koolstop, Jagwire or Shimano pads is what I’d recommend. Some flat pedals too, unless you want to ride clipped in. RaceFace Chester or PNW Range pedals would be my first two recommendations, quality pedals without being too expensive.
Ride it until you know what what kind of bike you really want. Nothing beats saddle time.
That’s a cool bike man!
90s titanium frame. Assuming it’s all in good condition, it’ll handle xc style riding without batting an eyelid.
Blue flow trails will be a giggle. Climbs will be a constant battle of trying to keep the front wheel on the ground.
Anything more serious will be intimidating to try. Steep descents will make you think you’ve already gone over the bars with every bump.
omg i love this! its super cool ur using ur dad’s bike first, thats literally what i did last year. just make sure the brakes work properly before hitting any trails… learned that one the hard way lol.
I lusted after one of those back in the day. It’s not a great bike by today’s standards but it’s super cool and you should definitely ride it and enjoy it.
Fantastic frame, should be lots of fun in the woods! Titanium always has a certain value.
Fork however kind of kills geometry: originally the frame came with Marzocchi XC500 (at least in Europe) which has a height of maybe 41 or 42 cms max. – and this fork now has at least 48 cm of height which slackens angles about 3 degrees. That’s maybe not bad for steerer angle if you are sending it downhill most of the time, but slack seat tube angle will really put you too far back on single trails or uphill.
My two cents.
Your dad must have been serious about mountain biking back in the day. That was a top end frame. It looks like it was upgraded over the years (the fork is a lot newer), probably to the limit of what makes sense for that geometry.
Personally, if it has no sentimental value, I’d try to sell that to a collector – there will definitely be interest in that frame – and put the money toward a modern hardtail.
If it _has_ sentimental value, I’d convert it to an x-bike kinda thing… and still buy a modern hardtail 🙂
That’s a very nice older bike.
Para empezar…… Y mejor para acabar.
Is it unpainted? Looks like bead blasted to to me.