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The Risse shock seems to work great, better than my short time with the Fox 4 before it collapsed. The entire bike is a big change from my 95 KHS Team FXT. Much more responsive and a better ride.
Well I ended up calling Risse since I was going to be in their area Monday. Getting a new shock from them (Astro 5) and they’re going to install and adjust it to me while I’m there for no additional charge. I doubt my 15 minutes riding on the Fox is going to give me much to compare it to.
I was pretty much there anyway, but I guess I’m going full modern.
Got it from an auction site (not sure if we can post links), but it’s supplied by Chasertech. There are several companies either reselling or making a version of this setup though. They all looked about the same. This one seems well made and the price was reasonable. Happy to offer my thoughts once I’ve got the bike going before you commit.
Skewers were an Ebay purchase. Yes I had to drill one hole but I reduced the requested size and used grade 5 hardware and a steel nut insert (for clearence) in place of the supplied screw. Still far more metal on this side than what’s on the derailler side so I wasn’t too worried about it.
Rear tirangle is original paint as far as I can tell. It’s rougher than the pictures make it out to be, but it looks good from about 5 feet away.
Few photos of the cleaned up frame and test fitting the rear disc brake and wheel with STX hubs, my budget made this an easy choice ;-). Went with Avid BB7’s with Avid speed dial 7 levers. The rest of the components are Shimano XT 3×10.
If all goes to plan I should be able to take it out this weekend.
Taking the fork in tomorrow to get the tube cut down a bit at 10” it’s way too long. Just one fo those tools I just never got around to buying.
Well now I need to find a matching T-shirt! 🙂 Polished it up with Meguiars cutting paste, followed by a few coats of Zaino car polish. Looks pretty good. After I get the new bearnings on Tuesday I’ll get it assembled and then I’ll post a few pictures.
Well that’s a few recommendations to just clean it up and don’t repaint. I think that’s enough to convince me to do just that. I’ll get it polished up and see what it looks like. Photos to follow.
And you’re right moby the pivot is easy to find parts for and easy to rebuild. Amazon even carried the bearings. 6903RS for reference in case anyone needs the bearing number.
