I've been waiting for the day to cobble together hand me down bike parts into complete mini road bikes since I had my first and second children. This one is for Benson. He calls it his Old Skool bike.
Frame is a Mongoose IBOC (from BITD when Tomac rode for Mongoose).
Steel seatpost worked best b/c I could turn it backwards and clamp upside down to get the setup further forward and down.
Rear wheel is a fresh build of used old stock. First 2 cross wheel I've ever laced up. Matrix Mt Titan Rim and XT Hub are c1992.
Donated crank's right pedal threads needed repaired (notice the thread-saver insert protruding). Props to Family Bike Shop.
Third eye watching the chain up front and a '96 XTR rear derailleur.
Front wheel is a '96 XTR hub radially laced to a Velocity rim.
Old skool LX canti in the rear. Setting these things up sucks alomost as bad as the post mount pad cantis. Man, next generation V Brakes really were a wet dream come ture in the adjustability department
And 1997 XT V-Brake with Travel Agent cam and super-macho CrossTop levers up front.
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