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MattiThundrrr · Jun 23, 2024

Curb find, with a few tweaks we will be able to squeeze out a little bit more fun from this old Curb Blaster scoot

first thing to go will be wheels and tires, rubber is crumbling, and the plastic hubs are shot. That doesn't stop Lil Thundrrr from ripping around on it. I've got a set of hoops from his old balance bike that will fit, but I can only squeeze in work between rides when he's cooling off

Rear brake is completely seized because of internal cable routing, but a replacement will probably fix it up.
Since Lil Thundrrr digs it so much, and says I still owe him a custom, I think it'll get a little bit of upgrades along the way too. We'll see what fits

MattiThundrrr · Sep 15, 2024

More mega scores from Brian's garage with @ingola. Almost as much fun as riding

Most this stuff is thirty years old, and still brand new. Those Marin Rock-Star chromo forks are dated 1995, never installed. One set still has the little rubber covers on the brake posts.

Bunch of small stuff too, fancy sealed headset, Shimano bottom brackets, Tange bearings, jagwire cables, clips, straddles, really cool chains, the ultra important XT Sharkfin...

Pedals, grips, a second Tektro v brake to complete a set

If anyone knows about these "Odyssey A Brake" v brakes, let me know. I'm pretty sure they're BMX parts, but he might be able to dig up a second set. They are mega tough looking

ifitsfreeitsforme · Sep 16, 2024

dig those v-brakes.

MattiThundrrr · Sep 16, 2024

ifitsfreeitsforme said:
did those v-brakes.

They're pretty darned sold. I might have to do a BMX build. Picked up this block of a stem too, never been used

MattiThundrrr · Sep 17, 2024

Pulled a few things out into the sun for some better pictures. These guys are awesome, definitely got ideas for these

I dunno, I went kinda nuts on the purple bars, I don't know where I'm going to use them

That straight Control Tech bar is pretty special, only weighs 150 g, made in the USA, sticker price, $65 in 1995

This Bontrager stuff isn't that old, but the seller probably charged me more for it, he loved that bottle cage

Reading more of the copy on the A Brake, don't think it could be for a trail bike, they are emphasizing the low clearance. I'm going to have to do a BMX cruiser or something

MattiThundrrr · Oct 3, 2024

Went back to the well, grabbed a few more things. Apparently I'm starting a nos Tektro collection

Fancy shiny kickstand, pedals, post, grips, everything brand new but twenty or more years old

I don't have any plans for these all steel Norco branded levers, but they are so cool, I bought two. Left behind a box full

I'm not even interested in using these, they were bought for the weirdness, they'll hang on my wall. Tektro brake lever extenders for use with bar ends

ingola · Oct 3, 2024

MattiThundrrr said:
Went back to the well, grabbed a few more things. Apparently I'm starting a nos Tektro collectionView attachment 280844Fancy shiny kickstand, pedals, post, grips, everything brand new but twenty or more years oldView attachment 280845
I don't have any plans for these all steel Norco branded levers, but they are so cool, I bought two. Left behind a box full View attachment 280846
I'm not even interested in using these, they were bought for the weirdness, they'll hang on my wall. Tektro brake lever extenders for use with bar endsView attachment 280840

Those treko cantis he had a whole bunch in bags at the side

MattiThundrrr · Oct 3, 2024

ingola said:
Those treko cantis he had a whole bunch in bags at the side

I am kicking myself again for stuff we left behind. A couple of sets of chrome Tektro vees, that singlespeed crankset... Could have used that ring for the Brodie. I thought we said we had picked it clean, but I keep thinking of more things. Plus, his casual mention of the bins in the basement that we haven't sorted yet? He knows what he's doing, has two big fish on the line

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