Awesome build! Just picked one of these up in hard rubbish and about to do a similar build. What width are the tyres you’re running? Keep up the good content!
If you watch this video an think "come on, it's just an old bike" you have not yet understand the value of build quality and resilience that bikes from the 1990s came with. And they can be tuned and optimized to ride better than some new bikes in 2024 or the time you will read this comment.
@plainsabertooth7828 if it didn't clean up where I was happy with it, i was going to strip the paint off and rust it up. But I really like the way it looks as is..... for now :)
Cheers dude, I have a link here. You'll have to use a shim also. www.ebay.com.au/itm/204287061903?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=VjuODR8mSxa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=stzv1ICdS26&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Lol, we are on the same page my friend. I do group gravel rides every Saturday, and I am there with my budget parts bin 28 year old shogun, riding next to 3k+ gravel bikes with no trouble at all. Don't get wrong I love the modern gravel bikes, they would be unreal to ride but not necessary if you're not racing. I'd love to through a set of decent carbon wheels on this and give it a good run.
That turned out great and 12 odd kg is good. 700c looks like it came stock and those riser bars are much better. Like the clear idea to spruce up the frame and the autosol with the drill trick🤣
Hello from Michigan the Great lakes state. Always wondered if Australia? Has a Jenson usa website like here. Chains are way affordable name brand Sram 678 speed with quick link for $7 free ship when order $50+ as much as I want to support local business my wallet says no lol at $25-30 per chain.
Hi mate, welcome. I'm not aware of stores like that in Australia. I get most of my components from ebay. Which are bike shops from Australia that are selling through eBay and my local bike shop. The prices are good enough for me and I like supporting them.
Hi mate, the wheels fit without any modification to the frame. Just the brake adapter mod. You will have so much fun with it, I've put a more endurance handlebars on it now for the longer ride and it's even better. Send me pic if your build if it's not to much trouble and good luck. Cheers. @cradle_of_bikes
I enjoyed watching your 96 retro build but i am also intrested in the fork you have on your scott. I have the same bike and am looking for a ridged fork.
Glad you enjoyed the video. I got the fork off of a trek hybrid that came up for free. It did lower the bike a little and it bottoms out on the pedal stroke a bit sooner, but it does the job. It makes the bike more ridged and lighter. Hope that helped
needs drop bars, pedals with bolts that grip your shoes or clipless, those style of pedals are very slippery especially if you ride anything wet and dirty (you can also shorten your cables to get a more clean look)
I prefer the flat bars personaly, and the horns provide a different hand position for comfort. I will be building another one though with drop bars though. It has clipless pedals on there now (they're in the last few pic of the video). I leave the cables a little longer because I like to experiment with different bars. What do you ride?
I had a Shogun Trailbreaker 11 which I bought second hand for £80 about 25 years ago. It was golden orange and pretty low spec all Shimano Altus, but it all worked well and was a great bike which I used for camping/touring.
Absolutely love these bikes from a bygone era .They are usually inexpensive to buy at auctions or car boots and are sometimes in really good condition. To me what else do you need from a mountain bike especially one like this one . The parts are usually Shimano of course which is one of the reasons why that bikes last for so long. It is said a bike can last a lifetime and your Shogun will prove it.
