90s MTB 1x10 frankenbike (Bristol)

This is a hodgepodge of retro parts with a modernish 1x drivetrain.

It’s a 19” Grisley frame (Columbus Aelle OR) with forks off a Gary Fisher (1 1/8” steerer, sealed bearing headset, Head Doctor). Condition is ratty but solid.

The wheels came off a Zaskar. They’re LX hubs, which are ok following a service if not exactly butter smooth. Dunno what the rims are but there’s life in them.

Brakes are Avid Single Digit Vs. There’s just clearance for these 26x2.1 knobblies. You might get a size bigger in with some Billy Bonkers or similar.

Drivetrain is mostly modernish Sunrace 1x stuff (clutched mech!) with the exception of the shifter which is Deore. 10 speed. 11-46 cassette with a 38 nw on the front so masses of range. The crank is an old Ultegra Octalink (165mm) which clears the chainstay by a Rizla.

Bars are off an old Marin, the stem is quite a nice cromo number. Grips are Deathgrips. I’m keeping the Turbo saddle and the inner bar ends. I can stick some flat pedals and a different saddle on if required.

I built this as a pub bike but it’s proved more capable than that and I’ve done a lot of gravel on it. I’ll be sad to say it go but something else has caught my eye and I’m now in one-in-one-out territory. For this I’d quite like £175, collected in Bristol, BS5.

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Put a Crimp on the rear stay where the chain ring is common trick.

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£100 for this junk anyone? DM if you see any bits you want to split off it.