NN3

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/bik/1736636039.html

Anyone know how's the performance on this ? I usually ride on Santa Cruz bike.

Magdaddy

It's a URT-unified rear triangle single pivot bike...that is mid ninties technology at it's finest. Any URT bike I ever rode-Schwin Homegrown, Trek Y bike-had huge amounts of pedal induced motion. Maybe a modern rear shock with platform dampening could better control that motion now, but the eye to eye and stroke could be very unique.

I have seen these bikes with Shimano stuff, but the vast majority had a part spec that I had never heard of-not Campy, not Shimano, not Sram, etc...

This bike also weighed a ton if I remember correctly.

This isn't a bike you ride, at least seriously off road, it's a bike to collect. The asking price is probably reasonable, I think these were twice that at least at the time.

cabrio993

It's a 98, so it is the last of the air-cooled bikes.

cabrio993

Some specs about the bike. It does weigh a ton at 29 pounds. My Kid's Huffy is lighter than that.


Bicycle Type Mountain bike, front & rear suspension
Sugg Retail $6,000.00
Weight 29.0
Sizes 17", 20"
Colors Yellow

Frame & Fork
Frame Construction TIG-welded
Frame Tubing Material SAE 7020 aluminum
Fork Brand & Model Votec Inverted
Fork Material Aluminum/carbon fiber, double triple-clamp crown
Rear Shock Risse Astro

Components
Component Group Sachs Quarz
Brakeset Hope Hydraulic Disc brakes, Hope Hydraulic levers
Shift Levers Sachs Power Grip Extreme
Front Derailleur Sachs Plasma, top-pull/clamp-on 35.0mm
Rear Derailleur Sachs Plasma
Crankset Carbon fiber, 22/32/42 teeth
Pedals Wellgo clipless
Bottom Bracket KSS Titan, 110mm spindle
BB Shell Width 68mm English
Rear Cogs 8-speed, 11 - 30 teeth
Chain Sachs SC-M90, 1/2 x 3/32"
Seatpost Carbon fiber, 31.8mm diameter
Saddle Selle Italia Flite
Handlebar Aluminum
Handlebar Extensions Aluminum
Handlebar Stem Aluminum
Headset 1 1/8" threadless aluminum

Wheels
Hubs Spengle
Rims Spengle 3-spoke mag
Tires 26 x 2.10" Michelin Wild Gripper kevlar
Spoke Brand Carbon fiber, molded
Spoke Nipples Not applicable

Wilder

Cool bike. Never seen one before. Too bad it's a pig but makes for a great wall piece.

Stealth 993

29lbs for a full suspension, solid spoke, & old school disk brakes, isn't bad. My old Specialized FS race bike was 28lbs, & about as light as could be made back then. My hardtail is 21lbs, that's about as light as you can get a hardtail.

IMHO, this is a nice bike for it's day, but a new $2000 bike will out perform it in every way, & a $3500 one will kill it. Yea, the bike was most likely $8000 new, but bikes don't hold value, it's more like a $800 bike. But then you put in the "Porsche" in it, & maybe a bit more for the Porscheness of it.

SPD YLO

And in the right color!

cgfen

WOW
what a garish POS!

you spend $3500 for this = sucker.

Craig

95 C4 993

I have a Jeep Limited mountain bike I bought in 1997 at a Jeep gathering in Vail, CO. Its made by Ross and as the bike shop guys joked "you mean dress for less." Its a POS and a tank that now resides in the basement in a corner.

If its $3500---$3000 of it is the name Porsche.

anto1150

It was made from Votec (Germany). Porsche only put their stickers on it...

anto1150

...so, I don't think it's a "collector's" item...!

face-ache

check out the flat spot on the rear..

Tonydec

There was a safety recall on certain models also. The technology was pretty much on par with upper end gear in it's day, but you did pay that "Porsche Tax" on it. It cost what a true, custom built elite set-up would have cost if not more.

edit: I just read the spec sheet, not the carbon fiber frame and component version, way overpriced in my opinion.

black ice

Rode my buddy's some - great cruiser on road but a real pig in the weight department. VERY plush ride. Definitely a fun time, just not something to take off the road...


dave

brucec59

I've got two words for that bike. Goo, fee.