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Re: My Cuda A2R

Posted: February 23rd, 2011, 8:16 pm
by cudarider1
I like it, I PMed will. Does it have a 1 1/8th head tube?

by the way you probably saw on another thread that I am rebuilding up my first MTB an 86 Schwinn sierra. I would like to trim it in red ano. I'm watching a ringle stem on ebay but was wondering if you had anything like a seatpost or stem that you were looking to sell to a good home. I would like the stem to be on the longer side since the frame is actually somewhat short for me.

Re: My Cuda A2R

Posted: February 23rd, 2011, 8:34 pm
by manbeer
cudarider1 wrote:I like it, I PMed will. Does it have a 1 1/8th head tube?

by the way you probably saw on another thread that I am rebuilding up my first MTB an 86 Schwinn sierra. I would like to trim it in red ano. I'm watching a ringle stem on ebay but was wondering if you had anything like a seatpost or stem that you were looking to sell to a good home. I would like the stem to be on the longer side since the frame is actually somewhat short for me.


Yup, 1 1/8th, 26.4 post, 68mm bb shell, 28.6 fd clamp :)

I wish I had more red parts, unfortunately I have less in that color than I would like. I'm actually looking for a red ringle stem for my mountain cycles too, I had a nos red kooka but I ended up using it for my moms dakar team. As far as the seatpost since I think its 26.4 check a seller "chasertech" on ebay who has kalloy uno posts in that size in most colors. They are actually decent and cheap!

Re: My Cuda A2R

Posted: February 24th, 2011, 12:45 am
by willywill
Manbeer, thats really cool you know Al, he has been a great resource for me in building Cuda frames. I just rode a Full Suspension rig (XC) on some tight single track in Raleigh, NC (I live on the coast of NC at the moment). It performed great but unfortunately it is just too large for me. I may hang on to it since they seem kind of hard to come by but I may change my mind too, nothing I hate more than seeing a bike or bike frame just sitting around. The A2E frame I have looks just like the one in your pic. I love that Silver/Green combo! I will get some pics up here soon for anyone who is interested in it. The XC frame I have is a 22", so if there are any big boys on here who really really want it, I may be able to be persuaded to part with it too. The last frame I picked up from Al was a 14" A2ZS in Audi Pearl and Purple. Gotta love that long top tube, with a 400mm seatpost that little frame actually fits my 6' body! We need to get Al to join the community, he has been a blessing for my Cuda adventures!! If ya'll are ever looking for bike parts on Ebay I am user wilburtclimbs. As I mentioned before I am narrowing down my stable and will be listing some nice used parts soon. One piece of interest is a set of first gen XT rapid fire shifter/brake combos, the ones with the triggers on top of each other. I had to pay $150 to get these babies on Ebay and was planning on using them for my XX build but opted for Magura Hydraulics instead. Unfortunately the cradle that holds the swaged brake cable end broke (ugh) on the right unit. I disassembled them and it appears that any ordinary cable cradle would work as a replacement. These shifters are in really great shape, very close to NOS, just a couple of scuffs. If someone could replace that cradle they would be very nice for a early 90s period correct build. I teach at a community college so I am pretty busy during the week and of course riding on the weekends but I will try and get pics up ASAP so as to give my fellow cuda fans first dibs on those shifters. Cheers everyone!