Barracuda - Totally Driven!

I spent more on the seat post than I did on the bike..

Man I wish I could say that about buying a nice Cuda then adding a Thomson. But yea I understand about the pricing on Thomson parts..new or used the price does not change much which if you are selling that is a good thing. The Thomson I put on the S-30 had to be cut down and even more with my wife riding that bike, so now for me to ever use the thing it would have to be on a road bike....pretty much means a waste of a Thomson with me now...Road Bikes..BORING

A few shots in May 2013.

NICE PIC'S !

I pulled out the A2R today. Man.. I had forgotten how nice a Barracuda rides. I had been pilling around on my Schwinn Moab for the last couple of months, whenever weather allowed. But the A2R was such a delight, it has me motivated to hit the trails.

Ahhh... yes, that feeling is exactly what I love about bikes! It's always been there, almost 40 years later, it never goes away! People who don't ride would not understand, you'd fail if you tried to explain it to them. Why bother? Instead spend that energy having a great ride. Between my dog and my bike, that's all the therapy I require!

Glad you reconnected with an old friend!

Cheers!

Dang.. The elastomers in my Manitou only lasted 2 years before they fatigued.

mixalive wrote:Dang.. The elastomers in my Manitou only lasted 2 years before they fatigued.

I have some spare elasto-donuts that you are welcome to have brother Mix. When I rebuilt my Manitou Comp I used a NOS Post Moderne suspension seatpost replacement spring. It was a perfect fit! To help with adjustability I ran elastomers in the other leg. Here is a link to the spring I bought:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Post-Moderne-PM ... 27cc8eb0f8

My buddy couldn't find a Post Moderne replacement spring, so he ran this Avenir with some salvaged elasto-donuts:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Avenir-Suspensi ... 1c3fb37de1

I'm sure you can salvage a few elastomers to run opposite the spring and that'll get your Cuda back on the trail.

Good luck!

-D-

Thanks for the info. I should have bought more Wings kits while i could..