Old but light and nervous MTB bike, rebuilt for commuting and gravel rides. Bought in 2012 for 70€ with bad wheels! Step by step I changed everything around this amazing frame. My first 1x setup. So many urban miles with this pretty machine in 8 years. Sadly stolen in Marseille (december 2020)
Frame:
Columbus EL Nivacrom, size 21", 1995
Fork/Headset:
Cromo
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Shimano XT Hollowtech II, 170mm crank / Shimano Hollowtech II MTB
Pedals:
Fyxation Mesa
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
1x11 / (Shimano M8000?) 11-42 / Absolute Black 36T oval / Shimano CN-HG601
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano XT RD-M8000 11v long cage / Shimano XT SL-M8000
Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks team pro / Decathlon alu
Brakes:
Shimano XT M737 canti / Tektro FL540 levers
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Sachs Plasma / Mavic X517 Sup / Schwalbe Super Moto 2.35 / SKS 65mm mudguard
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
DT Swiss Hügi / Mavic X517 Sup / Schwalbe Super Moto 2.35 / SKS 65mm mudguard
Accessories:
Oldschool MTB carrier / Antitheft skewers
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
The old XT transmission from 1995 was quasi-destroyed, and it's actually more difficult to find high quality vintage parts than recent 2nd hand parts, so… The new transmission is a so fashion (and really good!) 1x11 XT. Such a groovy bike.
Added by zammit. Last updated almost 4 years ago.
As of almost 4 years ago, zammit has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
4 Comments
Decathlon should really bring back such quality bikes. Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.
Posted over 6 years ago
Didn't know there were such high-end old Decathlon MTB's, definitely looks great!
Posted over 6 years ago
Photos
PedaleCuddleClub says:
C'est la plus belle chose que j'ai vue aujourd'hui :'-)
Posted 11 months ago