Specialized S-Works

When i think of mountainbikes i think back to the first half of the nineties, the booming years of colorful cnc-machined parts and experimental bike designs. The years when mountainbiking still meant to be self supporting and Tomac thundered down the mountain with his Tioga Diskdrive.
I also rembered an issue of the magazine Mountainbike Action which had a test of the most gorgeous mountainbike ever, the Specialized S-Works Steel! To me this was the bike to dream about, expensive, rare and precision made by the Japanese. Being only 17 it was unobtainable for me so i settled for a Koga Miyata Trailrunner carbolite. But trough all those years this was the frame for me to have!

Than the incredible thing happened, my dream frame appeared on a retrobike forum. It was still in a very good condition and for some reason didn't sell. So i got in and bought it for little money including the gorgeous Nitto S-Works seatpost.

This also gave me the opportunity to choose and buy the components that i could never afford and really make it my dreambike! Finding the components actually took quite a long time but for some reason the right components just appeared on auction sites like they where meant for me to buy them at a very reasonable price.

The bike than was powder coated in a very understated grey finish and was carefully build up by me resulting in a very light and beautifully riding bike, the best i have ever had!

After it's maiden ride during a retrobike meeting it was refitted with road slicks. This because my riding is mostly on the road.

Specs:
Frame: Specialized S-Works Steel
Fork: Tange
Headset: Specialized Steel
Stem: Nitto Dirt-drop
Handlebar: On-One Midge (finish stripped)
Levers: Shimano
Tape: Cinelli cork
Seatpost: Nitto S-Works
Seat: SDG Bell-Air titanium
Seatbolt: Odyssey titanium
Brakes: IRD Widget
Bracket: Specialized titanium
Cranks: Shimano Deore XT 170mm
Chainwheel: Surly 40 teeth
Pedals: Cranks Bros Egg-Beater SL
Chain: Shimano
Cassette: Shimano 8 speed
Hubset: White Industries
Quick releases: Salsa titanium
Spokes: Stainless
Rims: Araya RM-14
Rear derailleur: Shimano Deore XT
Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Racer 26"x1,5"