shinyhappyrainbows

I'm building up a restomod 90s mountain bike, a 1995 Giant Sedona "Full Butted" frame I found on hard rubbish a decade ago. Bit of a trend at the moment, I know, but I have connections to that era and brand. My fifth adult bike was a 1993 Giant Iguana that lasted 20 years and would probably have lasted 20 years more had the quill stem not rusted itself solid inside the steerer, making it impossible to recondition without ruining the paint. The problem required the stem be "sweated" with a gas torch, which would have likely ruined the fork as well as the paint. So it got put on hard rubbish and was gone in minutes. It went to a home that valued it, I hope. "Iggy" was metallic forest green with silver lettering, an 18" (46cm) framed, chromoly 26er and it rode like I was sitting on feathers. "Sedon", the current project is a 16" (40cm) butted chromoly frame with 1 1/8 inch steerer compatibility, it was stock with the A-Head system, the...