Heckler V3.0

[Spanky_Ham]

What can I say, love this frame :) . Some new bling, new bearing all round - better than new. Thanks to everyone who helped me get it to here. Alot of its second hand through the farkin forums… and a big thanks goes out to Grip (from, like umm Gripsport (http://www.gripsport.com.au/main.php?part=home)) , Kerry, Bert and the crew at PhantomCycles (http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/home.php) for putting up with me.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i164/spanky_ham_aus/Heckler%20Evolution/HecklerV3.jpg

Frame 1996 Santa Cruz Heckler. Rear brake mounts by Gripsport.
Rear Shock Manitou Swinger Air 4-way (thanks peto)
Forks Fox Vanilla RLC (thanks scottmeister)
Brakes Shimano XT 4 pot, 6” rotors f/r (thanks Cave Dweller¬)
F/Wheel Aireal Hub Mavic 729 rim
R/Wheel Hadley DSH R5.0 Mavic 729 Rim (Thanks - TransitionPete)
Cranks Shimano XTR
R/Derailleur Shimano XT (Thanks Toxic)
F/Derailleur Shimano XT
Shifters Shimano XT 2007 (thanks phantomcycles)
Seatpost DMR (thanks phantomcycles)
Pedals Really old Shimano SPD’s


Close up of Grips work... so nice
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i164/spanky_ham_aus/Heckler%20Evolution/Griptastic.jpg

[ruskoo]

The disc brake mount looks so pro. Nice bike.
Even such an old heckler.. still looks so nice.

[cdfeto]

Has the rear triangle been modified at all (apart from the obvious disc mounts)? Those pedals must really be old, to be called peddles.

[Spanky_Ham]

rear triangle is completely stock other than grips work, and thanks for pointing out my obvious stupidity.

[Dudley]

that head angle looks fairly steep ~_~

[starship303]

wow, looks good. so i'm presuming this is the third time its been rebuilt then? how did the 4-way swinger effect the ride?

Grips work looks so factory too. Nice job...out of curiousity what was the charge if you don't mind me asking? I'm tempted to get it done to my Tazmon. Did you get the rear triangle cut back too? Looks rather shiny.

Anyway, very tidy. Keep the old skool going _Ham! :cool:

[Matt H]

Whoa, such a coincidence that I was reading a mega old '96 "Mountain Bike World" magazine the other day that featured that bike... Vintage gold mate :cool:

[TransitionPete]

R/Wheel Hadley DSH R5.0 Mavic 729 Rim (Thanks - TransitionPete)


Hey Mate,

Its good to see your getting time out of it. Did you end up getting the rear hub converted ?

Overall it looks heaps nice.Congrats on the sweet build.

Pete

[Spanky_Ham]

Thanks everyone for the comments...

Dudley - yeah, I thin the head angle is a bit steep compared to modern bikes, doesnt really feel it though... it did come with 80mm forks originally.

Starship - yeah, its the third incarnation of my heckler... cant help myself. The rear triangle came polished from the factory, and a bit of mothers polishing paste and it still comes up like a mirror. Grip charges less than 200 and the work is spec, give him a call nice guy easy to chat to. The fourway is bloody amazing (compared to fox vanilla) and is so easy to set up badly..... but Ive finally got it set up so nice. Takes time'

MattH - Can I get a copy of that mag? Seriously, scans, photocopy? Telepathy?

TransitionPete - got phantom to order the QR kit, was cheaper than I expected... though cant remember how much, and not too much trouble to install... thanks again for the wheel...sounds so cool !

once again, thanks to everyone who has helped me get it here... just about time for a night ride on her too....

spanky ham

[Toxic]

Your lucky I didn't throw you off a cliff and take that bike home with me on Saturday. ;)