Looking the bike over for needed parts, this one is the most obvious...right (rear) shifter pod's indicator lens is gone. It's an older 18 speed Gary Fisher Tassajara with Shimano Deore shift components...dual lever (rapid fire?).
Left pod is numbered 3 2 1 from left to right. Any suggestions on what to look for as a replacement? Plan on replacing both cables, etc. while I'm at it.
Thanks in advance!
(11-18-2014, 04:51 PM)charliebrown Wrote: Looking the bike over for needed parts, this one is the most obvious...right (rear) shifter pod's indicator lens is gone. It's an older 18 speed Gary Fisher Tassajara with Shimano Deore shift components...dual lever (rapid fire?).
Left pod is numbered 3 2 1 from left to right. Any suggestions on what to look for as a replacement? Plan on replacing both cables, etc. while I'm at it.
Thanks in advance!
recount, it is not an 18 speed alluminum gary fisher. that bike is probably somewhere between 99' and 03'. unless of course things were changed before or after you owned it
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Charlie; there are inconsistencies - the bike in the picture has linear pull (V-brakes) which does not correlate date wise with 18 speed. The brake levers look like newer Tektro parts.
Nigel
this is getting interesting now. let me ask you this Charlie. is it a cassette or freewheel. Looking at the hubs alone they are certainly pre Parallax style. gary fisher's normally have a much fatter front hub, what are the markings on the rims, they are also what I might see with an 18 speed of late 80's or early 90's. they look like araya's. by the paint scheme and color plus style of the lettering. this bike no doubt has been modified from stock and it did come with a shock originally more than likely. hard to tell from the pics but the frame may even be suited for disc brakes also and the fork is not. what do the hubs say? shimano or Joytech?
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This is what I would bet my banana's the bike is.
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?year=2001&brand=Gary+Fisher&model=Tassajara
which would tell me it was fairly new when you got the bike. Strange to have been pirated so young. But there is nothing wrong with a rigid fork in my book. you would be big money deep bringing back to what it was, so why bother. You liked the bike and it has served you well. I would just maintain it and ride on. I would like to see some pics of the shifters you have on the bike, cannot tell from your pics, but would assume you have more speeds on the shifter than is set up for. I would also mention that if you would like a rim/tire swap option. i.e. smoothies on one set and knobbies on the other. I do have a set of araya's just like yours, both joytech hubs, rear quik release, with six speed freewheel cluster. A pull from a Specialized Hardrock I am up grading. I would let go for $20 + shipping, which may be around $25 more to ship. They are decent shape. the good thing is they are the same width which means no brake adjustments when swapping sets on and off. If interested just send me a message.
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There is hardly a bike I pick up that I do not throw a hun or two at to make a good user again, trust me on the fact that you now have a rigid fork and that alone saved you the headache of a worn out shock that would be next to impossible to rebuild. I have parted out $1500 + dollar bikes because of this. Shame on Rockshox and some of the other big names for this. One has to really watch used bikes of any age because of this. It gets even worse if you have a highend bike with a shock that has a 1in. steer tube. The way I look at it is you already have a platform to build from and 2 or 3 hun to make good the way you like it. is still far better than any new bike for that price. even a $600 new bike can be a bit cheesy on components here and there.
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