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1987 Mark Slate

Wilderness Trail Bikes co-founder Mark Slate built this bike for himself starting in 1986, with completion in 1987.  The bike was designed to utilize products WTB was offering at the time, such as Rollercam brakes, the taper-wedge stem attachment system, press-fit Grease Guard bottom bracket, and wide flange front hub.  Mark rode the bike extensively for many years as a platform for testing parts under development at WTB, well after the bike was originally constructed.  Some of those parts include the Togglecam modification to the Rollercam brake, a Shimano cassette Grease Guard rear hub, various tire and saddle designs, titanium handlebars, Hammer Handle barends, Trailgrips, and Stealth clipless pedals.  The bike also has a Blackburn Bomber cage which was designed to hold a Crystal Geyser bottle, WTB fixed angle seatpost, and WTB / King Grease Guard headset.  The photo gallery includes a photo of Mark riding the bike at Tamarancho, a trail system nearby Fairfax, CA.  

The Build

Year: 1987
S/N: N/A
Frame: Mark Slate
Fork: Mark Slate Type II
Stem:  Mark Slate
Headset: WTB / Chris King Grease Guard
Bottom Bracket: Cartridge Bearing Grease Guard
Handlebar: WTB Titanium
Shifters: Shimano Deore XT M732
Front Derailleur: Suntour XC 9000
Rear Derailleur: Suntour XC 9000
Brake Levers: Dia Compe Advantage 5
Front Brake: WTB Speedmaster Togglecam
Rear Brake: WTB Speedmaster Togglecam
Crankset: Specialized Touring / Deore XT M730
Chainrings: SR / Specialized 24-34-47
Pedals: WTB Stealth Clipless
Hubs: Wilderness Trail Bikes Grease Guard
Rims: Matrix Single Track ATB Comp
Tires: Specialized Ground Control / Extreme 1.95
Wheel QR: Campagnolo Super Record
Seatpost: WTB Fixed Angle
Saddle: WTB/Specialized Team Edition
Seatpost QR: Specialized
Grips: WTB Trailgrips
Chain: Shimano IG-90
Cogs: Shimano Hyperglide
Bottle Cage: Blackburn Bomber
Barends: Hammer Handles
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