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1993 Boulder Intrepid Titanium

Boulder Bicycles out of Lyons, CO had one of the first successful full suspension designs in the Gazelle mountain bike.  The clean design placed the rear shock inside the end of the toptube.  The main pivot was placed very high to intentionally lock-out the suspension while pedaling .  Unfortunately, this also meant that if a bump was hit while pedaling, the required elongation of the chain could be felt at the pedals, with the sensation that the cranks would kick backward.  On descents, the oil-damped, coil suspension was very plush for its time.

This Boulder Bicycles Intrepid is one of a handful that were made out of titanium. The fancy frame was a good excuse to build the bike with as many fancy titanium parts as possible.  The headbadge is sterling silver and was obtained more recently from a local jeweler that cast the originals for Boulder.  The bike was tested with the venerable Rock Shox Mag 21 as well as the Halson Inversion fork original to the bike.

The Build

Year: 1993
S/N: 11
Frame: Boulder Intrepid Titanium
Fork: Rock Shox Mag 21 or Halson Inversion
Stem: Ibis Titanium or ControlTech
Headset: Chris King or Shimano XT Cartridge
Bottom Bracket: Sweet Parts Cartridge Bearing
Handlebar: WTB Titanium
Shifters: Shimano XTR M900
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR M900
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR M900
Brake Levers: Shimabo XTR M900
Front Brake: Shimano XTR M900 or IRD Widget
Rear Brake: Shimano XTR M900
Crankset: Sweet Parts Sweetwings
Chainrings: Shimano XTR 26-36-46
Pedals: Speedplay Frog
Hubs: Shimano XTR M900
Rims: Mavic 231
Tires: Ritchey Z-Max Hard Core 2.1
Wheel QR: Ringle Ti Stix
Seatpost: Syncros ProPost or American Classic
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite
Grips: ATI Tomac
Chain: Shimano HG
Cogs: Shimano XTR M900
Barends: Onza Titanium
Bottlecage: King SS


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