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1995 Decathlon Rockrider 700

Old but light and nervous MTB bike, rebuilt for commuting and gravel rides. Bought in 2012 for 70€ with bad wheels! Step by step I changed everything around this amazing frame. My first 1x setup. So many urban miles with this pretty machine in 8 years. Sadly stolen in Marseille (december 2020)

Frame:
Columbus EL Nivacrom, size 21", 1995

Fork/Headset:
Cromo

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Shimano XT Hollowtech II, 170mm crank / Shimano Hollowtech II MTB

Pedals:
Fyxation Mesa

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
1x11 / (Shimano M8000?) 11-42 / Absolute Black 36T oval / Shimano CN-HG601

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano XT RD-M8000 11v long cage / Shimano XT SL-M8000

Handlebars/Stem:
Ergotec trekking / Pro XLT 75mm

Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks team pro / Decathlon alu

Brakes:
Shimano XT M737 canti / Tektro FL540 levers

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Sachs Plasma / Mavic X517 Sup / Schwalbe Super Moto 2.35 / SKS 65mm mudguard

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
DT Swiss Hügi / Mavic X517 Sup / Schwalbe Super Moto 2.35 / SKS 65mm mudguard

Accessories:
Oldschool MTB carrier / Antitheft skewers

Bike History

Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.

  1. MTB version
  2. Commuter, gravel & travelling version
  3. 2018, 1x11

Current Stage Info:

The old XT transmission from 1995 was quasi-destroyed, and it's actually more difficult to find high quality vintage parts than recent 2nd hand parts, so… The new transmission is a so fashion (and really good!) 1x11 XT. Such a groovy bike.

Added by zammit. Last updated almost 4 years ago.

As of almost 4 years ago, zammit has indicated that they no longer own this bike.

4 Comments

PedaleCuddleClub

PedaleCuddleClub says:

C'est la plus belle chose que j'ai vue aujourd'hui :'-)

Posted 10 months ago

sebagallizia

sebagallizia says:

great bike man!

Posted about 5 years ago

Ashok_Captain

Ashok_Captain says:

Decathlon should really bring back such quality bikes. Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

Posted over 6 years ago

vp1337

vp1337 says:

Didn't know there were such high-end old Decathlon MTB's, definitely looks great!

Posted over 6 years ago