I love how this bike turned out.  I love the blacked out paint and the polished fork.  In the disassembly of the bike I wanted to try and restore the Judy XC fork but it was too far gone (I spent a few days trying to restore it without success).  That said, I am totally stoked on how well the Answer Manitou EFC fork turned out after rebuilding and polishing it.  I was surprised how light of a fork it is and how well, after 24 years it is still working well.  Also, it was fun to put a 1x10 drivetrain on this bike using a used XT shadow plus rear derailleur and then the parts listed below from Amazon to build it up.

For this restoration I used Spray.Bike paint.  They have been a great partner and I truly love using their paint and working with them as a company.  If you are restoring a bike, consider repainting using Spray.Bike paint, you will not be disappointed.  

https://spraybike.us/

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