1998 Gary Fisher Big Sur

1998 Gary Fisher Big Sur Mountain bike we refurbished here at Bike Boom. If your'e not familiar, Bike Boom is a used bike shop in Davis square, on the border of Cambridge and Somerville , near Boston MA. where we specialize in restoring and refurbishing used and vintage bikes and offer professional bicycle repair services.

Are you looking to repair this bike?

Links below for parts you can buy now on amazon.

Over the years we repaired thousands of these and became experts in finding alternatives to original bike parts. 

Buying parts for older bikes is confusing, as most of the original parts have been discontinued. 

Parts list for 1998 Gary Fisher Big Sur Mountain bike:

Shifter cables and housing: https://amzn.to/38g40ol

Brake cables and housing: https://amzn.to/2DZqPPk

Rear Wheel: https://amzn.to/2Ls4wFV

Front Wheel: https://amzn.to/2rlLjz1

Tires (pavement, light off-road): https://amzn.to/2YsSodj (choose 26x2.1)

Tires:(high performance off road): https://amzn.to/2LzPazq ((choose 26x2.1)

8 speed shifter: https://amzn.to/37rY1eS

3 speed shifter: https://amzn.to/2QCHKwX

Rear Derailleur: https: https://amzn.to/2sHJOeL

Front Derailleur: https://amzn.to/2Pj0QHH

Crank: https://amzn.to/2qp6e3H (choose 42/32/22 tooth type)

Cassette: https://amzn.to/2RE0i1Q (choose 11-32T type)

Pedals: https://amzn.to/2OUDbyD

Chain: https://amzn.to/38ayVCI (fits 6, 7 and 8 speeds)

Brake pads: https://amzn.to/2LC8s7d (standard use, original part)

Brake pads:  https://amzn.to/3481n4Y Improved performance and wet/cold condition 

Brakes: https://amzn.to/2rr6dgb

Saddle: https://amzn.to/34Wkccn (basic, casual street riding, light off road)

Saddle: https://amzn.to/38cAsIe (light weight high performance off road)

Handlebar (25.4 clamp): https://amzn.to/34SU2XT

Brake Levers: https://amzn.to/369erIP

This 1998 Gary fisher Big Sur mountain bike was in mint condition and looked as if it had less then 20 rides in total. We come across really nice mountain bikes but while road bikes since the mid nineties have pretty much stayed the same, mountain bike technology changes everuy year and thus used mountain bikes value drops rapidly. this 1998 Gary fisher Big Sur is a great example of a high end mid-late nineties bicycle geometry with the long top tube and 70-80mm fork travel. bikes like the 1998 Gary Fisher Big Sur were meant to climb and go fast. Back then most of the mountain biking was cross country. The top tube is long in order to create a front leaning position that puts the center of mass in the front to help you climb and to create a more aerodynamic position so you could go faster. I wish we had more customers for these bikes as Boston is Surrounded with dozens of quality trails.

this 1998 Gary Fisher Big Sur came with a mix of shimano STX-RC components and XT rear derailer with an interesting sugino crank, something you don't see any more on mountain bikes. 

other gary fishers we refurbished here 

Gary Fisher Tassajara Early 90's mountain bike

Are you looking to repair this bike? Links below for parts you can buy now on amazon. Over the years we repaired thousands of Vintage bikes and became experts in finding alternatives to original bike parts.  Buying parts for older bikes is confusing, as most of the original parts have been discontinued.  We use these parts everyday and created this list to make it easier for you to repair your bike. Parts list for Gary Fisher Tassajara: Rear Wheel: https://amzn.to/2s2uMQI Front Wheel: https://amzn.to/2RmyIGj

Tires: (pavement or Light off road): https://amzn.to/2YsSodj (select 26x2.1)

Tires:(high performance off road): https://amzn.to/2LzPazq (select 26x2.1)

Shifter cables and housing: https://amzn.to/38g40ol

Brake cables and housing: https://amzn.to/2DZqPPk

Front (left) Shifter: https://amzn.to/2smGHJG

Rear (right) shifter: https://amzn.to/2smGHJG

Rear Derailleur: https: https://amzn.to/2sHJOeL

Front Derailleur: https://amzn.to/2Pj0QHH

Crank: https://amzn.to/2qp6e3H (select 42/32/22 tooth type)

Cassette: https://amzn.to/37oL9pN

Pedals: https://amzn.to/2OUDbyD

Chain: https://amzn.to/38ayVCI (fits 6, 7 and 8 speeds)

Headset: https://amzn.to/38EkfvQ (select 26.4 but it's better to remove crown race and measure inside diameter for sure)

Brake pads: https://amzn.to/34TYUMF (standard use, original part)

Brake pads: https://amzn.to/369Nvbs improved performance in wet and cold conditions

Brakes: https://amzn.to/2s2IfIg

Saddle: https://amzn.to/34Wkccn

Handlebar (25.4 clamp): https://amzn.to/34SU2XT

Early nineties Gary Fisher Tassajara Mountain bike

This was a really fast, mid end cross country machine at it's time. It has a very light chromoly frame and shimano STX discontinued group, it was under the deore LX, Deore XT and XTR.

Made by Gary fisher which, at that time was still not sold to Trek. All the fisher bikes had a Hale of quality, being designed by the man who basically invented mountain bikes. 

the derailleur is very similar in design to the Shimano RSX road Group.

has Shimano rapid fire 3x7 speed integrated with cantilever brakes. 

we received it in mint condition and was bought for a freshmen student in Harvard by her father and mother.

The bike is all original and apart from tuning it up and a couple of cables we didn't really have to do much to it.

we have many more mountain bikes in our archives which we will share with you as the bike boom Blog continues.

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