Museum of Mountain Bike Art & Technology

1991 Grove X frame

One of the more interesting frame designs from Bill Grove out of Pennsylvania.  The frame design is somewhat similar to the Trimble Inverse 4 frame except in cro-moly steel instead of carbon fiber.  This particular frame was made for the Salomon Corporation and appeared in their catalog.  The blue and yellow paint scheme matched to the corporate colors.  The Hothead one-piece bar and stem was heat treated and featured an ergonomic bend in the grip area to reorient the wrists in a more natural direction.

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This is a picture of this bike on the cover of the Skiing Trade News magazine.

 

Frame		Cro-Moly X frame
Fork		Grove Cro-Moly
Rear Shock		NA
Rims		Araya RM 400 Pro
Hubs		Shimano Deore XT 7 speed cassette
Spokes		Stainless Steel, double butted, alloy nipples
Tires		Specialized Ground Control rear and Pro Control front
Pedals		Suntour BMX
Crank		Cook Brothers Racing 181mm
Chain		Sedis
Rear Cogs		Shimano 7 speed cassette
Bottom Bracket		Specialized
Front Derailleur		Shimano Deore XT
Rear Derailleur		Shimano 105, short cage
Shifters		Shimano Deore XT thumb shifters
Handlebars		Grove Innovations Hothead one-piece bar and stem, attached via a separate aluminum quill
Stem		Grove Innovations Hothead one-piece bar and stem, attached via a separate aluminum quill
Headset		Shimano Dura-Ace
Brake set		Shimano Deore XT, U brake rear, canti front
Brake levers		Shimano Deore XT M733 SLR 2 finger
Saddle		Avocet Racing 1
Seat Post		Sakae
Colors		Salomon corporate blue/yellow fade
Size		17" hypothetical
Serial #		X-026-3-91 ( X frame / # 26 / March of 1991)