1989 Kestrel MXZ
The original owner of this bike
purchased a MXZ in 1988 which cracked behind the
bottom bracket. The original frame was sent
back to Kestrel under warranty. It arrived
back at Kestrel, in Watsonville, CA, the same day as
the Loma Prieta earthquake struck which cause
extensive damage in the Watsonville area.
It took a couple weeks for Kestrel to get up and
running. The paint facility wasn't operating so they
offered a primed frame which the original owner
accepted with the thought that aftershocks could
delay the frame even further. The frame was
painted with some paint leftover from a custom
Harley Davidson project and features a darker fade
at the tube intersections. The components show
some upgrades that were made over the years
including the addition of a Rock Shox Judy
suspension fork along with some Ringle bits.
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