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1994 Crosstrac Sonoma:

The Sonoma was one of the first "long travel" bikes which at the time meant 4".  The regular Sonoma came in natural aluminum and included the frame, stem, seat post, Aheadset, front derailleur trunion bolt and retailed for about $1,700.  For an additional $500, you could step up tot he Ultra model which had a powder coated front end and added a Ti bottom bracket.

  Both frames were available in 3 sizes (small, medium and large) and had the ability to adjust the seat tube by 15 degrees.   The forks and original rear shock both ran in the 30-40 psi range which made adjustments much easier.  Maximum rider weight was listed at 220 pounds.  It is kinda neat to see a company try to make a complete package instead of buying off the shelf parts to hand on their own frame.  The designers of the frame were J. Scott Strom and Tibor Fischl.  Check out some of the neat frame details below.

Lots o' tubing

Crosstrac made brake mounts

Interesting front derailleur mount

Reverse arch (pre-Manitou!) and fork pressure equalization tubing

Original shocks were a low pressure air-bag type, not Fox

Nicely shaped swing arm w/ rear facing drop outs

Click on the pictures above to enlarge

 

 

Frame Aluminum frame and swing arm
Fork Crosstrac 4" suspension
Rear Shock Fox Alps 4R (originally a Crosstrac design)
Rims Mavic 117 SUP CD Ceramic
Hubs Shimano XTR
Spokes DT Stainless Steel 3 cross
Tires WTB Enduro Raptor
Pedals onZa
Crank Shimano XTR
Chain Shimano Dura Ace
Rear Cogs Shimano XTR 8 speed cassette
Bottom Bracket Shimano sealed cartridge
Front Derailleur Shimano XTR
Rear Derailleur Shimano XTR
Shifters Shimano XTR Rapid Fire
Handlebars Answer Hyper Lite
Stem Crosstrac
Headset Aheadset by Dia Compe
Brake set Shimano XTR cantilevers
Brake levers Shimano XTR
Saddle WTB
Seat Post Crosstrac
Colors polished
Size Large (22" c-t)
Serial #   166


Parts marked with as * are known to be non-original parts.  Bikes were often customized at the time of purchase or were different as shown in the catalogs so exact specifications were subject to change.