1995\98 lordswood two or three times a week

1999 Schwinn Homegrown USA with Judy sl’s XT/xtr groupset and a rockshox semi hydraulic disc up front.

Riding in the South Downs virtually every week

Michelin green wild grippers (the file tread ones) about as grippy as diesel coated ice. Rolled quick though.

Michelin green wild grippers (the file tread ones) about as grippy as diesel coated ice. Rolled quick though.

The semi-slick skinwall? Best looking tyre ever made.

However, even the slightest bit of moisture and you’d crash!

The semi-slick skinwall?

The very same, made Ritchey alpha and omega bites appear grippy.

Konas with flame paint jobs – circa 97-98 – I themed my GCSE D&T project round those paint schemes.
Blue ano – as usual I had to be different and spent obscene amount of money on blue ano bits.
Team MBUK Santa Cruz Heckler – the first bike I really really lusted after.

Onza porcupines. I always wanted one and never got it. Always mind the pic in Mbuk or such when someone had skidded a white porcupine and “left” a white skidmark

When you look back bike tech has come a long way.

Nostalgia’s not what it used to be…

Pretty much all of the above.

Was wearing my Rox tee shirt this morning 😆

It’s seen many better days but won’t get thrown away until it can stay on my shoulders no longer.

Have a few of the things mentioned in the garage too.

Smoke + Dart tyres, old GT frame, Mozo pro forks, a multitute of wheels, gears and brakes.

When Bkb was proper narrow single-track and sometimes still called golden birdies
That first go on your mate’s full suss/your own bike that’s had your first ever bouncy forks on
Going from cantis to v-brakes
When crc was a double paged spread in the back of mbr