It used to be my orange clockwork from 93, but this has now been superseded by the ns surge I had up until about a week ago.
Totally impractical as it was about 2 sizes too small for me, but so much fun!
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What is your favorite bike that you have owned?
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Oddly enough, my NS Surge, it's 15" and I'm 6' but I've done quite a few long rides on it and it's not that bad! (might get a 16" soon though!). I love it on DH days.
I've got some lyriks to put on it now too :D. It's going to climb utterly, utterly horribly!
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My '95 Marin. Geometry on it is just perfect. Lovely bike....
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@chvck it truly is a great frame. I had a 15.5 and i'm 6'3
Ran it with a stupidly long seatpost and still not even close to proper leg extension. I agree it is brilliant for dh.
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Cannondale MX Why did I sell it
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bontrager privateer in the early/mid 90's
and singular swift that i sold last november..........but i got another one now.Posted 9 months ago # -
My first true love was my 2005 GT Zaskar team which was the first thing i built completely on my own.
It was great right until i cracked it just out of warranty.
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The one I was riding this afternoon.
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gt sts d/h snapped 13 years ago after owning it for 4 days
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my 1st bmx - circa 1980's
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The only bike i own that i'd really miss is my Jones.
The rest would be easy to replace with the latest all singing all dancing geometry/compontentry fad bike.
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probably my RM Element. For some reason we.just clicked despite it being a size too small.
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My indy fab is perfect as you'd expect it to be, it just feels right
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GT Zaskar LE ..... full XTR ..... late 90`s
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It is, luckily, one I've still got, my Hemlock. It's taken a fair amount of fettling and experimentation to get it that way but now it's a pretty well honed tool for making me look like I can ride a bike.
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Cervelo RS, it's just brilliant. ( what do mean it's a MTB forum?
)other than that a 90s Rocky Mountain tange prestige steel hardtail that I still have in service as a rigid ss commuter
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My Kona Howler. Such a fun bike for razzing round the woods. Pretty versatile little thing. Wish I'd never sold it, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
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fully loving the felt im currentley on
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I would like to say my Haro DHR as it was such a fun bike to ride but then my 96 rockyridge with manitou forks and 517 ceramics was just an awesome bike
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My 2006 Kona Dawg, it's heavy and un-fashionable but it just feels right and encourages me to do stupid things whilst appearing to be bomb proof.
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MY GF rig but i still own that - cant bring my self to sell it tbh - but it aint built either.....
favorite bike that ive owned that is gone - my 1998 santa cruz heckler that i sold for peanuts to go towards my new zealand trip funds !
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Loved my 91 Gary fisher montare. Raised chain stays and the first bike I rode on which a major design element had a very obvious and desirable effect on the ride. Until the seat tube snapped.
Roadrat is about perfect for what it is, love it.
But my current El Capitan, on a rocky rooty trail, pointing slighty downhill ( natch), is tremendous.
Kev
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Cove Stiffee, a love affair I can't get rid of, just bought my third one after having one nicked and selling one.
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2004 'Dale Jekyll. Loved that bike. Can honestly say that I have been fond of the others (Marin Attack Trail, Orange E8 and Schwinn Moab) but for some reason, the Jekyll gets it*.
*Strange as I hardly rode the thing!
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My current bike - 07 Specialized Hardrock, pretty much all altered, very little original left, but still not totally happy with it.
When I can afford to I plan on swapping all the bits on to a bfe or similar,
oh, and get a road bike aswell!
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Has to be my Scott AFD Pro. I discovered a whole new world of fun and friends, had 'better' bikes since but nothing compares to you....I mean it
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My 2004 Enduro. I keep coming back to it, I've bought two others since I got it yet feel it's the one I've put the most work into and it's the best fit for me. It's heavy, but I'd much rather a heavier bike that keeps me comfy than a lighter one that doesn't.
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My intense slopestyle. It's gone through a number of guises and many part changes but it's just bloody brilliant.
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Orange Evo 2 my do it all bike. Currently " resting" as forks need new seals, but i'd never get rid off as it s just been such great fun.
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18" original Inbred. Too small for me so I got a red 20" slidy drop out inbred but it wasn't as nice, then I got a summer season but it chain sucked itself to death. Lynskey 456ti now which is possibly the best bike I've ever had but I still miss the feel of the original 18" inbred
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My old Gios with full Campag. Bought it new and raced it in the late 80's it was the creme de la creme in the day.
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Most people's answer seems to be the first bike the saved or worked hard to get... Carefully chosen bits slowly upgraded. Even subsequent "better" , "newer" bikes don't capture that feeling. For me it's my ibis ti mojo from 94. We've been a long way together and I wouldn't sell it.
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This was mine, 99 Mount Vision and before the days Marin were "uncool" and you had to wear a beard and sandals. Loved riding this in the peaks and lakes and took it down the Fort William down hill course too which was interesting.
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My current one, an 06/07 Santa cruz blur, I've always wanted one and I finally bought this one 2nd hand earlier this year and I'm very happy with it .
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Love my Cove Stiffee, could never bring myself to sell it because of the way it laps up techy single track. Awesome.
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