Here is John B's modified URT Maverick that still puts smiles on faces, even after 20 years.
looks like a hoot to ride! but - how on earth do you keep the front end down on even moderately steep seated climbs? That saddle is so far back!
Looks interesting but also the perfect advert for longer, modern geo vs having the bars and seat over the front/rear hubs respectively!
I had the Klein take on the maverick. It was fun at the time, but I don’t miss it. Good to see the OP is still enjoying it.
As soon as I saw the heading I needed to see this. ML7.5 (and the Klein take) are lodged in my mind as having absolutely hilarious-looking geometry. Didn't it transpire there was actually a mistake in the Klein's geometry, and the seat angle wasn't supposed to be *that* ridiculous?
Did the ML7.5 originally come with the Maverick upside down forks?
I remember doing the same trick with a Thomson layback post on my Durance for a little while...
I still have mine. It's all still in perfect nick. DUC32s and all. I still think it was the best bike I ever owned. Ridden non-stop by me from 2005-2015, then on to my eldest and then on to my youngest. They both grew taller than me eventually so it doesn't really fit anyone. Still reluctant to get rid though.