Throwback Thursday – Time to head into the archives and reminisce about the good old days – Page 2 – Bike Forum

stwheather · 2025-06-26T14:58:10Z

As we head towards offering equity in Singletrack to help secure our future, it's got us reflecting on the past and the journey we've been on since starting out in 2001. It's also been great fun looking back through old back issues and checking out how far we've come in terms of MTB tech and, of course, fashion. Mark is working on an article charting the changes in mountain biking through Singeltrack's history, and in the meantime we'd like you to head back into your archives, pull out your old negatives and boot up that ancient hard drive to find your favourite classic photos from way back when*. Post your favourites below (either by uploading the image or sharing links) and we'll share a selection of our favourites next week! *Even if you only first got on a bike a year ago, we want to see where your MTB story started!

Alex

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Moab 2006- "Destructo" Dave- he actually rode this out 🙂

https://flic.kr/p/AnpiC

Posted : 07/07/2025 1:24 pm

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Ecuador - 2002. Mike and me at end with pacific behind us. Me on hte right. Was I ever that thin! Note my tyre choice and aesthetics game was strong even back then 🙂

https://flic.kr/p/akpufj

Posted : 07/07/2025 1:27 pm

Alex

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First photo was I think my first Peaks ride (after doing a bit on a fully rigid when growing up near by) on a proper MTB.

Second one was first (and only) US trip. Wow Moab was a bit of a step up from the Chilterns

Third - first FS that Santa Cruz and it spent a week on wet roads and sand from memory. Think that's the oldest photo I have of me "riding". I try to stay out of the way of the lens if I can!

Posted : 07/07/2025 1:31 pm

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Throwback Thursday - Time to head into the archives and reminisce about the good old days