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I was on one of these. think this was taken at the kielder classic 92
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I had one of these. Loved it to bits. Raced NEMBA XC and DH as a (fat) youth.
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I now ride a Nomad but would love another razz on that Orange. Got nicked from the shed. B@$tards.
(not my pic BTW, borrowed from Retrobike)
Firstly a borrowed Clockwork and P7 prototype, while sailing with Orange sails from Lester.
Then bought a Pink and Smoke Emmelle something or other.
Followed by a 'proper' bike - an Al Carter Sacremento...
Off to get the scanner fired up, I remember where there are some pictures...
This and I still have it and commute on it:
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Marin Palisades Trail
like this but with purple bits instead of green, brake booster and Onza bar ends
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Working on the taxis, saving up for a mountain bike! Ended up with this Diamondback Apex and have looked after it - kept it nice and original as possible, even after thousands of miles. It's done Helvellyn, Afan, commuting, touring etc. etc... Here's a recent pic.
[url= http://neilsbikephotos.shutterfly.com/pictures/9 ]My old bike[/url]
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I'd just taken delivery of a Fisher Prometheus, via a shop I'd worked for in the US, £600 F+F on special - more than I'd spent on any bike!
I then rode the Colorado trail on it.
i was riding a Gazelle, a 211/2 in frame-- with gooseneck stem and mtb long seatpost-- ace bike, campag record , 531 frame..
Sracen Eiger Competition in the same lovely lavender hue as Chakaping's Kili Flyer pictured a few pages back. It got nicked and was replaced with a shiny GT Karakoram in 'Tequila sunrise' paint. I loved that bike (still have it, albeit in pieces now and with a much-regretted respray).
15 spd MBK, can't recall the model, but it had a U brake behind the BB, which was designed by an evil genius to pick up mud, I can't recall how many muddy bits I carried that through then tried to clear the cack out with a stick.
Changed it at the end of the year for a Raleigh Dyna tech, it was my only bike for quite a few years and I still ride it now and again for old time's sake - well I still ride the frame, crank arms and front mech, all the other bits have been replaced over the years.
a Raleigh.. but what I really wanted was a Marin
they were like a years wages though 😕
I had a Saracen Tufftrax and the missus has a black and green Palisades Trail just like the in the pic above - still got it too:-)
This...
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/takisawa2/7152504567/ ]IMAG0510[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/takisawa2/ ]pten2106[/url], on Flickr
Although it was british racing green, with a stem even longer than the one in the pic.
Its still in use today, as my brothers runaround. When he gets rid it will be mine again. Christ knows why... 🙂
I had this
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Handbuilt Bromwich Cyclone 2, mostly Suntour XC Pro, Aereator seatpost, Ringle bits and bobs, it got nicked and I cried.
something quite like this (pic nicked from a stw'er on an old thread)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67409546@N05/6139332491/
Also was nicked - from my garage. Little shit stood on my kit car to get to it as well 👿
20 years since my first student loan went on a Kona Lave Dome, complete with 150mm stem - loved it!
thought hmmm there is a interesting thread and low and behold Captainflasheart photo is the same bike i bought but in 1990 i think ?? so thats what i was riding 22yrs ago, my brother had one of the very first Kona
cindercones that were imported. oh the joys of simplistic mtbs
One of these.
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1993 specialized rockhopper fs.
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One of these (although not this one). Gonna be riding it next week too.
[edit] I think mine is older than the one in the picture as it has a rollercam on the rear rather than the cantilever brakes.
Ohhh a classics thread..
Niiiiice
A Campag equipped, Wicked Fat Chance. Ace bike...
Specialized Stumpjumper Team with cr@ppy Suntour XC Pro kit, then an Orange Prestige with Kona P2 forks and Ritchey Logic Prestige tubes. This had XT kit including thumb shifters.
I later went on to a Kona Explosif (the black one) in 1993 ish.
I was riding one of these (not my photo, borrowed from Retrobike)
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Exciting time though as was very close to getting one of these (again, not my photo)
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Still ride this bike nearly every day, currently in singlespeed commuter guise. Best bike I have ever owned and, in the event of a fire, would be the bike I would grab first from a burning garage.
the bike I would grab first from a burning garage.
New thread idea, I reckon! 🙂
I love that Merlin, used to lust over them so much in the magazines. I seem to remember that being used when one of the magazines built a sub 20lb bike. It was quite a challenge at the time.
One of these, a retro halfords special:
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Loved it, shimano SIS 15 speed and everything. Upgraded the centre ridge rear tyre to a farmer john for more gnarly trails...
an 18 year old..
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My first MTB was still 2 years off!
Black and white Raleigh mustang with floro cables from mbuk
A 'Dale, dude.
On the left of the pic, after Snowdon up and down..
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BEST THREAD PRIZE ! Big Up The Captain !
20 years ago ?
I rode a Muddy Fox Aluminium, first MTB, after an array of BMX's eg;
Pro-lite, Mongoose,Haro and my favorite GT's.
Had a spesh hard rock with a florescent rear wheel disc for a bit 😆
Can remember wanting a Kuwahara mtb, they had awsome paintjobs, then lusting over the fat tubes on Cannondales in the LBS.
Ended up with a Claud Butler Cape Wrath.........then got my Driving Licence !
A 92 Marin Pine Mountain like this. My first mtb!
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I sold the frame and fork in 94 to buy a Kona Kilauea frame which would take the mighty 43mm travel of the Mag10s I'd bought. I still have the Kilauea.
Trek 8000
One of these:
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Mine had wheels and other parts...
Loved the paint job at the time, it rode pretty well too...
Had a 1992 Diamondback Axis like this one on Retrobikes:
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Looking at the classifieds on RB makes me think maybe I could sell my 1995 Marin Pine Mountain. I was going to donate it to recykeabike....
Mad gold crackle paint job.
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For all those with the marins - i was lusting after one. Any marin would do. My mate had one as well as a catalogue featuring all the top of the line marin mtb's and i lusted after every single on of them.
In the meantime i was hitting the swinley and old dean common fireroads on my knackered saracen tufftrax. Must have been circa 1988 vintage a bit like this one (same colour anyway):
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One of these (pic from Retrobike) , ace bike.
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Still got the frame and forks. Was my commuter until fairly recently.
Thinking of doing it up.
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one of these in purple 🙂
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Spesh Rock Hopper Comp and a Hoffman Condor.
One of these(not my pic):
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Mine had Pace RC 35 forks, XT thumbies and a flite saddle