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88 Ridgeback 601ex, went everywhere on it.
1989 Emmelle cub 6 speed, next bike was a 1996 Gt Backwoods ( that looked enough like a Zaskar for me!)
Straight in near the top 1991 Specialised Stumpjumper Team, then I went to an Orange Prestige and later a Kona Explosif.
Diamondback Sorrento from Halfords. Nasty bright yellow thing with cantis and the ability to produce Relativistic effects. Bought for going to the pub on till it was nicked and replaced with a second hand Klien.
Must have been mid to late 90s.
1991 gt timberline. 20" - way too big.
not my bike, but this one:
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91 Marin Palisades. The darker Zolatone and fluo yellow combo.
A few of us as mates got either Palisades or Muirwoods all at the same time and started 'proper' MTBing after we'd spent years destroying BSOs in the local woods together. Unfortunately I'm the only one who still rides.
The Palisades lasted a year before I got a 92 Pine Mountain which was just a brilliant machine. Then I went all fancy and had a Delta-V 😀
A Girvin Proflex sometime around 97 from my then girlfriend's father
avdave2 I bought the pink and blue White Spider frame from the shop mcmoonter worked at in Stockbridge and did the same swapover although the handlebars with the extra struts were shelved and i also treated it to XT still have the bare frame in the garage. My rockhopper top tube was dropped down 2 " fillet brazed by Alves guy up near the Arctic circle
One of the original Ridgebacks circa 1984 I think. By modern standards a bit of a BSO but my dad still has it and it still rolls. I'll have to dig it out of his shed and do a back to back comparison with my Aeris...
1988, Peugeot Ranger
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broke and replaced under warranty with a Laser 15:
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but really, these aren't proper. first proper was one I saved up for working in a supermarket.
1989 cannondale SM600:
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1987 Marin Bear Valley, got it from Shokwave in Nottingham. Went all over on that bike. First ride was Cutgate, didnt know what i was letting myself in for. Still dont on some of the rides.
There are two his and hers matching Muddy Fox Couriers in the loft at work, not ours, that have been up there for years. Dont think hers has had much use.
Relative newcomer by the standards of this.
I had a halfords thing as a kid but my first proper bike was supposed to be a Merlin Malt 2. They didn't have the frame so I ended up with a Kinesis maxlight. About 2004. Saved up from my student summer job to buy it.