Hi Dave! (I assume you’re *the* Dave H?)
For over 25 years I guess for the majority of my online life. That’s a long time for a five letter moniker.
I am rubish about dates but I had issue 2 and a back number of issue. I can remember Simon Barnes arriving at SITs and Gofar setting of the riders at one of the Polaris Challenge events.
I think I joined in 2002 - my wife worked with Biff and I found out about this place through him. Used to spend a lot of time on here before family and work took over, and old man wrists stopped me from cycling. Still drop by though, and still enjoy the magazine.
No idea but 20+ yrs
Was SingleTrackRocks
Joined in about 2007 to ask if I should buy a full sus bike, ended up with a nice Chumba VF2 frame from Si at Progressive bikes who was very helpful in the forum, as were all the folks on here who helped with advice as I built it up with a variety of bits from classifieds and new.
<p style="text-align: center;">Must be at least 2003ish for me I reckon.... Oh how it's changed</p>
I'm in Seaforth, near Manly (hence the username - I now run my own workshop from home). The Worlds was good fun - although I got there late and didn't see anywhere near as much of the race or course as I'd planned due to a stinker of a hangover...
EDIT: That ^^ was meant to be a reply to one of the questions on page 1, but the quote didn't show.
I recognise some of the names above for sure - glad to hear it's still a nice place to frequent!
I used to ride with Biff (possibly a different Biff, though) and I bought my Surly 1x1 from Matt at Chelmer. Seems like only yesterday...
I was around pre-hack, I can't remember precisely when, but my username's the same. Just about the only think I can remember doing back then was posting a thread asking whether grinding a tooth off a singlespeed chainring was a viable way of altering gear ratios - I got some splendidly serious and very patient responses explaining why it wouldn't work. I still don't understand why 🙂
Early 2004 looking at the mag covers, like a fair few was very active on Bikemagic before it went titsup.com.
I'm not a big poster and rarely join in on the "debate threads" but this place has been a big support network for me & I've met some really top people off her 🙂
and looking at logins its allways been mrovershoot or MrOvershoot
Pre hack days for me and I still don't know how to post pictures 😅
Been here since early 2003, but under a variety of names. More of a lurker than a poster, but I appreciate the forum enormously and happily subscribe to the mag to support the site.
I think I joined here straight from the shitshifter list, probably 2001 ? Bought the first issue and reconnected with some old friends, made tons of new friends, spent best part of ten years exploring cheeky Calderdale trails and writing bollocks for the magazine, still check in most days but rarely post anything
<p style="text-align: left;">Twenty years+ here and I still miss the old forum.</p>
Another 1st edition person here. Before that it was more bikemagic and MTB-wales.
It was the appeal of the whole, riding your bike in the hills/woods is fun, ethos, and I still think the magazine articles and imagery follows that.
2001-ish when I was hamster, name changed after the hack.
Guessing 2002-2003, definitely pre-hack and back in the day you could get trolled by someone fillling in your username when posting... Same username.
stevemakin wrote:
I think I joined here straight from the shitshifter list, probably 2001 ? Bought the first issue and reconnected with some old friends, made tons of new friends, spent best part of ten years exploring cheeky Calderdale trails and writing bollocks for the magazine, still check in most days but rarely post anything
You probably won't remember this, but some time in the early 2000s I broke a bike frame. Despite the fact that you'd never met me, you offered to lend me a bike for a while, simply because you thought I might need one (and I guess you knew that we had friends in common). As it happened I had a spare bike so didn't need to take you up on the offer. I still haven't forgotten that kindness though. Thanks.
There's a decent amount of kindness around here (e.g. that Dave H bloke once lent me his car for a day just because it made it a bit easier for me to get mine serviced). I think that rubs off on people a bit. Thanks to all the kind people out there. You all rock!
I’d forgotten about that Gray 😊
Pity there's no history as I'd love to know what hogwash I was sprouting 20 years ago, I've a sneaking suspicion not much has changed.
It was just the same old shit BITD 🙂
https://web.archive.org/web/20011120170238/http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/list.php?f=2
Gosh thanks, that's my weekend sorted.
Bloody hell Barnes, where did you find that ?
The wayback machine 🙂
The forum posts don't seem to work in the above link. These (slightly newer) ones do though!
https://web.archive.org/web/20030715235947/http://singletrackworld.com/forum/list.php?f=2&menu=14
I lost a bit of time reading those 20 year old threads. I managed to find the coffee lounge on there, which I seem to have contributed to a bit, so yes, I was there then and am still here now.
Those old posts! Back when drac was a CHR, and Andy Armstrong! Bought a pace rc200 off him back then too.
Good lord, seems like a lifetime ago.
Been here ages, couple of different names before the hack. Was before my kids were born so that’s at least 19 years…
Fond memories of massive wind up threads from The Prawn and obviously Badger memes….and hora
Joined pre-hack and still here, only just though. Not riding unfortunately.
Did the ideal handlebar with question ever get resolved?
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/list.php?f= 2"> https://web.archive.org/web/20050731080222/http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/list.php?f=2
2003 ish I think. I was looking for my 2nd mtb, after an entry level MTB and someone I knew put a post up for opinions/ ideas and I signed up. Ended up with a Kinesis Maxlight. Last 3 years I have not posted at all as a rough time in life, but have been very much with you all by listening i.e. reading the posts.
Lovely to see the old posts, thanks.
Hey, @Sanny – I've never seen your full title before – Sanny the sandshoe cyclist!
Good, and sad too, to see posts from folk I knew IRL who are no longer here – Jenn, and my late partner, Andy.
I've been here since about 2002, although I hardly ever post.
^ mugsys_m8 – hope things look up for you.
"Lance Armstrong on drugs?"
Lolz
About 2003 or 4 I think. Seems like yesterday.
Mag since issue 3, and I remember wasting spending useful time in the Stirling Uni computer labs in 2001-02 on the forum. Drifted away at times between then and now but can't ever completely escape...
Not sure if I had a different user name initially or not.
Yep, 2004-5ish I think for me; I was in the London/ Surrey Hills are back in the day and made it to a couple of STW group rides round Swinley, meeting pook, PeterPoddy and various other people whose names I've forgotten. I've never been a big poster, but while I was in Canada I liked the feeling of connection to the UK I got from reading threads. Now I'm back on the correct side of the Atlantic, but still procrastinate by lurking here.
09 apparently - I used to frequent the forums of little used ukmb forum before that....
2009 for me, but not much of an active member/poster.
@dave_h - Usenet! Spent far too many hours on uk.rec.cycling and rec.bicycles.tech in the mid to late 90s. Frequently on the green-screen VT220 terminals in the library because they were most likely to be available.
But, on here since about 2002-ish, I think. Crikey...
Been here over 20 years. I may be wrong but I think pre 2000. Introduced by Daisy_Duke, not sure he is on here anymore.
Since 2003? Something like that.
tjagain Full Member
Think I was around in 2010 under the name TandemJeremy
@tjagain nope, 2005 at the latest. I met you the year I broke my collarbone, I arranged a ride in the Pentlands on here with you and Househusband and that was when I first met you. I was riding the Cotic Soul I had at the time, and when Househusband had a quick go on it you and I started wondering if he was ever going to return it! He mentioned that evening that he'd bought one for himself so he really was taken with it.
Been on here a while.
Remember people like Jedi, Bunny G, Cy, Pootle. Sparky
Did a few rides in Wales and South Downs. Seem to be too busy working these days for mid week rides and pints!
Was here before the hack, different name though, the Swansea Surf Noticeoard finally died last Friday. That was an amazing place 😂😂
I am still here...
Sam
Anyone remember what year SDH forum died?
I know that I started using here more once that was gone.
It was just the same old shit BITD 🙂https://web.archive.org/web/20011120170238/http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/list.php?f=2
Bloody hell, that's going back a way! 😳
