Show us your first ever full suspension bikes.

It's cool to see how the designs have changed over the years. Think mine is probably the oldest of the lot. You will have to excuse the 1970's clothes and the Speedway getup that the parents made me wear for the photo……..Oh and the 1970's nicotine stained woodchip wallpaper!

This was my birthday present in 1978/79 we can't quite remember, but it had full coil/oil forks and a pair of lovely chromed coil/over rear shocks! The fake plastic fuel tank didn't stay for long!

my first full bounce (and also oil-damped fork and disc brakes) was just like this one:

Bought late 2005. I guess that's when I actually started to take an interest in cycling as more than just a way of getting in to remote hills.

let's have some dates too, so that we can order them.
Oh, and mine was single speed with hub brakes front and rear. So does that make it Niche?

S-works FSR. JMC style. ~1997, Plymouth Hoe Mini Golf course. and some pimping Fox motocross trousers….

My first full suss.

I still have it. Although these days the frame is languishing in the garage, I do hope to rebuild it this summer with some lightweight wheels and forks into a lightweight 5" xc bike.

PJM, I still run one of those daily for guiding duties. My fave bike!

2004 enduro expert. Stil got the frame untouched for 3 years.

Got it in 2007 was a nice ride until some scroat stole it (the beard and the tie dye shirt have gone to)

Looks like the 2003/04 Enduro is a bit of a fave. 😆

Yep. Rightly so, that shape Enduro was a groundbreaking bike.

I wouldn't consider parting with mine.

Giant box 2. Awfull bike.

Great bike

I've still got the frame, although a little worse for wear in my shed, just can't find a rear shock unit to fit it 🙁

Me on the right. 2001 rock springs.

bought frame 2nd / 3rd hand in 2004 for £150, great bike, preferred it to the quad rift zone i have now

Not mine but i had one of these in black, always regret selling it 🙁

Back in the day, didn't keep it long as it was **** awful, sold it on for a merlin ti hardtail

The Mountain Cycle is my first ever.. virgin rear squidge experience..
the FSR S works garage queen behind it is my mate Dave's pride and joy and also his first and only full suspension setup.

Orange X2.
Frame bought new in about '97, was one of the first in the shops, hence the non-standard (but much nicer) colourscheme. So new that first the rear triangle, then later the front triangle were replaced under warranty due to that weird pivot bush design. It lasted almost 8 years till it cracked from the crud catcher boss right round the down tube.

proflex 857 lovely ride bought in 1998 ,then onto GT sts downhill year after the good old days

My first, built yesterday 🙂

95 FSR in steel/alloy, cannae find a pic.

Rocky Mountain ETS-X30. 2003 model, I think.

My eldest daughter, seen cleaning my old bike here, is 15 this year. I still have a MV frame now (several warranty replacements later), although its just hanging unridden in the workshop.

early x3 vesion of one of these, was ace

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2006 (I think) Giant Reign.

No pics but 1st full sus was a orange sub5 circa 2003.Served me well over the years and was only pensioned off to comuting duties last summer.

the garden is immaculate, that makes a change

nice to see lots of them being ridden…

One of these. Still got it, but mine isn't as good as this one 🙂

(Not my ACTUAL bike pictured)

My first and last new bike – everything since then has been self-built and 2nd-hand.

GT i-Drive XCR 4000

Santa Cruz Superlight, 1999 or 2000 I think. At the time the OTT coloured bits were all the rage! I miss that bike :o(

Giant NRS 3, 2005

Another enduro.

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Great bike but not as good as the heckler it was replaced with. Ate shock eyelet bushes and not enough seat adjustment.