What's your mountain biking pedigree? List past owned bikes…

Raleigh montana
Raleigh discovery
Kona cindercone
Orange elite ltd anodised gold
Got a bmx for a bit and a car,
2nd hand Marin bear valley se
Orange p7
kona explosif 853
Specialized M4 s works hardtail
Dekerf sl
litespeed lookout mountain
Lynskey Pro 29 sl

Also owned
Pinnarello suprise, trek oclv 5200, scott cr1, specialised tricross, lynskey procross and 2 kinesis crosslights.

* C’mon mamadirt * we’re all dying to read your list, despite some johnny-come-latelies trying to usurp. 😀

On the other hand, you may well have been up all night producing your book list. 😉

In some sort of chronology, ‘proper’ bikes….

AlCarter DX something
Park Pre something
Saracen Tufftrax
DiamondBack Topanga
Spesh Epic
Giant VT
Commencal Supernormal
Giant NRS Carbon
Litespeed Niota
Orange 5
OnOne 456
Giant Trance
Scott Spark
Yeti 575

There are more but cant remember them at the moment.

Current bikes:
Cube Fritzz
Trek Fuel Ex9
Orange Crush
Boardman Team Carbon Darkside

85 – townsend colorado
88 – Al Carta Black Panther
92 – Orange C16
96 – Orange P7
02 – Inbred
04 – Turner 5 spot (hl)
11 – Turner 5 Spot (dw)

I’ll start from my first ‘proper’ bike….

1997 Specialized Rockhooper (steel) – stolen
1997 Kona Koa to replace the above (loved, but sold for an FS)
1998 Cannondale Super V 500
1997 Marin Mount Vision (bargain second buy with Big Uns, full XTR etc)
2001 Fly BMX (stolen)
1999 Specialized FSR (bult up to get back into riding)
2001 Kona Stinky (had for ages in various builds)
2003 Specialized Big Hit (loved this bike, Push tuned RC shock made it)
???? Planet X Jack Flash (for BMX tracks etc)
2000 Santa Cruz Chameleon to replace the above
2005 Specialized Demo 9
2001 Kona Stinky in play bike mode to replace the Demo
200? Norco Sasquatch (hated it, only kept for a few weeks)
2004 Orange Sub Zero (loved, but cracked the frame)
2007 Santa Cruz Chameleon (loved, and had ages)
2001 Kona Stinky, rebuilt as a burlier play bike
2008 Solid Flair to replace the above, great but didn’t pedal well
2005 Orange Patriot 66 (hated….with a passion)
2005 Specialized SX Trail (current bike following a break from cycling).

Planning to build up a more trail orientated bike soon – SX is great fun, but not really an all day bike.

1988 Raleigh BMX
1998 Dawes Saratoga
1999 Kona Cindercone
2001 Trek Fuel 80
1997 Kona Caldera
2008 Genesis Altitude
2009 Beone Nirvana 1.0
2009 OnOne Inbred 29er
2011 Boardman Full Suss Comp

Forgot, I had a Bonty Racelight too somewhere along the way which I never finished building.

Also – mountain biking pedigree – WTF are people filling up vital forum space with the names of road bikes for? 😉

1997 – Emmelle ??
1999 – Kona Firemountain
2001 – DMR Sidekick
2003 – Pashley 26Mhz
2004 – Orange Sub Zero
2006 – Pashley 24Mhz
2008 – Santacruz Nomad (Still own)
2009 – Charge Blender
2010 – Charge Duster SS
2011 – Sanderson Breath
2012 – Curtis XC100 853 (Still own)

LOL at superficial, I was about to ask the same.

It seems everyone furiously types in their list and otherwise ignores! (LIKE i DID…)

From this ’63ish

To this current(’06 model)

With these along the way:

’65ish Small fat tyre kids bike.
’68 First ‘proper’ bike rod pull sit up and beg.
’70 First brand new ‘racing’ bike.
Imitation chopper style bike.
S/H half decent racer.
Various 27″ wheeled bikes, until:

MTBs
’86 Ridgeback something.
’87 Ridgeback 603 XT
’87 Alves custom frame and fork
’88 Ridgeback 604 XT
’88 Overburys Pioneer
’90 Ridgeback 704 XT
’92 Kona Explosif
’94 Kona AA
’95 Kona Cinder Cone
’96 Proflex 856
’98 Mk1 Heckler
’02 Mk2 Heckler
’05 Schwinn moab
’08 On One Inbred 853
’09 Lapierre Zesty 314
’11 Heckler mk4
Be One Karma commuter

EDIT: And I still have 11 of the MTB list 😳

A small list comparitively

Ralleigh Amazon
Trek 5200
Specialized Rockhopper
Dave Hinde XC Frame
Yeti Kokpelli
Cove Stiffee
On One C456

1982 Malboro Zapper BMX
1989 Raleigh Banana road bike – managed to wrap it and me around a van
1991 Dawes Ascent – gave away
1992 Dyna Tech Mission – snapped
1994 Dyna Tech Orge – snapped
1995 Dyna Tech Torus (still got)
2011 Lapierre Zesty (main bike)
2010 Cotic Soul (play bike)

My list is pretty pathetic compared to some of the lists above!!

1988 Specialized Rockhopper
1990 Trek 8900 Bonded Alu (broke/stolen)
1992 Rocky Mountain Blizzard (broke x 2)
1994 Rocky Mountain Blizzard (broke)
1995 Trek 9900 OCLV Pro Issue (broke x 2)
1995/6 Kona Explosiv (Broke – welded – still got as singlespeed/fixie)
1997 Intense Uzzi SL (Broke, broke, broke, etc)
2001 Trek 8900 Alu (sold)
2003 Nicolai Nucleon (sold last year)
2010 Nicolai Helius AM (still got, love)
2010 Whyte 19 Steel (broke)
2011 Ragley Mmmbop (waiting sale)
2012 Ragely Troof (still got, love)

universal something or other with 12 gears !
townsend stonecreek
claud butler something
edinburgh bikes contour 300

emmelle cheeta – best bike i ever had – heavy as hell but it did EVERYTHING – from xc to full on dh courses (my mates at the time were on stinkys and coyote dh2) – i bought it for 15 quid to do my paperround on – it needed a fair bit of work but it was all adjustments no actual broken bits ….

Iron horse flag staff
marin b17
specialized hardrock
coyotedh3
mr big st10
DMR trailstar
Kona mcrae
Dawes Oxide
98 Santa cruz heckler
gary fisher rig
merida flx3000
thorn raven enduro
ragley td-1
sandman gobi

Hora’s bound to have had more bikes than Mamadirt as some of his he has only have for 5 or 6 days

Raleigh M-Trax
DMR Trailstar
Cannondale Super V 2000
Club Roost DH8
Cannondale Jekyll 2000
Cannondale F2000 CAAD3
Cannondale Prophet 800
Cannondale F800 CAAD4
Trek Fuel EX8
Cannondale M200
Cannondale F1000 CAAD5
Cannondale Rush 800
On-One 456
Cannondale Prophet 2000

Bit of a theme

Raleigh Chopper
Kuwahara BMX
Raleigh Bomber
Raleigh Super Bomber
Kalamunda mtb (1989)
Apollo mtb
Specialized Hardrock disc 2003
GT Aggressor XCR
On One 456
Canyon Nerve XC
Dialled Prince Albert

surely the number of bikes is irrelevant? the question being asked should read “what did you do with them whilst you had them?”

Raleigh Burner
Emmelle Nevada 15 speed
Graham Weigh 531 road bike
Marin Bear Valley
Cannondale Caad3 custom build
Battaglin Columbus-tubed road bike
Dirtworks Monster DH bike
Planet-X dirt-jump bike
On One Inbred geared
Colnago Ramarro road bike (still own)
Cannondale Caad5 custom build (still own)
Turner Flux custom build
Yeti ASR5 Alloy custom build (still own)

Its interesting a lot of people seem to pick a brand and try three of four bikes before moving on to another brand an doing the same

2002 Giant Boulder (nicked)
2003 Giant Boulder (given away)
2003 Gary Fisher Marlin (sold)
2004 Specialized Stumjumper (now a commuter)
2006 Specialized S-works FSR (sold)
2007 Pace RC305 (sold)
2007 Santa Cruz Blur LT (current bike)
2009 Santa Cruz Superlight (current bike)

I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.

Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!

Well my mtb list is over 26 years, so not that many really 🙂

nick3216 – Member
I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.

Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!

or maybe it could be that people just like bikes alot……… ❓

Counting only mountain bikes:

Shogun Prairie Breaker 1
Kona Cinder Cone
GT Psyclone
Trek 8500
DMR Trailster
Sunn Bmix
DMR Sidekick
Revell 24″
Specialized Enduro 2004
Specialized Enduro S-Works 2005
Specialized Enduro 2006
Commencal Absolut 4x

Currently have:

Specialized SX Trail
Specialized Stumpjumper EVO carbon
Transition Double

Slightly excessive, but they all get ridden.

MTB only:

Unbranded thing as kid, was luminous yellow
GT Tequesta – got stolen from school
Trek 6500 – now my singlespeed
GT LTS
Spesh Stumpjumper FSR
Dialled Bikes Morning Glory
Ellsworth Truth
Cove Handjob
Commencal Meta 55 Carbon – current bike

Not many, I tend to stick with something til it dies. So with the Commencal, won’t be long to wait then! haha

Lee Cougan Hurricane
Orange EVO2
Singular Swift
Dekerf Singlespeed
Dekerf Phenomenon
Dekerf Implant

Last three still in use – spot the point in that history at which midlife crisi hit!.

mid 80’s – BMX of some type (got nicked)
mid to late 80’s – 2nd hand raleigh racer (destroyed it)
late 80’s – early 90’s – Raleigh Styler Mag (got nicked)
1990ish – Towsend ATB of some sort (got nicked)
-Long break without a bike, weirdly whilst living in Halifax!! How i regret that now.
late 90’s Raleigh Dyna Tech MTB (off the GF’s Bro)
2004 – GT Avalanche 1.0 (still riden regularly, work and with kids)
2010 – Orange Five – bought 2nd hand frame (2005) and built it up. use it for everything techier than canal tow paths to DH.

MTB’s
Spesh Stumpjumper (1990 I think – cromo with Deore XT)
Giant CFM2
Giant Monex PS-S1
Merida Matts cromo
Giant ATX 890
Giant ATX 990
Giant XTC (NRS) Team
Giant MCM hardtail
Giant XTC1
DMR switchback
Commencal Meta 4 VIP
Norco Bigfoot
Commencal Ramones
Merida 96

Yes I did work at a Giant dealer for a long time!

Mountain bikes:
2008 Airnimal Rhino
2010 Kona Unit 29er SS

Eclectic if nothing else.

Kona Lava Dome

Orange P7

Marin Attack Trail (x2, first one snapped)

Cove Handjob

Santa Cruz Heckler

My “proper” bikes – ie those I’ve owned over the last eleven years are as follows:

F Moser road bike
2003 Specialized Rockhopper
2004 Specialized Enduro (still owned)
2008 Marin Rock Springs (given to missus)
2009 Marin Wolf Ridge (still owned)
2011 Orange Pure 7 (still owned)

Quite modest judging by some of you on here!

I think this is complete:-

MTB’s

Raleigh something which got nicked
Raleigh Amazon
1995 Kona Lava Dome
1997 Dean Alu hardtail
1998 Klein Adroit (really rather lush, so fast!) – sponsored
1999 Klein Attitude Comp – sponsored
2000 Gary Fisher Paragon (replaced twice due to cracking – last frame was a Supercaliber)
2001 Scott Strike 20 (still got the frame – semi sponsored)
2002 On One Inbred (current – commuter)
2003 Giant NRS 2
2005/6 On One 456 (current)
2009 Cotic Hemlock
1992? Cannondale M500 (I think)
200X On One Inbred slot d/out (current)
2010 On One Scandal (current)

So, over time, I peaked with valuable stuff around college/uni time, then since then have become a cheap skate. And moved to Yorkshire, maybe that explains it.

I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.

Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!

I’m amazed you worry – I couldn’t give a monkey’s pizzle how many bikes anyone else has/had.

The wife is resigned to the fact I get bored easily. I justify it by considering that I’m well into my 40’s & been riding bikes since I was about 3 years old, I’ve never smoked, I drink very little, I drive a 17 year old car (and only cover about 2k miles per year), I’ve never been out of work since my 1st step on the career ladder, and finally, I can’t resist a bargain.

2retro4u
Marin County, Cali

1970 Schwinn Varsity

1970 Peugeot UO-8

1971 Peugeot PX-10

1971 Colnago

1974-1978 A succession of converted cruisers, each one replaced after I broke the frame.

1978 “Breezer” #2

1980-1983 Three or four Ritcheys, still own the 1983 Annpurna.

1984 American Breezer (stolen in 1994)

1994 Ritchey P-21 (Replaced the American Breezer)

2005 Stumpjumper Expert

2008 Gary Fisher HiFi 29er

2010 Gary Fisher Rumblefish II

OK, maybe worry was too strong a word

Ah, go on then . . . just for you tom, ton and CG 😉

Dawes Zed (first ‘mtb’ bought in 1991 . . . blimey what’d I started 😯 )
Diamondback Camarillo
Polished alloy Merlin Cycles frame
Kona Cinder Cone
Trek Y11
Kona Muni Mula
Cheap white boys road bike
Raleigh Grifter
Curtis Pro BMX
Diamondback Viper X BMX
DK General Lee BMX
Federal Nation BMX (raw)
Y2K Kona Roast x 2 (warranty)
DMR Sidekick
2002 Kona Scab
Another DMR Sidekick
GT Zaskar Race
DK Fury BMX
GT Mach One race BMX
Kona Mama BMX
Mutiny Raven BMX
Hutch Expert BMX
Dirt Bros Shortbus BMX
White One Flamin’ Speed
DMR Rhythm
Schwinn Stingray cruiser
Kona Kilauea
Orange O2
Dirt Bros Patriot BMX
Cove Handjob
Kona Roast 2004
Kona Scab 2001
Planet X Hammerhead
24Seven Dark Angel
Balfa Minuteman
Kona Scab 2003
Santa Cruz Chameleon
Kona Scrap
Orange C16R
Kona Stinky 2004
Kona Chute 2002
Kona Stinky 2-4
Mutiny Punisher BMX
Orange Sub Zero
Santa Cruz Heckler
Haro Backtrail BMX
Dirt Bros Trail-or-Park BMX
Flow Moe
Fit baby blue BMX
Another Kona Scrap
Kona Stinky Primo 2004
S&M Sabbath BMX
British Eagle EXS
Orange Clockwork
Fit black BMX
S&M Dirt Bike
S&M Dirt Bike NG
Orange Airo
Kona Cowan
Kona Cowan DS
Another Kona Cowan DS
Diamondback BMX
Kink Launch BMX
Eastern Shovelhead BMX
Federal Fraction BMX
On-One Inbred sliding dropout
On-One Inbred track ends
Spooky Bandwagon
Another Federal Nation BMX
Cove Stiffee
Kona Coiler
Foes Predator
Raleigh Chopper
Intense Tazer VP (owned twice 🙄 )
Another DK BMX
Santa Cruz Bullit
Intense Tazer VP FRO
Subrosa Pandora DTT BMX
Fit Logic BMX
Intense Slopestyle
Cheapo Apollo f/s
Intense Moto Pro Cruiser
Intense Tazer FS
Intense Tazer HT
Mountain Cycle Battery
Another Intense Tazer VP
Commencal Absolut SX 2010
Cotic BFe
Subrosa Salvador BMX
Kona Dudu
Another Santa Cruz Heckler
Intense Tazer VP – revisited
Intense Uzzi VP
GT Aggressor
GT Timberline
Alpinestars T24
Another Intense Moto Pro Cruiser
On-One 456
Another Cove Handjob
Dialled Bikes Holeshot
More Commencal Absolut SXs x 2 (2010 and 2011 – warranty)
Kona Five-O 2008
FBM Guillotine BMX
Another Intense Tazer FS
Kona Stinky TL
2011 Orange Blood
1992 Specialized Hardrock
2009 Kona Shonky

110! to save you counting

ton – Member

nick3216 – Member
I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.

Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!

or maybe it could be that people just like bikes alot………

Indeed! Not even going to begin to try to justify myself, suffice to say I don’t regret a single purchase . . . it’s all learning, eh? Oh, and contrary to popular belief, I do only have three bikes.

Bikes do indeed rock!! 8)

I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.

Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!

Nope, I have changed bikes as my riding has improved and evolved. It also took a while to figure out the geometry I like.

Raleigh Boxer
Raleigh Burner
Raleigh Burner
Raleigh Amazon 1991
Raleigh M-Trax 1993 can’t remember the model
Specialized Stumpjumper M2 1998
mum’s old 1988 or so Raleigh Maverick, got nicked
Giant Trance 3 2007
Ridgeback Thunderbird
Yeti DJ 2005?
Yeti ASR5 2012

only have the Yetis now, a mate has the M Trax and it is still running sweet.

I’m more of a make do with what I’ve got and just ride bikes kind of guy.

@ mamdirt – 8OCrikey!

quality not quantity..

orange clockwork 1989
orange p7 1991

jumped on motorbikes until

spesh enduro 2002

then one last horrah

orange pro 5. on and a mirra BMX