Hmm, I guess that since my trail bike was built around a 1997 front end it qualifies as old, and b/c of the much newer custom-mounted rear end it qualifies as obscure. Doesn't stop it from being a kick-ass rig though!
Pictures of old and obscure suspension bikes
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*grab my cane and whack a young kids bike tires* Kids don't know how good they got it. Why, I remember...........ohio said:
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Thank goodness for V brakes....I actually had time to study and not try and keep the cantis working well.
Rhino"I remember when hot pink was cool"fromWA
I am too fat for it but it sure was something to lust over.....damn sexy. Even non-MTB people would just stare at it....definate eye candy.ohio said:
I have some "blue" anti squeek suspension bushings left over from the STS....don't know why.....now there is an expensive part. No one shold ever complain about bearings ever again.
)Ohhh memories....Repack said:Hmm, I guess that since my trail bike was built around a 1997 front end it qualifies as old, and b/c of the much newer custom-mounted rear end it qualifies as obscure. Doesn't stop it from being a kick-ass rig though!
Roomate in college had the Neon Green one. And he put a 6 inch Trixxy (the really bad one!) and a MS 6 inch travel upgrade....I think there was even a stratos rear shock. What a tall bike that was!
He even put an aftermarket swingarm on there...
....Szember(was that the name?) He even tried the BETD travel link also.Specialized FS bikes....paving the way for aftermarket companies and newbies breaking into DH.
I still have a rhyno light wheelset built on one of those hubs.RhinofromWA said:No one has mentioned the V brakes on the Boxxer....or the non disk 20mm ringle/Boxxer hub. I guess most riders were still in diapers when that stuff was around.
Yikes you old timer.Repack said:
The servo wave were pretty nice actaully. The initial cable pull was low leverage/more cable and then about 1/3-1/2 of the way thru the lever throw a slot allowed the cable stop to slide down towards the lever pivot. That increased the leverage and slowed the cable pulled. When adjusted right you cuold have the pads away from the rim to adjust for wheel wobble....then quickly make up that distance until reaching the rim and then increasing the leverage to really crush the rim giving you a chance to stop.
I really like those levers....pure genious.Now combine that with the lever action that actuated the reat canti's on the RTS....old RTS owners know what i am talking about......and you have yourself about 4-6 different factors to setting up a rear brake if you really wanted to dwelve into it. As a bored college student who like the idea of being able to stop.....I monkeyed with the brakes A LOT!
Oh Viva la Mag 21 and Quadra 10
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The one good thing I have to say about it is that the lack of disk mount allows a wide flange and a zero dish wheel. The way all wheels should be......Transcend said:
Would make a good DJr wheel when they only run rear brakes.
Mine is still laced up to a Mammoth rim.
Do you have any better pics of that Carbon Bike? I remember riding that thing at Mt Snow in 2002. The bike weight was like 30 lbs, plus it was the best feeling suspension I have ever felt too. Just think if you put a Boxxer on it and tubless. You could get under 28 lbs. I would like to see if this guy is still building them.xy9ine said:
the lahar? pretty neat bikes. here's another version:
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Does he have a web site?xy9ine said:
i think lahar is currently defunkt.
Yah, I was look it up on Google. It looks like a different bike than the one I was talking about. The one I was talking about was built by a guy in the US. Last I heard he had made a few more frames for racers. The bike used two shocks, one air for rebound control and one coil over for compression. It was a sweet bike. I think fame and shocks weight was 5.5 lbs.xy9ine said:
Here is the bike I was talking about.
Great thread... read all 18 pages... 
I'll try to dig up some vintage mags and scan some pics to add over the next few days.
I'm still riding an old '98 Yeti Lawwill DH-6 w/ a 7" Boxxer, XTR drivetrain, Hayes discs, UST wheels. My do-everything F/S bike. XC & DH... just like it used to be... As rusty as I am these days, it was still fun to blow by guys on the latest rigs at Diablo a couple of months ago.
I'll try to dig up some vintage mags and scan some pics to add over the next few days.
I'm still riding an old '98 Yeti Lawwill DH-6 w/ a 7" Boxxer, XTR drivetrain, Hayes discs, UST wheels. My do-everything F/S bike. XC & DH... just like it used to be... As rusty as I am these days, it was still fun to blow by guys on the latest rigs at Diablo a couple of months ago.
BCD on this board is the builder you are thinking of.....FCLinder said:
I think he used a Shiver with one side gutted for a while.
HA. I think that last shot is one of mine. That bike was sitting in Chris Conroy's office at yeti for the longest time.
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Holy hell, what is this?????
wow its amazing how much time we have on our hands. hmm makes you wonder what else we do besides cruze ride monkey and look for the most random pics.
bcd said:it was more like 12lbs. i only made two
mine and a guy in the UK named phil.
this is my alltime fav pic of me. thanks shawn spoomer!
first proto 2x4
Wow Alex congratulation on your design acomplisment, your suspension and frame design make a lot of sense and your "Pennytech" aproach to the construction of the prototype frames is also very impresive...specially the more evolve version with all the povit points running on the bottom bracket shell, very clean for just a Working "test mule"
do you have any more pictures of more current atemps..or even of the older frame and how you made it...?
were are you going with this...?
Hopefully to the moon if not farder
congratulations again..
ricardo
bcd said:
actually I did,,,last night i spend a long time looking around and reading about stuff from thor's pictures to your shop, I really wish you well you have tons of potencial and great ideas...bcd said:
Note: I was a Industrial designer teacher for a few years in sur america and i work on design (some how mecanical engeniering) most of the time, so i can recognize a good solid aproach when i see it.
congratulations none the less, your bikes and really avangard in many respects..
Hahahaoly said:Holy hell, what is this?????
In all Fairness the Mantis FS were pretty hot back in the day. College roomate kept spouting off about the Mantis Flying V.
Meh, what do I know....I went out and bought a GT RTS. Still one of my favorite bikes I have ever owned.Maybe the two large tubes jetting out the back are for ballast(sp?)? Or maybe some inertia dampers?
I would gladly park that bike in my living room!
What's so weird about that Vrock?
it's like an inverted VPP or something, lower link rotates downward?....havent seen anything like itRik said:
Looks a bit like a Karpiels suspension as well.
i want one of those old radical +'s. very cool.
Um is it me or is the suspension compressed in the first pic? Otherwise I don't understand how it works, but that wouldn't be the first time.zedro said: