Bikes You Miss...
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My second mountain bike.
My 2005 Kona Cowan
My Yeti 4X.
consumer whore......i don't miss any of them. they're all replaceable and technology marches forward. you sentimentalists can stick with your u-brakes and biopace rings...
I miss my Bullit. It was spec'ed perfect with the Stratos LR-1 fork. It was the lightest bike I never broke.
seriously, it is just a bike. no more, no less. i try to be attached as little as possible to my material objects so that they do not own me.consumer whore......
there is no need to buy a new bike every year/two/three....that simple.
we seem to be arguing for different things: you for a ceasefire in the neverending consumer cycle, and me for less sentimentality and emotional attachment to material possessions. i don't think these concepts are mutually exclusive.
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I built my Bullit from scratch including the first set of wheels I ever built. Every other bike has either been what was on sale or what I could build with parts I have.
So it was special because each part was hand picked. It was the only one I've ever built that way, but I sold it without issue.
I miss my 1991 Bridgestone MB-1 and 1994 Litespeed OBED
My '80 or so Redline Proline - Blue tuffmax chainring, matching composite rims, etc... sold it to help pay for my 1st car. I was an idiot.
My 1st FR/DH bike - 2004 Kona Stab -fun, flickable, not stable at speed but have a lot of good memories associated with that bike. Just found out that the same bike is being put up for sale, again: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2836918/
My 1st FR/DH bike - 2004 Kona Stab -fun, flickable, not stable at speed but have a lot of good memories associated with that bike. Just found out that the same bike is being put up for sale, again: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2836918/
I miss riding.
My 86 Fat chance.
schwinn straight six. all bassboated out...classy chassis. sold it to get a heavier duty dh bike. that was dumb.
I miss my Kona Muni-Mula....had to sell it cause i was jobless
I wouldn't mind having my Hutch Pro Racer and Hutch Trickstars back.
91 Bridgestone MB0. I loved that bike.
starting oldest to newest:
specialized m4 stumpjumper built up for slalom
specialized team replica dh race bike (palmer style)
yeti 4x
yeti dj prototype- far, far superior geometry and handling to the production version
yeti 575
sinister r9- best dh bike ever for me
sinister dna- so fast and nasty in the jumps
sinister splinter- so versatile and took some gnarly big 360 cases without budging.
specialized m4 stumpjumper built up for slalom
specialized team replica dh race bike (palmer style)
yeti 4x
yeti dj prototype- far, far superior geometry and handling to the production version
yeti 575
sinister r9- best dh bike ever for me
sinister dna- so fast and nasty in the jumps
sinister splinter- so versatile and took some gnarly big 360 cases without budging.
I have a few...
Karpiel Apocalypse (my first one).
Karpiel Armageddon
Rocky RMX, first bike I had ever built brand new from the frame up. Took it on my first Moab trip.
Lemond Victoire carbon/ti roadie - stupid fast, stupid light - but I was afraid of killing it.
Kona Sutra - this bike was rebuilt tons of times - ended its life when I got hit by a truck.
SX Trail - loved this bike, seemed to do everything well.
Karpiel Apocalypse (my first one).
Karpiel Armageddon
Rocky RMX, first bike I had ever built brand new from the frame up. Took it on my first Moab trip.
Lemond Victoire carbon/ti roadie - stupid fast, stupid light - but I was afraid of killing it.
Kona Sutra - this bike was rebuilt tons of times - ended its life when I got hit by a truck.
SX Trail - loved this bike, seemed to do everything well.
So awesome. I had a pink one with lavender Tuff II's that was stolen. I replaced it with a powder blue one with pink Tuff II's. Gotta love the 80's.
Not my favorite color, but I remember that bike. You're old.
Yeehaw, Mike Miranda and Woody Itson represent!!!
I miss the only bike I ever had stolen: A candy apple red raleigh rampar with black tuff wheels. Must have been probably 1980 or so. It was my first real BMX bike, and there would be many more to follow. I remember being so stoked when my grandpa bought it for me, and completely crushed when it got swiped.
I lusted over the powder blue one, myself. I had a PK Ripper and wasn't willing to part with it in order to get the Hutch, though.
I have to say, the PK took a lot of heat. With Redline Flights, ACS Z-Mags, and Landing Gear fork, and Uni Turbo seat, that bike was so damn light!
Balfa BB7 - man that was a sweet ride, but it was just too much rig for SoCal.
I miss all of my old trials bikes. I have owned about 8 of them all of them have treated me well.
My best one was my 1995 Ross modified trials bike. I got it brand new when I was 14, I delvered a $hit load of newspapers to get that bike. I won my first pro comp on it, used it until 1998.
Mine was this bike but red and Club Roost gave me a bar and stem and Magura hooked me up with yellow raceline D brakes. Mine was threadless too.
My best one was my 1995 Ross modified trials bike. I got it brand new when I was 14, I delvered a $hit load of newspapers to get that bike. I won my first pro comp on it, used it until 1998.
Mine was this bike but red and Club Roost gave me a bar and stem and Magura hooked me up with yellow raceline D brakes. Mine was threadless too.
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i had a MB-3 myself. good bike for the price.
that brings back some memories. i had a RedLine Proline II. chrome and red throughout.
The 2 I miss most--
'92 or '93 Rocky Mountain Thin Air-- race-ready weight of 23.7 lbs. Thing just fit like a glove, and handled like a train on rails.
'94 Mantis Profloater-- weight of 24.5 lbs with just using the ti spring on the Noleen shock. Again, fit very well and railed the trails. Too bad some jock-ass thought they needed it more and stole it while it was locked in front of our "security-manned" employee entrance. Karma says the thief got a face-load of asphalt, 'cuz I ran my brakes backwards back then........
'92 or '93 Rocky Mountain Thin Air-- race-ready weight of 23.7 lbs. Thing just fit like a glove, and handled like a train on rails.
'94 Mantis Profloater-- weight of 24.5 lbs with just using the ti spring on the Noleen shock. Again, fit very well and railed the trails. Too bad some jock-ass thought they needed it more and stole it while it was locked in front of our "security-manned" employee entrance. Karma says the thief got a face-load of asphalt, 'cuz I ran my brakes backwards back then........
Yanked outta my garage (detached) while I was at a wedding reception 3.5 years ago...