[ChrisRobin]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/rip-dan-hanebrink-inventor-competitor-and-mountain-bike-pioneer.html

Posted here since he was sorta on the map in the early DH years with his 7, 8 or 9" inverted travel forks. Meanwhile, other companies' DH forks had 5 or so inches of travel. I had an LT-8...and it was lousy and high maintenance but still neat to have when I look back on those days.

 

[Kurt_80]

That was quite a life, and quite a eulogy....Those LT8s epitomised mid 90s DH.

Rest In Peace Dan.

 

[Sandwich]

RIP to a DH pioneer.

Had one or two of his forks. Remember mixing vaseline and motor oil. Those were the days...

 

[Jm_]

Damn, that's sad. I remember he parked right next to me at Interbike. He definitely did his own thing how he wanted.

 

[ChrisRobin]

RIP to a DH pioneer.

Had one or two of his forks. Remember mixing vaseline and motor oil. Those were the days...

Yes!!! I did that too. He told me to do that. Lol