The One That Got Away (thank God)
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There was an era before the DW SGS where they were making a short-coupled SGS FSR bike. It always looked way way too short and steep. I think it came in the "american flag" livery.
The DW SGS was longer AFAIK, but had pathetically under-sized chainstays. Guy broke it shortly after I sold it to them. Felt kind of bad for that, since it seemed to be in perfect condition. They eventually put out a beefier chainstay version, but the first was pretty pathetic.
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Tinker Juarez is a hot, sweaty man-beast, too. Or at least he was in that era of rainbow Kleins with their cool matched-paint stems for the 1.5" forks.
i want the gt ricochet 20 inch trials bike back that my younger brother lent out to a rei coworker sbout 20 years ago back...
there was a ti 29er eastern woods research frame on pinkbike awhile back that the seller would not ship to the states...
there was a ti 29er eastern woods research frame on pinkbike awhile back that the seller would not ship to the states...
There's a couple of great videos including Dave Cullinan on this link i just dug up actually:
Interesting, because the brochure I remember couldn't have been older than 89-90. But I guess a lot can change in 2-3 years as well.
Interesting, because the brochure I remember couldn't have been older than 89-90. But I guess a lot can change in 2-3 years as well.
Actually I do remember hearing that early on. Had figured Iron Horse would be making a name for themselves, instead watched for BMX brands making the scene instead; Haro, GT, Schwinn, Diamond Back. Aside from Mike King, an awful smooth BMX Pro working with Shimano during his Haro mountain bike period it seems GT is the only bike maker having had BMX x-over.
Also...this site...it still exists...a time capsule:
Aeon Mountain Bikes - Dreamride
Dreamride offers Aeon mountain bikes via mail order and in Moab, Utah.
www.dreamride.com
I owned an IH free ride bike at one point. I dressed it up but really wasn’t great. It always felt like a Performance/Super Go house brand with some bells and whistles.
One of the monkeys sold it to be. Don't remember his user name, but I think that I recall that he worked for Stan's at the time.
2001 Aeon Joker, S/N 9760098WV7, purchased from Mike Bush for $700-, arrived 2002-04-10.
So now we need to figure out his monkey name and whether he's still around. He was, as I remember a very friendly and helpful person.
Edit: @Mike B.
I wanted the trek carbon y bike so bad. Then one day me and my dad walked into the bike shop and they had like a hundred of the aluminum y bikes that were a couple year old models and selling cheap, so he bought me one. I rode that thing up until the shock gave out in 07 I think. I thought it was great but it was crap. I also really wanted a gt rts, I thought they looked great.
Back when everyone on RM had “Mike” in their screen name.
Yeah that's what I said.According to Kidwoo only Intense bikes broke. So you would have been fine.
serious question: how many of your kids are named steber?
I'll trade you a vintage something in southern california that I'll steal this week for the mootz!
I definitely remember how creepy they got AFTER dw got involved. Telling zedro they had a job for him just to get him to shut up on ridemonkey about iron horse.....then never returning emails. DW telling me the only rear end ever broken was rennie's when I literally saw a guy at the Iron Horse booth the previous weekend at mammoth with a chainstay hanging off his bike in two pieces. Completely using RM as nothing more than a marketing tool.........
I had a '95 Y22 that I bought used in 1996. The shock (Fox Alps) was horrific, but the fork was even worse.
I put a Cane Creek and a Marzocchi on it, which was an improvement. I eventually drove it into the garage door and insurance bought me a new bike.
Nah, not a fan of Steber as a person. He is too much Cali surfer boy. Just the bikes are cool.
You have to offer something really special for the YBB. It is rare, because air shock.
What you really want is this:
Too bad they never made a full disc version.
Yeti 303 expensive, and I have no use for a DH bike where I live.
That's the elastomer one? If so, yeah, that's the one I'm kinda sorta but not really but still would looking for.Nah, not a fan of Steber as a person. He is too much Cali surfer boy. Just the bikes are cool.
You have to offer something really special for the YBB. It is rare, because air shock.
What you really want is this:
Too bad they never made a full disc version.
headshock: nice touch
Back when I first got into MtB the original Stumpjumper (front sus only, Manitou IIRC) was beautiful to me. I had a Marin Bear Valley SE and went onto to get an Orange Clockwork, which was also a really pretty, well proportioned frame.
Over the years I have become increasingly less impressed by the big S, perhaps peaking when the the SWorks Levo came out at NZ$25,000. I do kinda like the new new Status, but mostly they are overpriced meh IMO.
Over the years I have become increasingly less impressed by the big S, perhaps peaking when the the SWorks Levo came out at NZ$25,000. I do kinda like the new new Status, but mostly they are overpriced meh IMO.
that's a bold strategy cotton....
buddy had one-was a pretty good do-it-all bike in the days before modern enduro bikes.
reasonable facsimile
^looks vaguely familiar
what is that?
comes with a rotor!
GSR?
what is that?
comes with a rotor!
GSR?
I broke an Id too. I forgot about that bike.
The Joker was a fine bike.
I had a '95 Y22 that I bought used in 1996. The shock (Fox Alps) was horrific, but the fork was even worse.
I put a Cane Creek and a Marzocchi on it, which was an improvement. I eventually drove it into the garage door and insurance bought me a new bike.
lucky! I had to ride around on a trek 9200. Which I thought was sweet. Rear swing arm moved like a happy dogs tail. Shock extended and locked on every pedal stroke. Everyone laughed at me for having a heavy full suspension bike. But the purple anno was rad.