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The One That Got Away (thank God)

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MikeD

Leader and Demogogue of the Ridemonkey Satinists
Oct 26, 2001
11,735
1,819
chez moi
hawt! I still wish I'd owned the smurf blue one back in the day.
 

MikeD

Leader and Demogogue of the Ridemonkey Satinists
Oct 26, 2001
11,735
1,819
chez moi
That era of XTR was my favorite crank. Only XTR anything I ever used, but I scavenged a bunch of sets cheap at the San Diego swap meet where pros sold off their sponsored stuff...
 

MikeD

Leader and Demogogue of the Ridemonkey Satinists
Oct 26, 2001
11,735
1,819
chez moi
I always liked the look of those XT cranks. Had a set myself. The frame somehow reminds me of a Specy Hardrock or a Kona though.
And in retrospect, yes, but also vice-versa...AFAIK the Pitboss was one of the earlier burly/freeride/whatever hardtails out there and many frames of other makes followed on. It most looks like a Cove to me, with the big squared RAD headtube junction...
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,005
22,038
Sleazattle
Ibis bow ti.

Still love strangeness of it.
Same. Saw one in the wild once. I had just eaten shit on a steep wet rocky Rooty section when some dude just hauled ass through the section on one. As a noob on a bike with geometry better suited for an ejection seat and an elastomer fork I assumed it was all because of that bike.
 

jdcamb

Tool Time!
Feb 17, 2002
20,050
8,769
Nowhere Man!
I would love a size 18” Ti Fat Chance someday for cruising around/gravel-ish rides.
I work on one. It is a harsh ride. Very unforgiving. The RS SID TI fork is still running well. Nobody could have predicted that. We call it the Mullet as it is party in the front and business out back.
 

rideit

Bob the Builder
Aug 24, 2004
24,687
12,481
In the cleavage of the Tetons
FUNK actually made a short travel version of the Bow Tie, designed for La Ruta De Los Conquistadores race in Costa Rica. I would totally rock one of those, I wanted a FUNK elevated chainstay number so bad in the early ‘90’s.
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JohnE

filthy rascist
May 13, 2005
13,550
2,180
Front Range, dude...
Haro Extreme...I had one, thought it was the coolest thing ever. Done up w/ XT drivetrain, Cooks cranks, American Classic hubs on ACS rims, Anzas and Hyperlite bars...spent way too much $$ trying to make it cool, all it was was really, really heavy...

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