R.I.P. - List your old bikes here! What did you start on? What bikes do you miss?

I started at age 5 on a AMF Roadmaster in '67. Stripped it down to rides the trails on the edge of town in the midwest. A lot of kids trash their bikes there and I would buy them on the spot for $5-$10 with my lawn mowing money.

Began my bike repair/refurb biz and and paid my brother to mow lawns with me.

Bought an old 10 speed in 5th grade, promptly crashed it trying to use the coaster brake. Surprise surprise! '69 Cuda you're in my way!

Bought a CYC Magic Mushroom BMX bike in 77 and raced throughout the midwest and then moved to SoCal and got serious until 78.

I really missed riding but my only interest was trails and I was 200lbs and too big for a bmx bike. But the Cal look VW craze was upon us and I drifted away from riding.

Was working at a surf/bike/ski shop after HS in '83 and my cousin came to visit from Willits. Brought a bike that "Gary" somebody had built and let me keep it for the summer. I never wanted to give it back. Had it for 2 years. Caught some guy trying to steal it and was chasing him down when he bolted into traffic on Olympic Blvd. Neither of them made it. Still feel nothing for that guy. Still cringe at the loss of the bike. Didn't realize what I had until years later.

I talked my boss into expanding into MTBs but left for college in KS soon after.

Started college with a Ross Mt. Tam in '83. Sold it a few months later instead of pawning my Strat. Had a moment of lucidity and sold the Strat and bought my bike back a few months later. Loved that bike. Sold it when I moved to the Gulf coast. Bought another one a couple of years ago on eBay for $100. Gave it to my nephew to use.

Got a Cannondale in '86 and rode it for years in Hawaii. Did a trade out with my paper for a Nishki e-stay POS in '90 from the LBS, big mistake.

Bought a used Stumpjumper in 97 from a military guy in our club that was being transfered to Germany.

Stopped riding until last summer. Got the urge big time to ride again and got a pseudo Overdrive Pro now. Love it.

 

Ya know its crazy. After all these years I never knew I would be thinking about bikes I had and how many I now have. I thought I grew out of bike once I got a skateboard. I loved skateboarding, still do. But now im back into bikes. HMMMM.

 

Too many kmart/ sears special bikes to name growing up.
Costco Schwinn mtb was what got me hooked.. till i saw the not for off roading sticker..#-o
IH azure
IH MKIII
kona coilair- current

What I missed most is my IH mkIII.. But its in good hands with my buddy. So i do get to see it still on the rides

 

Great thread!

I started on a great black steel Schwinn Beach Cruiser, chrome rack out back and all!

Next was a steel Diamondback rigid with 18 speeds and cantilever brakes, black with neon green streaks- very early nineties.

Then was steel GT Palomar, again steel rigid, this time 21 gripshifted speeds, bright metallic red.

The bike that really sold me on mountain biking was a matte red Iron Horse Maverick SE hardtail, aluminum, Manitou fork, disk brakes!

This year I moved almost everything from the Iron Horse over to my Jamis Dakar XLT 3.0 frame I picked up from JensonUSA and that's what I'm getting myself into trouble with.

-Al

 

My first bmx bike at 15 was an GT I dont remember which model.. it was basic racing bmx bike.. after starting dirt jumps, i went for hutch.. then S and M, then i got another bike, GT zakazr 1.0 for some cross country riding, when the downhill start to hit on shelfs at bike shops i just drool for couple years cause of the cost, finally had my first DH at 23, it was GT I drive dh. but until I got a ex pregant, all the toys had to go.. now im back into DH after 8 years.. I did really liked the GT I drive back then. today im still trying to find me a true dh rig..

 

Wow, some of you guys have been riding a LONG time, haha. Congrats to all of you guys! I've compiled a pretty good list though.
Huffy-circa 1995 (everyone starts with a Huffy right?)
Completely chromed out Dyno Air with the mag wheels, my first "cool" bike. I loved that thing, it ended up being a trampoline bike eventually because it was so short.
Then come the big dogs starting at 13 years old..about 1999?
Standard Trailboss The Robbie Morales signature series, the same frame as the T-1 progression and FIT. Profile 3pc crankset, S&M Slam bar specials, Primo pedals, Alex Doublewalls with DK hubs, 990's in the rear no fronts. Ended up parting that out due to snapping the rear triangle playing guinea pig on a new rhythm set.
Volume Solid at least I believe that's what it was. After snapping the Standard, I went on to a huge beefed up street frame, with a lot of the parts off of the Standard, but with XS cranks and Alex Triple walled rims.
Standard Trails 250 slotted out to 14mm axles. Many parts transferred again with Standard Forks as well that I had on the Solid. Kink 45 tooth sprocket (doing a lot of disasters at this point) 13 tooth flywheel. This was my favorite setup I've had on a bike w/ the profile cranks, Alex triple walls, S&M Stem and low Slam Bars. Heavy components, lighter frame, it was a park machine!
Haro Escape- my current setup, nothing special, but I plan to start upgrading, then buying a DS freeride frame and slowly start a part swapping/upgrading setup.

 

-Mattel Big Wheel (handbrake turns- yeah baby!)
-Sears MX (my sledgehammer: shocks, pegs-- lucky! )
-Schwinn Varsity (took a lickin' but kept on tickin')
-Schwinn Beach cruiser (first "fat tire" bike)
-Cook Brothers BMX (stolen- sigh)
-Specialized Stumpjumper (who didn't want to be like Ned)
-Bridgestone MB-1 (shoulda kept it)
-Bontrager Racelite (wish I coulda kept it)
-Giant Trance 1 (first dualie- Maestro rocks)

 

I thought I was bad, I'm glad to see others are as addicted or more addicted to bike swapping than I am.
Hello my name is Russell and I have an addiction:
MTB
1) Trek 98r- 1993
2) Giant Trance 2
3) Giant Trance 1
4) Specialized Epic disk
5) Giant Anthem 1
6) Niner Sir9
7) Gary Fisher Rig
8) Gary Fisher Supercaliber FS
9) Salsa Mamasita
10) Salsa Dos Niner
11) Niner Jet9 (now)
My favorites were the Giant Anthem 1, Niner Sir9, both Salsas and now my jet. I could have done without the rest of them.

Road-
1) Trek Soho
2) Trek FX 7.6
3) Trek FX 7.9 (now)

I'm down to two bikes in the stable and I want to build another 29er SS. After looking at my list, I need to be happy with what I have and call it day.

 

Schwinn Sting rays 1968- 1972
Schwinn 10 speed 1973-1975
Cannodale Tri oval 18 speed 1985-1988
Trek 8000 hard tail 21 speed 1995- 1999
GT hard tail Zasar 24 speed
GT I drive 1.0 24 speed
GT I drive race blue and yellow 27 speed
Super Lite Scott nitrous 2095 till now 165 travel with full lockout fromt and rear.

 

List of past mountain bike???? This could take a while :lol:

It all started around 1994 with a no name blue rigid everything POS bike with shimano sticker on it that I bought for 50 bucks??? The brakes didn't work and we were riding with jeans and tshirts....not a pretty sight. I remember joining some group rides and puked my guts out at top of the hill....not much of a hill I must add. Friend of mine who I rode with would always get tunnel vision and had to lay down. We even had a portable cot in the car for him......good times!

Then I got my first real mountain bike around 1995? Blue GT Timberline, that's when upgradetitise first bit. Purple stem rocks! Rode it through my college years and some. I do miss that bike very much.

1999 I got my first real job and I plunked down 2000 bucks for a GT LTS1000. It was anodized orange and Judy XL tripple crown fork AND Rockshox Disk brake up front.....yes I was hot.

Then dry spell.....work, GF and no riding buddy so I got lazy.....and fat.

Then around 2004 I ran into couple of peeps and the MTB bug bit again! Sold my LTS and bought a Giant AC1. Heavy as boat anchor but I still like it. Then I sold the Giant and bought an Intense Uzzi.....it was plush but heavy so I figure I'll switch to Uzzi SL. BAD IDEA! I did not like the SL at all. So that was sold quick.

Then bought my first chumba.....the EVO. Rode the prototype and loved it. Waited 4 month for it to be made. That was around 2005.

Upgradetitise bit hard! I had 4 different fork and 3 different shocks on that baby and 2 different set of wheels.

THEN around 2007 Dubjay let me try his Aizan SS.......WOW so off I go to the dark side. Built an Aizan 29 SS and it was awesome! In 2008 I built my dream SS 29er and she rocks! The kool aid was just too tasty to stop so I bought and sold a few 29er bikes: RIP9, Spyder29, pivot 429......the pivot is for sale anyone?:lol:

Last month I bought a used Chumba XCL and took it to San Juan today and it performed better than expected. Very nice!

Ok this is all I can remember and I'm sure I had few more bikes than that but the effect of old age is kicking in. #-o

 

I first mountain bike was an Alien, no suspension at all. It was great bike. I still have the frame in the garage. Not sure if I will ever get rid of it.

 

Since I started mountain biking in 1993, I've had several bikes (both mountain and road). Currently, I have 7 mountain and 3 road bikes. Here's my list:

Mountain bikes:

93 Cannondale M700
95 Klein Rascal
96 Trek Y-33
96 Manitou System DH
01 Iron Horse G-Spot
01 Schwinn Straight 6
02 Foes Fly
03 Intense Spider
03 Titus Quasimoto
03 Titus Quasimoto DH
05 Titus Moto-lite
05 Banshee Scirocco
06 Seven Duo
06 Ellsworth Moment
06 Gunnar Ruffian 29er SS
07 Niner RIP9
08 Vassago Optimus Ti 29er SS
05 Seven Sola Ti (still have)
08 Ellsworth Tiruth (still have)
08 Ellsworth Moment (still have)
06 Ellsworth Rogue (still have)
07 Ellsworth Epiphany (still have)
08 Sinister Ridge (still have)
09 Jones Spaceframe / ti truss fork (on order)
09 Cotic BFE frame (on order)

and road bikes:

05 Orbea Lobular
05 Orbea Aletta Tri
06 Titus FCR Ti
06 Independent Fab Club Racer fixie
07 Orbea Ora Tri (still have)
05 Seven Elium SG (still have)

I have an Ellsworth double ride (tandem) on order as well.

 

OMG! I thought I'm addicted to bikes!!!

MTB:
1) Costco Mountain Bike (returned after I have had it with tuning the gears).
2) 1999 Raleigh M50 (still got it)
3) 2001 GT I-Drive XCR1000 (frame cracked) Now a unbuilt frame...
4) 2001 Klein *something* hardtail (sold on ebay)
5) 2002 Giant AC-1 (still riding)
6) 2002 GT Ruckus 1.0 (still riding)
7) 2002 Specialized BigHit Pro (upgraded to 8.5" rear) (still riding)

Cruiser:
1) 2002 Schwinn Phantom Replica (looks as good as new)
2) 2002 Dyno Cosmopolitan (wife's) (looks as good as new)

BMX:
1) 2002 GT Thumper (sold on ebay)
2) 2002 GT Power Series 1.0 (still got it)

Wants:
1) Trek Road Bike
2) Surly Cyclocross
3) 29er Single Speed

 

i miss my 1998 mongoose pro sx IBOC. it cost me $1000 closeout. retailed for 1750.00...that was a lot of money back then... it came w/ XT and White Bros parts, 4130 chromolly. woman racer leigh donovan rode it as a dh bike in mammoth. I bent the frame on a boulder so I stripped off the parts and threw it away.back in the day mis informed ignorant assclowns like thought it was a Wal Mrt/Toys R Us bike.

 

Okay, I'll play.

Bmx, the early years, 1972ish.


First mountain bike, bought new, 1988 GT Karakorum (long gone)


Followed by a 1990 Alien ACX (still have)


Then the 1990 Rascal (still have)


The 1994 Pulse (still have)


The KHS tandem (still have this too)


Tried this for a couple of years


and finally, at age 49, started bmxing

 

Okay, hear it goes.
1. Cheap schwinn style bike bought from Gemco. Does any one here still remember Gemco?
2. A Grayhound BMX bike that I bought with money I got for my 11th birthday that I got when I went to Holland and was later stolen from church.
3. A chrome Webco my parents bought to replace the Greyhound.
4. A FMF Foiler that I bought with money from my paper route. Then got stolen from P.J. Pizzaz.
5. A chrome HBS BMX bike that I gave to my niece a couple of years ago.
6. My first MTB was a Diamondback Appex that I bought of a freind for $500.-
7. A 16" Supergo Access Alu that was too small.
8. A black Avitar that I bought from Supergo because it was cheap.
9. An 18" Supergo Access I bought off a freind.
10. My first full suspension MTB a GT Team LTS wich I cracked
11. A Mountain cycles MOJO soft tail. Cool looking bike, handled like sh!t.
12. I got a GT LTS-1 as a warranty replacement for the Team LTS then cracked this one too.
13. Got a GT LTS DS-1000 as a replacement for the LTS-1. I kept cracking the swing link on this bike and when Pacific Bikes bought GT they no longer honored the previous warranty.
14. 2001 Polished Foes Weasle. Badass
15. Ellsworth Joker. Cracked this frame too
16. 2007 Foes FXR. I'm still riding this bike. I love this bike.
17. A Sette' Reken. I bought this frame to put my spare parts on and I ended up really liking this bike. IMO the best hard tail that I've owned and the cheapest.
18. 2008 Chumba XCL I bought to replace the Ellsworthless Joker as my XC/Trail bike.
19. Sette' Shadow DJ bike. I bought this one because I still had spare parts and I wanted something to goof off on and ride around town on.

 

got my first bike in 1975, an orange with heavy metalice flake orange banana seat with sissy bar and ape hangers. don't remember what brand.

a 197? schwinn continental, weighed a ton.

a khs. dont remember the model. 1984

 

1. 2005 Specialized FSRxc Comp
2. 2005 Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper 120
3. 2006 Specialized Stumpjumper HT
4. 2007 Specialized Epic Expert (I miss her so much!)
5. 2008 Intense 5.5 EVP

 

Few more changes since the last time I replied.

Mountain bikes:

93 Cannondale M700
95 Klein Rascal
96 Trek Y-33
96 Manitou System DH
01 Iron Horse G-Spot
01 Schwinn Straight 6
02 Foes Fly
03 Intense Spider
03 Titus Quasimoto
03 Titus Quasimoto DH
05 Titus Moto-lite
05 Banshee Scirocco
06 Seven Duo
06 Ellsworth Moment
06 Gunnar Ruffian 29er SS
07 Niner RIP9
08 Sinister Ridge
08 Vassago Optimus Ti 29er SS
05 Seven Sola Ti (still have)
08 Ellsworth Tiruth (still have)
08 Ellsworth Moment (still have)
06 Ellsworth Rogue (still have)
07 Ellsworth Epiphany (still have)
09 Jones Spaceframe / ti truss fork (still have)
09 Cotic BFe (still have)
10 Knolly Delirium (on order)

Road bikes:

05 Orbea Lobular
05 Orbea Aletta Tri
06 Titus FCR Ti
05 Independent Fabrication Club Racer fixie
07 Orbea Ora Tri
05 Seven Elium SG (still have)
09 Seven V-II (still have)

 

1. '73 Sears Bike - Frame Broke on a jump at O'Neil park
2. '77 Rampar, BMX - Off spin of Raliegh brand, Alloy seat-post in a steel frame, not good
3. '81 Fugi Monterey, 10 speed, Kept in parents garage for years, sold it in a garage sale
3. '84 Hutch Pro Star, BMX, Very Light fun bike, Traded it for ski racks and $$, stupid
4. '84 Hutch pro star, BMX - Got it from a friend, Sold it to another friend.
5. '87 Diamond Back Apex, Rigid, Mtn Bike, Bio-Pace Cranks - Sold it
6. '91 Trek 8000 Aluminum, HT, Mtn Bike - First front suspension bike - Sold it
7. '93 Dean Carbore, FSR - Mtn Bike, AMP rear end, light - bobber - Sold frame, kept parts
8. '97 Specialized Stumpjumper, Mtn Bike, HT - custom build from previous - Sold it last week
9. '02 Specialised 'S' Works FSR, Mtn Bike, Nice Bike
10. '08 Specialized 29er Expert FSR, Mtn Bike, Great Ride, still have it!!

Next bike??