Bike family tree. Who's next?

[Mitch]

This was an interesting side thread that died... Who's up?

Bikes I've owned, in chronological order:

Diamondback Sorrento
Miyata Elevation 5000
Kona Explosif
Specialized Ground Control
AMP Research B4
Specialized Stumpjumper Pro
Predator custom w/ AMP B3 rear
Specialized RochHopper single speed
Balfa Bobonum
GT Ruckus
Balfa BB7
Kona Stab
Azonic Evolution
Trek Liquid 30
Rocky Mountain Switch Pro
Rocky Mountain Blizzard custom single speed
Brodie Gigolo
Brodie Romax (ok, ok, it's a cross bike. But it has knobbies)
Brodie 1 Ball
Brodie Awl

[knowles]

03 kona stuff
01 kona stinky d
05 kona stinky d

[Chief]

01 brodie holeshot (sold)
02 cove hooker prototype (sold)
04 cove g spot
04 specialized p1
05 giant dh comp (sold)

[enduramil]

* means was a frame

85 Specialized Stumpjumper
92 Concorde MTB*
95 Norco Sasquatch*
97 Trek MTB *
98 RMB Pipeline
99 Brodie Libido URT*
2000 Brodie Libido*
2002 Aluminum HT*
2005 Kona Stuff*
2006 Working to buy Duallie
2006 Late in year Chromag*

[NSTP]

96 Norco Nitro
99 Norco Rampage
01 Norco 250
00 Giant ATX DH2
03 Santa Cruz Bullit
04 Norco 4Hun
04 Devinci Wilson
05 Devinci Ollie

[Dantes Inferno]

95 12" Ralleigh 21 spd. DISAPEARED
97 15" Giant ATX 760 TRADED
Silver 16" Hillside Mountain Bike (year unknown) SOLD
99 16" Santa Cruz Heckler (first year with gussets) SOLD
02 18" Brodie Devo BROKEN - FIXED - SOLD
Red 16" Hillside Mountain Bike (year unknown) SOLD
04 17" Santa Cruz Bullit ROCKIN IT:rocker:

[enduramil]

95 12" Ralleigh 21 spd. DISAPEARED
97 15" Giant ATX 760 TRADED
Silver 16" Hillside Mountain Bike (year unknown) SOLD
99 16" Santa Cruz Heckler (first year with gussets) SOLD
02 18" Brodie Devo BROKEN - FIXED - SOLD
Red 16" Hillside Mountain Bike (year unknown) SOLD
04 17" Santa Cruz Bullit ROCKIN IT:rocker:

Hillside?

[Jay T.]

diamondback assault
01 norco 125cc
02 norco launch
03 norco shore
02 brodie brute
03 norco 4-hun
05 transition top
05 243


those are the orde ri bought them in, the shore i just got rid of and the the brute was never ridden

[Dantes Inferno]

Hillside?

yeah, they are aluminum hardtails with a design similiar to the older cove stiffee. They were a company which started in West Van and went under. They are made for 3 - 4 inch forks and climb worse than a bike with 7 inches of rear suspension, but they desend like a dream. Im pretty sure they were designed with steep tech sections in mind.
Heres ,my red one. I set it up for XC before i sold it.
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/24909-hillsideSide.jpg

[TomT]

Early 90's Norco Bushpilot Red full rigid
2000 Rocky Mountain Fusion, since upgraded with a 2000 X-Fly and XT/XTR components, now set up as a SS for commuting
2002 Giant AC2
2004 Rocky Mountain Switch Sl
2000 Rocky Mountain Turbo frame built up with a full 105 groupo

Not sure what I want next. There are soo many good choices out there. Maybe an SX-Trail with a Travis, who know's.

[Big_Al]

94 GT tequesta
94 GT mod trials
95 GT tequesta, warranty frame
97 GT Zaskar
99 Schwinn homegrown team
99 Kona stinky D
99 Norco team trials
00 Kona Score (rare and very cool)
00 Kona stinky D
02 Kona stinky Primo
02 Kona chute
02 Norco 4hun
03 DMR trailstar LT

Currently I am riding an 02 Kona stinky D frame, to replace the 02 primo which broke. I also still ride the norco trials and the Kona Score. The Norco trials has been repaired by dekerf and has one of their flame paint jobs. The Score is so damn cool and rare that I will never sell it.

[TomT]

you got any photos of this super rare Kona Score?

[Wayne P]

Univega 909 (?)
Kona Hahana
Bianchi Road bike
Norco Nitro (?)
Kona Explosif
Gary Fisher Mt. Tam
K2 Beast
Norco VPS 1 - the green one!
Balfa BB7 '00
Balfa BB7 '01
Balfa BB7 '02
Devinci Phatt
Santa Cruz V10
Devinci Apogee (road)
Santa Cruz Heckler
Santa Cruz Chameleon
Devinci Chicane (road)
Devinci Ollie
DK General Lee

Next - Appalache Real? Knolly Delirium?

Great thread. I used to do this with my skateboards when I was a kid. I think I had about 180 boards in about 12 years.

[Big_Al]

I can get some pics by tomorrow. The Score is the only titanium freeride hardtail that I know of. I talked to Dik at Kona and he said they only made 100 frames.

[bighitter]

The Score is the only titanium freeride hardtail that I know of.
in or around the same time the score was made lightspeed had one too...forget the name though. the score definetely would be a sweet to have. nice

[atb]

2000-2002: 00 ralighe fs2000, broken in half
2002-2004: 02 oryx dd66, sold the farme after i broke it twice.
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/20427-MVC-841S.JPG
2004: 02 norco 4by, with left over parts from the oryx. sold the frame again.
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/20427-driveside.jpeg
2004-2005: 01 norco 250cc, with parts from the oryx. sold the frame again.
2005: 02 giant dh, by then the only part left from the oryx was a pig dh head set. this bike got stolen, it was very sad.
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/20427-Picture009.jpg
2005: 04 norco speed metal 24", i still have, but it's for sale.
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/20427-Picture088.jpg
2005: 05 norco 4by, my freeride/street/slope style/dirt jump/do every thing els bike.
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/20427-Picture115.jpg
2005: 06 turner dhr, my DH race bike.
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/20427-Picture113.jpg

[slider32]

red tricycle
canadian tire piece of junk
pacer bmx
ccm 10 speed
velo sport pyrenees - still going, my father rides it.
Tech elite - stolen
Raliegh steel road bike- stolen
Pro flex 855 - broken, warranty replaced with...
Pro flex 856 - broken, warranty replaced with...
Pro flex 857 - sold
some Italian steel road bike - sold
DeKerf Generation - My current XC ride
Norco 125cc - sold
Norco Vps drop - My current trail/freeride/DH bike
Balfa Minuteman - My current street/DJ ride

[Jeff M]

Red "Mighty Max" 16"
Silver "Glacier Pathfinder" 24"

Now the real bikes, the only bike bought complete here was the original 97 norco magnum which I got for my 11th birthday. The rest have been works in progress, parts transfered between frames and continually being replaced when broken.

97 Norco Magnum - cracked, replaced with rampage
99 Norco Rampage - completely shit-kicked with 5" fork and eventually cracked, did crash-replacement to Team 853
00 Norco Team 853- still have it, my dad rides it now
00 Norco Nitro - still have, my XC bike
2001 Santa Cruz Chameleon - sold
2000 Norco VPS 4 - sold
2002 .243 racing - ovalized headtube, replaced with 04 .243
2004 .243 racing - sold
2002 Santa Cruz Bullit - sold
2005 Kona Cowan - still have
2005 Santa Cruz Bullit - stolen

Soon to have: 2006 Bullit

How about forks now:

97 Marzocchi Zokes - stantions ovalized in crown
98 Z2 - sold
00 Z3 QR-20 - probably my favourite fork ever, eventually broken (destroyed) by my little bro after 4+ years of use.
01 Z3 - warrantied twice and then crash replaced to dirtjumper
01 Psylo XC - warrentied once and sold
99 Z1 dropoff - sold
02 Jr. T - cracked arch replaced with 04 Jr. T
03 Sherman Flick - sold
04 Marzocchi dirtjumper - custom built fork, still have it
04 Jr. T - stolen

Soon to have: 06 Marzocchi 66

[.Robinson]

97 gary fisher hoo koo e koo (broken)
00 kona roast (sold)
01 snipes (sold)
02 norco 4 by (broken)
03 norco 1 hun (broke warrenty)
04 norco 250
03 brodie humper

[Trini-dad72]

ATB, you have the sexiest pair of bikes. Ever.:D

I have had:
A green Miele. Rigid.
Sold it for a-
Pro-Flex 856 with the Girvin Fork. For XC
Traded that-
in to Rocky's for a Norco Bomber. MY first real true Mountain Bike.
I blew the Air shock...
Swapped the parts to a .243
Sold it to a Police Officer for his son.
Bought Elaine's Giant with the money, and then got Tammy's Jr.T for her.
Now I have a 2004 Devinci 8 flat 8, with a Sherman
Got a Pipeline frame from Zed for a case of Stella, and built it with parts I had around. Sold the frame to Jake-
And I now have a sweet green Kona HT and built it up with the stuff from the Pipeline. I'll have pics of that bike in the next two days. It's purdy!

[JSinclair]

82 Redline BMX
84 Diamonback Sidewinder Pro (Chrome) BMX
85 Kuahara Mountain Bike (Rigid)
86 Norco Bigfoot
89 Miele Road Bike (Pink and white)
01 Devinci Bansai (First full suspension) First year on the shore
02 Santa Cruz V10
05 Iron Horse 7 point 7
06 Santa Cruz Blur 4x (Came today).

[Skyzorg]

norco duster bmx
ritchey accent
ritchey equipe
trek 8000
kona muli mula
rocky mountain element
rocky mountain pipeline
devinci wilson
surly instigator
dark scarab
dark supernova

[woodlotrider]

some blue beast
Raleigh legend
98 rocky thin air - that bike was an xc rocket
2000 norco vps 2 -only had it for about a month before it was stolen
2001 norco vps team DH, but with the super T instead of the shiver (and then the 04 jr. T)
2004 norco vps Team DH, I really couldn't afford it when i bought it, but the deal was too good to pass up. now I'm back to the 01 team DH.

[Chunk]

in order of ownership

Some old raleigh i dont remember
GT Palomar
Giant Yukon
Samnta cruz blur
1978 schwinn paramount with full record
Azonic steelhead

[connor]

Sweet..
My real bikes:

93-95 -1993 Kona LavaDome (Rigid, yeah. Still have the frame somewhere, I think it's blue now)

95-98 -1994 Brodie Sovereign (super pimp, manitou 3s, XTR everything, and a syncros post, stem, I still have the frame, but it's stripped and theres a crack in the chainstay :( )

1998-1999 GT LTS Team (with the ti shock plates, orange bombers, it was awesome)

2000-2002 99 VPS-2 (00 z1 lost of older parts,

2002-2003 00 Brodie Holeshot ( the good one with the big Easton stickers on it)

2002- 02 Cannondale R800 (zoom zoom)

2002-2004 02 Santa Cruz Bullit (with an early 5th, and Ti-ni Boxxers)

2003- 02 Santa Cruz Chameleon (CK SS setup, also zoom-zoom)
2004- 02 Balfa BB7 (fun fun)
2005- 04 Specialized Enduro SX (JorgTron's bike, with some new parts, like a Firefly and 04 silver DeeMax, likes to jump or do the NSMB Triple Crown, whatever.)

2006- all lined up, when I sell the Balfa...

[schoenrock]

raleigh supercross
raleigh bluemax
hutch trickstar
haro freestyler master
cw racing lightning
giant atx40
mongoose nx 9.7
super 8
stinky deelux(2)
bighit
stinky primo
giant acid
v10
yeti asx

currently
vppfree
6 pack

edit:forgot 2

[Testy]

97 Rocky Hammer
99 Hillside w'Z1
2000 Heckler w'Z1
Another Hillside w'Z3
2001 Marin Team DH w'JrT
97 Kona Koa w'MXC
2003 Aline w' Monster T2
2003 Oryx Gemsbok w' MxPro (still have)
99? Rocky Pipeline w' 05 Drop off Triple (still have)

[mattblades]

Since I was 5 years old...

No-name banana seat cruiser with no pedals! (squished under my Dad's car!)
1985 Raleigh Racing BMX (stolen!)
My sister's cruiser (stolen!)
1986 Raleigh Racing BMX (stolen!)
1991 Specialized Stumpjumper (stolen!)
1994 Giant ATX 770 (stolen!)
80's Centurion road racer (stolen!)
My mom's 3-speed cruiser (stolen!)
TODAY: 2005 Kona Stinky (U-locked to the wall behind a locked door!!!)

Nobody's gonna touch this one, I swear :rawr:

[ERregular]

Here's what I can remember
-1975 Norco cruiser, banana yellow with a banana seat
-1976/77 fully sprung (I won't say suspended, exactly) MX looking bike (cant remember if it was a Norco or a BRC)
-Mongoose supergoose (about 1979) - broke it
-another one - broke it too
-3rd try - got stolen
-'82 Cycle Pro Macho (BMX) -stolen, recovered, ridden to death and beyond.
-'83 Pro-Fab Mini (very cool bike, CR-MO, euro BB) sold it to a family friend in 1988 - its still around somewhere.
84-88 -road bike phase, 'nuff said (even though I still have an old Dawes from the 70's around somewhere. Another very cool bike and one of the earlier attempts at an aluminium frame)
89 Novara Poverosa-fully rigid, still running (frame has been warranty replaced twice)
2006 Sinister Splinter MX (just as soon as it is available from the factory)

I skipped the whole 90's and half of the 00's as far as bike technology goes. Still never given a suspended bike (even a hard tail) a real run through the trails (parking lot tests don't count).

[Kootenay Rider]

I'm not sure of the years but here it is:

Black BMX with yellow 3 spoke mag wheels - sweet
Kuwahara BMX
BRC 18-speed rigid
K2 rigid 21-speed - 853 Reynolds tubing, UBC days
Trek Carbon full suspension - first Trek swingarm bikes
Kona U'HU
Norco VPS1 - Black and Orange
Norco VPS1 - Green
Giant DH - Yellow/Red/Blue
Brodie 8-ball - black
Norco VPS1 - Green (same bike once again)
RM-7
Bighit DH
Trek Fuel 90 (for XC)
Demo 9
Blur 4X (current bike)
VPFree (current bike)

Not to start anything but from my experience's I like the Horst-Link bikes the best with the VPP design a close second .... it feels better on the downhill.

[corey@nsmb.com]

some blue beast
Raleigh legend
98 rocky thin air - that bike was an xc rocket
2000 norco vps 2 -only had it for about a month before it was stolen
2001 norco vps team DH, but with the super T instead of the shiver (and then the 04 jr. T)
2004 norco vps Team DH, I really couldn't afford it when i bought it, but the deal was too good to pass up. now I'm back to the 01 team DH.


Pretty sure my friend Blair bought the 04 off ya. 888, 321's and Hope brakes?

[senior discount]

86 nishiki rockhound
92 rockymountain hammer
96 santacruz heckler
2000 specialized bighit
2005 Chromag TRL

the future ?????

[Straw]

Raleigh Hillbilly somewhere around 91 SOLD (wish I still had it though)
96 Norco Mocha (w Marzocchi "Zokes" fork) STOLEN
98 Schwinn Moab 1 Aluminum (now my commuter ride w 99 Marz Atom Bomb)
02 Balfa Minuteman
05 Norco Shore (my first squish!)

[cripula]

83 or 4 Kuwahara
85 Ritchey Equipe
86 Brodie fillet brazed (Romax?)
87 Pinarello Montello

(cough cough...slight biking layoff...)

05 Devinci Ollie

[morley]

1992 - diamondback topanga - 16"
1993 - marin 16" edridge Grade //io think that was the model name
1994 - Brodie - expresso - 17"
1994 - 1996 - maxim mod trials bike
1996 - gt team trials ink blue
1997 - gt team trials ink blue
1998 - 2002 gt team trials silver
1998 - norco nitro - 16"
1999 - norco team trials (yellow frame)
2000 - brodie tempyst? (i think that was the model name) was? 16"
2001 - brisa x 2 that both broke over may-june
2001 - planet x zebdi
2002 - 2003 - norco team trials (white frame)
2003 - 2005 - peyto custom designed blue frame
2005 - current - peyto custom designed green frame

[APT]

1980 No name BMX
1999 Trek 6000
1999 Diamonback DBR X-6
1999 Intense M1
2000 Santa Cruz Superlight
2001 Santa Cruz Bullit
2002 Turner DHR
2003 Santa Cruz V10
2003 Yeti AS-X
2004 Specialized Demo 9
2004 Santa Cruz Heckler
2004 Orange Patriot 7+
2005 Intense Uzzi VPX

[SubPlop]

Some red and white tricycle
Yellow banana seat cruiser with training wheels
Blue and white Norco something with 20" wheels
Diamondback Outlook...first 26" bike
2001 Jeep Renegade Classic...first NEW bike. Dual suspension for 200 bucks from Sears...wow!
2003 Giant Boulder SE...first good bike. Could not stop riding up and down the driveway in awe of the 3" RST forks.
2004 Norco Sasquatch
2003 Mountain Cycle Rumble...slowly evolved from the Sasquatch to nearly all custom parts, then the frame cracked.
2005 Mountain Cycle Rumble...best bike but I wanted a fully
2005 Norco Six

The last four happened in the time of 1 year.

[Rexthespeedster]

~1987 Raliegh Supercross 20" BMX
~1993 Kuwahara Parkway
~1991 Mongoose IBOC Comp - first real mountain bike
- 1994 Kona Sex One (2" Marz XCR up front, Marz rear coil shock)
- 1995 Trek Y-22, cracked, replaced with...
- 1996 Trek Y-33, now w/ 2001 Z1 Drop Off, Full XTR drivetrain, Magura hydraulic rim brakes, current cross country bike
- 2003 Brodie Diablo, to be replaced within the week

[jonny.zee]

06 Santa Cruz Blur 4x (Came today).

Let us know if you like your Blur. I found the bb to low, esp. for Shore riding.

[Aircorp]

199? - Brodie Dynamo (SOLD)
2000 - Norco Torrent (SOLD FRAME)
2001 - Balfa MinuteMan (SOLD)
2003 - Balfa 2-Step DH (STOLEN!!:rawr: )
2005 - Cove Playmate FR (still riding...)

[woodlotrider]

Pretty sure my friend Blair bought the 04 off ya. 888, 321's and Hope brakes?

hah, that sounds like it. hopefully he's getting some use out of it.

[synchro]

my mtb's since i started riding

02 kona stinky dee-lux - sold
02 norco team dh - busted
03 norco team shore w/custom build- still ride it
04 norco torrent w/custom build - still ride it

[trillion]

~1983 Raleigh BMX
~1986 Diamond Back BMX
1993 Kona Kilaeua
(lameness)
2004 Norco Rampage
2005 Norco Six

[Dimes]

Woodwards Trails West (sacrificed)
Raleigh Peak (still have)
Rocky Mountain Hammer Race (broke)
Norco Torrent (broke, replaced, sold)
Norco Launch (still have)
Norco Team Race (riding)

[Rover]

~1988 GT Team Avalanche (tange prestige & carbon post that lasted 6 rides)
~1994 Norco Nitro (broke frame)
~1995 Norco Nitro (warranty replacement)
~1997 Brodie Expresso (still ride with the kid seat on the back)
2002 Specialized Enduro (broke frame)
2002 Specialized Enduro (broke frame)
2003 Specialized Enduro (warranty replacement, still ride it
2004 Yeti AS-X (my main bike now)

[Farmer]

97 crappy bike I upgraded the shit out of, don't even remember what it was called
00 trek 4300, most reliable bike ever, never had anything go wrong with it
04 norco ignite, someone please buy it
05 norco vps six, ya love this bike!!!!!

[freeeeeerider]

2000-01- norco bmx
01-02- trek 4500(fork snapped)
02-03 - rocky mountain grind (frame snapped)
04 -now- 03(?) a-line.

[M@M]

some little red demon kids bike
96 norco cherokee 24 rigid kids mtb
03 shitty ass coast mtn crapcicle (broke the frame, got a new one on warrenty, havnt used it since)
04 norco rampage-upgrade things as they break (execpt fork, which just sucked)-lasted over a year and a half now.

[tzouryder]

2003 norco shore
2001 kona roast
2003 snipes elemental
super 8
1998 trek 720

[tzouryder]

forgot
rocky mountain fluid lol

[Rat]

93 Giant Iguanna
98 Specialized Stumpjumper (still have)
99 Treck 8900
2000 RM6
2001 Planet X Jackflast
2001 Banshee Scream
2001 BigHit
2001 BB7
2003 Heckler (still have)
2004 Bighit (warrentee when the 01 crackedJ) still have

[SysCo.]

95 eclipse 200mb-at the dump.
2001 gt dyno-sold
2002 brodie hellion-sold
2002 brodie enduro-sold
2003 oryx dho 2-riding
2004 oryx dd99-for sale
2005 norco 4hun-sold
2005 foes mono-sold

[PegCityThrasher]

198? - Some BMX brand (remember those?) kids bike.
1988 - '86 Kuwahara Laserlite 3000 BMX racer. Triple butted chromoly!
1994 - Specialized Hardrock. First MTB
1997 - Norco Torrent. The pre-freeride lightweight model with a Ritchey-tubed frame.
2000 - '99 Brodie Electro built up as a sort of jump bike - bad idea.
2002 - Kona Scab rigid.
2003 - Cracked frame of Scab, got new 03 frame. Dented it, crash-replaced it.
2004 - Banshee Scratch rigid. Current bike.
2006 - A BMX of some kind.

[*GiMpY_jR*]

asmasa or somthing it was blue..
Diamondback Sorrento
k2 disco monkey
rocky switch
marin wildcat trail
uzzi slx and oryx dd 66

[Straw]

We have a lot of Norcos around these parts eh?

[xy9ine]

i guess i'll crosspost, then:

kuwahara kz-1 bmx (x3 - cracked 2) ~1980
diamondback mean streak (~1985)
brc limelight (x3 - cracked 2)
asama (can't remember the models - xc race bikes) 1 steel, 1 aluminum.
trimble carbon (x2 - cracked both)
rocky mountain vertex (stolen)
gary fisher joshua (x2 - 1 cracked)
rocky mountain element to
specialized fsr elite (stolen)
santa cruz super 8 (x2 - cracked 1)
rocky mountain rm-7 (x2 - cracked 1)
santa cruz v10
24 bikes letoy (x3 - 1 cracked, 1 stolen)
brooklyn tmx
nicolai ufo
pdc racing fr

[enduramil]

Didn't know Trimble made a MTB frame. Thought they only made a Tri frame.

[xy9ine]

Didn't know Trimble made a MTB frame. Thought they only made a Tri frame.
trimble's brother roo made tri frames for a bit. brent built offroad frames for a few years. here's mine:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/xy9ine/trimble.jpg

[cam@nsmb.com]

I can't resist this.

Kids bikes to start off with of course:
A solid tire, fixed gear, 12" wheel special that I still have. It looks like something a plumber made on the weekend
CCM Duomatic banana seater. It had a two-speed coaster brake hub. You had to click back to switch gears and it worked flawlessly. It got stolen once when me and my buddies went to Wreck Beach to perv out (we were 11 or so). The thief tried all the bikes - including a shiny new 10 speed and decided to snag mine.
A BRC Harrier 5 speed - also still in the collection.

After that I caught the bug. A friend gave me a crappy old frame and I started building it up by salvaging parts and buying some new ones. It ended up having some nice parts on it and then it got jacked of course. I had started to work at a shop by then (1984) so we submitted an insurance claim and with that money I purchased a...

1984 Ritchey Timberline Rocky Mountain was importing them unpainted so you could choose an Imron colour. I picked out Mariner blue metallic. I put Tommaso levers on it, a Ritchey bullmoose bar and an XT groupo. I think it weighed about 26 pounds or so then. It was a work of fillet brazed art. I should say it still is because I still own it.

1987 Cannondale SR900 I got a staff discount on the frame and for $200 I got frame, fork, headset, front derailleur - all Campy Super Record. I built it up with mostly campy but I did a Suntour Superbe Pro drivetrain. It got jacked when I lived with a bunch of racers. Someone broke into the garage and took something like 8 bikes. Luckily I was away with my Ritchey.

1991 Rocky Mountain Altitude I picked this up after catching both the racing bug and the North Shore bug. It was a fantastic, light handmade steel hardtail.

1992 Dekerf Team One of my favourite bikes ever. So light and responsive and just plain sexy. It died a nobel death on GMG.

1999 Santa Cruz Bullit My first duallie. I had a Marzocchi Z1 (what else) Grip shift and of course Rhino Lights. I broke both ends and Santa Cruz was awesome about replacement.

2002 Specialized Big Hit
2002 Norco Torrent Still have it. Solid!
2003 Specialized Big Hit
2004 Specialized Demo 9
2005 Specialized Demo 8
2005 Specialized SX Trail

I ride the SX most. It's a fantastic bike. It sort of takes me back to the Bullit but it's a much more refined ride and it climbs like a demon. The Big Hits - the 24" rear wheelers - were such amazing bikes for the money. With a platform shock the small wheel wasn't even an issue either.

I haven't had a road bike since the Cannondale was swiped but I will soon rectify that.

I've also got a 1980 Schwinn Cruiser and a Trek bmx. Is it possible to have enough bikes?

[cam@nsmb.com]

trimble's brother roo made tri frames for a bit. brent built offroad frames for a few years. here's mine:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/xy9ine/trimble.jpg

I remember being on one of the lines below skull - back in the 90s sometime - and someone rolled through on a Trimble. There are two lines and this was the one further west. There is a straight shot through the roots as well as one where you drop in off a rock and the gentleman on the Trimble rolled straight through nicely.

Was that you by any chance?

Strange the things I remember.

[xy9ine]

well, the general timeframe was right, though i can't recall that very moment. i do remember racing the test of metal on seymour on that bike one year; snapping my rear brake cable and having to ride severed with a front brake only. good times.

do you have a pic of the old ritchey? i love the vintage fillet brazed steel - i used to lust after the rocky wedge, team toad, brodie romax...

[buzzes]

26"ers:


'88?? Norco Bigfoot

'94?? Specialized M2 Stumpjumper

'97 Brodie Expresso

'96 Kona Hei Hei (I miss that bike sometimes)

'99 Rocky Mountain Element (I don't miss that bike at all)

2000 Norco Sasquatch

2001 Norco Buzz

2002 Specialized Bighit Comp (still enjoying)

[Bryce]

that was the most boring thing I've ever skimmed

[cam@nsmb.com]

well, the general timeframe was right, though i can't recall that very moment. i do remember racing the test of metal on seymour on that bike one year; snapping my rear brake cable and having to ride severed with a front brake only. good times.

do you have a pic of the old ritchey? i love the vintage fillet brazed steel - i used to lust after the rocky wedge, team toad, brodie romax...

I do have a few shots somewhere. I'll dig around when I have a chance.

[johnathan]

old raleigh road bike
townsend mtb (i broke that)
raleigh deytona 2nd series (commuting bike)
Ellsworth joker (in the process of selling)
possible clifcat in the next few weeks

[Shmoe]

CCM Tricycle

Raleigh 'lil' ripper

Precision 24 inch wheel

BRC Trekking

Peugout road bike

SE BMX Bike -> later converted to a G-bike.

GT BMX bike-> converted to a G-bike

2001 Norco sasquatch - First real mountain bike

2002 Planet-x bommer - 43lbs hardtail.. Broke in half, got a new one and sold it.

2002 Norco 4x4 - Rode it for a week and sold it. Didnt like it very much.

2003 Norco Shore - Rode for a season, angles always felt to steep for me. Sold it.

2003 .243 - Rode for a season then sold it.

2004 Endless Lifetime - Still own it. Greatest hardtail ive ever ridden still. Ride everything from xc to dh on it.

2004 Santa Cruz V10 - Still own it, never ride it. It sits 300+km away collecting dust.. maybe this summer it will get more time. Great bike though, going to find a 99,01,02 monster to put on it for the upcomming season. My boxxer is beat.

Hmmm. No wonder why im poor.

[mrraulduke]

1986 Kuahara mountain bike
1987 BRC backroads? ( it was blue)
1989 Norco Bigfoot
1991 Specialized Stumpjumper
1996 Norco Tango
1997 Norco Team Issue 853 ( still ride it xc )
1999 Intense Uzzi SL
2002 Kona Roast ( still ride it )
2005 Cannondale Gemini DH

[mudpuppy]

Hmmm...love these threads...

First bike that I can remember was a red huffy bmx
Then I rode a cruiser style dept store bike
...and then I found mountian biking...

Diamond Back Apex was my first bike (the bike pictures is a year or two after my bike..but same colour..hehe):
http://pedalhounds.com/modules/gallery/albums/album01/diamondback1988pg4_5B.sized.jpg

Then I had a Specialized M2 Team (mine had Marz forks..the ones with all the holes in the legs..haha.)
http://www.birdieman.com/pi/2005/2005_09_06bikes/20050906SpecializedM203.jpg

Then I made some bad decisions and lost that bike (too bad...best bike ever..) and did not ride for many years. I bought a buddies Marin bike...fake Ti paintjob, was a fun little bike...but it got stolen.

Then my now wife bought me a 1999 Specialized FSR comp (first new bike). I broke 2 of these frames and they replaced my 2nd frame with one like this (not my bike, mine had more BS ready parts on it..hehe..)
http://trekalized.net/images/tkbike_gr.jpg

I sold that bike pretty quick...Specialized Canada said they would not warranty any more bikes for me...and my experience with them was less than good.

So...I decided to get a surly Instigator...something different and strong..
http://www.cycletechinc.com/sram/FM3030.jpg

After getting tired of riding a hardtail I sold that bike and got my current bike (pictured here with my commuter bike)...
http://pedalhounds.com/modules/gallery/albums/Gearwhore/2005_076.sized.jpg

[NV73]

86 Redline 500a
88 Woodwards MTB (21 speed!)
91 Tech Pro SL
95 Norco Sasquatch
98 Asama HT
98 Brodie Evolution
01 Brodie 8-Ball
03 Brodie Devo
04 Brodie Brute
05 Brodie Devo
06 Brodie Awl

PS. Great thread.

[PegCityThrasher]

that was the most boring thing I've ever skimmed
Why even post in the thread, hater?