Is there a retro full sus bike which can still cut it?

[legrandefromage]

I think 96 for the mount vision as mine needed a new swing arm as the original cracked. Got disk mounts as a bonus

 

[cherrybomb]

Well, my B17 would have been around 97 I reckon and they did a red & white one before that, so 96?

Could well be i just remember at the time my dad bought a rift zone and i got a klein pulse comp s, could of sworn it was 97 but i have had 1 or 2 beers since then.

Dude you could be right. i'm going on the fact I sold the B17 and got the E4 (which is a 98 ). and I'm sure i owned the B17 for more than just a few months :? ......(but I am getting old)

 

[cherrybomb]

Double post Doh :roll:

 

[legrandefromage]

The Marin Mt. Vision was the only full sus. I could wheel spin using spds - mine's still around somewhere - see it on the back of a car about every three years, excactly as I left it....

 

[gray]

John, I spose its meant to lock out;

but the lateral flex in the swing-arm more than makes up for the bob
enough slagging, Its a modification of the Iron Horse Verlicchi design which won shit loads of downhill stuff BITD and I think it's still a great ride today.
Thoroughly recommend, if you can find one.
I'm running '95 3" marzocchi DH3s instead of the original '94 XC400s which makes things better and V's so it stops.

 

[FSR-Si]

Still see my dads Rift Zone every blue moon as his neighbour bought it off him, My dad then bought a Scott Endorphin the fancy carbon thing in yellow with USA coloured front, Its done 30 mile in 10 years :shock:

 

[Vitorzip]

Well, from the bikes i own, i can tell you this...

Rts - could be a great xc bike, nice geometry (even with the Standard Mag 21 Sl, without longtravel kit), but the kickback is HUGE. Not the same great feeling i had bitd...

Lts - Smooth, very smooth, never looses traction on rocky climbs, and feels great going down the trail. Too bad you can´t find a good compromise between climbing performance and efficiency, and smooth absorving capacity down the hill...

Manitou Fs - to me, one of the closest rides to nowadays bike behaviour. Not much rear travel, so you don´t feel the rear going down too much, smooth and plush when going down, good riding position, makes you feel confident down the hill, and it feels very fast going up...

Proflex 752 - works and feels like a softail, not sure if it can be considered a full sus... it´s more like the Ritchey SoftTail...

They´re all kinda fun for a small ride, But i would never leave my Storck Organic at home and go out with one of these to a long ride.

Full suspension bikes did got better. Just my 2 cents...

 

[JustKev]

Didn't Jason McRoy ride a DBR Dual-Response at one time?

 

[legrandefromage]

well, why not...

 

[orange71]

I'd say my Proflex 855 would give any one a good run for their money. 2.5" up front with Vectors, stiff as 2 baseball bats, 3" at the rear. 26lbs in weight (can be got down to 22lbs with the right equipment :shock: ). Climbs like billy-o and descends pretty smartly too. World Cup XC championship won on it in 1996...