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[Xizang11]

In chronological order

1995 GT Timberline
1998 GT Avalanche
2006 Diamondback XSL Trail
2008 Diamondback Sortie 3
1996 Diamondback WCF 4.0
1996 Diamondback Apex SE
2009 Pride Ti (Custom)
1989 Diamondback Ascent
1994 GT RTS Team
1992 Bianchi Ibex
1992 GT Karakoram

Though I understand there is some disparity between US and UK Diamondback models after a certain point...

 

[audi-allroad]

Hello mates ,

my latest bike in my short history .

greets

florian

 

[the beaver]

from 1st bike with gears to current.

peugeot lynx 15speed - gone
maxam 200gs spec -*stolen* then found a year later then sold
97 mongoose sycamore - ins rep
95 kona explosif - sold to mate then *stolen*
95 kona cindercone - sold to mate
white KHE beater BMX - *stolen* still look out for it, heart breaker
95 kona humuhumunukuapua'a - sold to mate
2001 schwinn moab1 - broken, sold to mate
2001 azonic ds1 - sold to mate then *stolen*
97 kona a'ha cruiser - *stolen* FOUND weeks later STILL OWN
2003 dmr rhythm 24 - STILL OWN
?? trek 8500 - snapped/scrapped
?? fly estampida BMX - STILL OWN
94 kona aa - STILL OWN
2010 kona paddy wagon - STILL OWN
2004 kona stuff - STILL OWN

i have NEVER written that donw and realised how many were stolen, thankfully the one that is most important to me was found and returned.

 

[andysblacksoul]

1980ish name i can't remembr first bike, when I was 5
1984? Raleigh Boxer (Blue)
1987/8 Diamondback Silver Streak II (totally awsome)
1992 Rigdgeback 601GS (my first MTB)
2004 Massi Overspeed
2009 Cotic Soul
1991 Specialized Hardrock

 

[Matthews]

When I was little (a long time ago) to present day
Raleigh Tomahawk (Chopper was too big)
Raleigh Olympus
1980 Elswick Hopper Mistral (Might still be in neighbours shed, will have to ask)
1991 2nd Hand Raleigh Mustang (something broke nearly every ride)
1991 Muddy Fox Alu Pro (still riding it)
2011 Specialized Stumpjumper HT circa 2002 (full rigid's getting hard work so I got a new bike !)

Why waste money on flash new stuff when your antique still does the job.
Matthew

 

[Raging_Bulls]

nothing fancy here.



1994 Scott Mohaka - Bought new in 1994, sold in 1995. Had as much grip as a rhinoceros on ice. Still want one tho.

1996 Scott Arapahoe - Bought new in 1996, handled worse than the Mohaka until I modified it with Honda MT-50 forks (yes, the crowns and tube actually fitted the Scott frame perfectly). Stolen in 1999

1999 Cannondale F400 - Bought new in 1999, traded it in for a Giant Boulder after 3 weeks.
It had the build quality of a prehistoric spear, was as reliable as a South-African dictator, cornered like the road was made out of vaseline, didn't brake and was too heavy to get it up to any speed. Apart from that, it was great.

1999 Giant Boulder 3 - Bought new in 1999. I took it apart to polish the frame a few months after buying it and ... no idea what happened beyond that point. Don't care either.

1990 SBike 503 - Bought it as a wreck in 2001, retromodded it. Stolen in 2003. Still miss it.

2004 Bulls Sport 3.50 - Bought new in 2004. Severely modified it. Stolen in 2007

2007 Cannondale F6 - bought new in 2007. Sold it in august 2011 with 350 miles on the clock. Beautiful bike, but I just didn't like to ride it.

2004 Bulls Sport 3.50 - Was originally my best friend's bike, but was stolen in 2006. I recovered it in 2009, but it was a wreck by then. Completely resto-modded it. Love it to bits, but it's too tall for me.

2011 Bulls Copperhead 3 - Bought new in august 2011. I love it, I love it, I love it. Except for the disc brakes ...

1992 SBike 729 - Bought as a frame in august 2011. My current project bike.

Plans for the nearby future include a Porsche Bike S and a Whyte PRST-4. Maybe a trek Y and a few more SBikes too.

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EDIT : After reading it myself, I see a pattern emerging. I loved all my European bikes, hated my American bikes and the Taiwanese one is just a distant memory that I don't cherish.
Maybe I should reconsider that Trek.

 

[sunn]

Re:

This looked interesting and I haven't answered yet.
-Some Japanese 80's bike with Tange tubing. I had it for ages then sold to a friend who neglected it and forget it to his backyard until it rusted to death. I was so sore.

-A couple of Crescent touring bikes I used for CX

-Peugeot Ventoux CX bike

1998 Nakamura Summit. First with a rigid fork, then Manitou Spyder -R and then SX lt.

1998 Sunn Revolt Gp. First with a rigid fork, then Obsys 55 and then Manitou SX -r. Still own.

1999 Sunn Xircuit Un. They refused to sell the correct size so this was never ridden much.

2000 Sunn Neuro Comp. First with Obsys SCO, then Rock Shox Duke Sl.

2011 Jamis Dragon Pro. Still own.

 

[Minifreak]

Previously owned:

Child's Raleigh town bike - Outgrew
Raleigh Grifter in Red - PX'd for the Falcon
Raleigh Arena road bike - PX'd for the Falcon
Falcon Beartrap - Snapped in my first race!
Claud Butler Spectre - Swapped for the GT
GT Timberline - Sold to fund the Kili
Saracen Killi Racer Swapped for the Pantera
Raleigh Burner BMX - Sold
GT Pantera - Sold
Specialized FSR Ground Control - Sold
GT LTS-DH - Swapped for my first car! (Wish I'd kept this one)
GT Ruckus - Sold
Klein Palomino V- Sold
Boardman Comp hybrid - Sold to my sister
Kona Lava Dome 1992 - Sold on RB
Kona Cindercone 1996 - Sold on RB
Trek 8700 1992 - Sold on RB
Saracen Trekker Hydrotech Comp 1991 - Sold on RB

Currently own:

1992 Merlin Titanium
1992 Rocky Mountain Cirrus
1993 Rocky Mountain Blizzard
1993 Orange Prestige
1994 Fat Chance Shock A Billy
1997 GT STS-1
2013 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp carbon 29er

Recently bought and selling for parts as too small :

PACE RC200 F3

 

[Seca Blue]

Mine shouldn't take too long.

Raleigh Boxer - yellow, great fun(I was about 6)
Mean Machine - some random thing with square tubes that weighed an absolute tonne, but I was young(about 12) and all I saw was the name and the tubes and that was it.
A random road bike that got nicked.
A Ridgeback of some description - it was grey, and too big, that's all I can remember.
Roberts Phantom(well, a full Max OR made to measure, just easier to say Phantom). I still have this, and that is all.

 

[SEANSTEPHENS]

Re:

my bike history...

-1995 raleigh demon: my first bike, to this day it still hangs from the rafters in my tool shed
-raleigh something or rather, had this red and black splatter: binned
-2001 raleigh void: owned for 7 or 8 years until it became a part of my 'turning everything into a cheap jump bike phase' then scrapped
-2001 Diamondback viper: i tried to improve it but totally ruined it
-1997 raleigh avalanche: sold
-apollo rapid reactor: turned into a cheap jump bike then me and my mates destroyed it at the dirt track
-2006 carrera kraken: became a donor bike for the parts
-2004 mongoose thunderball: sold
-1997 GT avalanche, dark grey with red bombers, was nice: nicked
-1995 ish raleigh something, blue with grey amber walls: no idea what happened to that one
-2002 kona scab: snapped the frame
-2006 gt chucker: sold
-2004 diamondback joker: binned
-2006 GT ruckus UF26: nicked
-2004 roadmaster mt: binned
-1992 gt avalanche: karma'd it away on retrobike
-1993 orange prestige: sold
-2004 giant acid: sold
-1999 Orange gringo: sold
-2002 kona cindercone: sold
-2000 specialized p3: sold
-1993 diamondback sorrento: sold
-1999 specialized fsr: sold
-1998 specialized stumpy: sold
-1999 specialized hemi
-1992 marin bear valley: karma'd it away on retrobike
-2004 haro x1: sold
-1997 GT xizang: sold
-1997 santa cruz heckler:sold
-2004 santa cruz heckler: sold
-2006 cannondale F3000sl: frame cracked
-1988 emelle vixen: binned
-1994 gt rts: sold
-1995 raleigh nitro: binned
-1990 haro extreme:sold
-2013 proper TTL: sold
-1996 trek 8000: sold
-1994 gt zaskar:sold
-1993 gt zaskar: sold
-1994 kona hei hei: sold
-1994 gt zaskar aqua: still got