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[haggis]

My bikes

In this order they were got:
Raleigh BMX (4-5 years old)
Raleigh Grifter (the heaviest bike in the world which was a hand me down my dad had painted with hammerite, niiiice)
Raleigh Marauder,
Raleigh Bomber,
Raleigh Mustang,
'95 Kilauea still going strong (16-17 yrs old when i bought this),
'98 GT Lightning,
'95 S-Works FSR
'01 Stumpjumper FSR XC Comp,
'05 Explosif,
'93 Whiskey Town Racer,
'07 Cove Hummer (the work horse),
'93 Klein Attitude Sea and Sky,
'96 Bontrager Race Lite,
'93 Eldridge Grade,
'96 Kona Hot Stars and Bars.
The last 2 should be waiting in boxes for me when i get home
Been thinking about my Kilauea and i'm sure i was 16 when i bought it, leading me to believe i have one of the '94 versions in white

 

[David Gibson]

bikes

These are the bikes I bought new:
'86 Peugeot Montreal Express (stolen in '86)
'86 Ross Mt. Washington (stolen in '86)
'87 Bridgestone CB-1 (sold in '88
'87 Cannondale SM800 (stolen in '92)
'92 Cannondale EST2000 (stolen in '9
'95 Cannondale M900
'98 Klein Mantra (stolen in '00, recovered, then stolen again in '03)
and these are the bikes I started buying after discovering ebay, etc.
'97 Trek Y-50 (bought in '05 and sold in '07)
'03 Seven Duo (bought in '05)
'98 Ibis Szazbo (bought in '05)
'95 Cannondale Killer V (bought in '05)
'96 Klein Adroit (bought in '07)
'98 Klein Mantra (bought in '07)
The only retro bike I'm looking to buy from now on is a large Fat Chance Yo Eddy. After that I'm think I'm happy forever. Yeah right!

 

[jimbo-xc]

mtb history

Started in Feb '90 with new '89 Saracen Traverse, steel, Mountain LX - sold to mate's wife next year, she's only just retired it.
Bought white '90 Trek 7000 alu new in early 1991, stolen in July '91
Bought new '91 blue Trek 7000 with insurance . Replaced early DX sti with thumbies & loads of other upgrades but stayed with rigid. Still got it with slicks for commuting. Took it to USA on hol in 93, 94 ,95. Rode it on Mt Tam, Moab, Durango, Vail, Mamouth Lakes, Steamboat Springs - Raced it in UK + 3 early Polaris Challenges. Love it.
Got into roadbikes &duathlon for a while.
2003 bought new 2002 Trek 6700.
2006 bought s/h '04 Airborne Lancaster ti. Upgraded to Mavic Crosstrails & Rebas. Always wanted a ti hardtail. Hope mini's etc, nice.
2007 bought s/h Diamond Back Axis TT steel, black paintjob. Modernised some components, very nice ride.
2008 bought '94 ish Kona steel hardtail resprayed so not sure what model.
Got dibs on work colleagues '93 Explosif when he drags it out of Dad's garage.
Regret not buying a Breezer when lbs had them back in early '90's.

 

[Wold Ranger]

Oh My God

1967 Raleigh Hustler, cowhorn bars, converted from 3 speed SA to 4 speed SA, sprung Brooks saddle, CX tyres, Quill pedals. I sorta had to wait awhile for the Yanks to catch up, all my M8s had 10 speed racers, thought I was a weirdo (most still do) I split my Knee cap in half bunny hopping over tree roots in '69 when the SA gears dropped (as they did regularly) I also had a Tiger Cub Trials bike and a bit later a Fantic then a YZ 100, MX then started work and well the list of bikes would be endless, had an original Stumpy, Raleigh Mustang, Raleigh M-trax/Dynatechs, various Mongoose and Falcon, Dawes, Ridgebacks, Muddy Fox, Marins, Oranges, Pace RCs, Kleins a plenty (all broken frames), Kinesis, GT's of all types, Various Yeti's loved the AS 3s xc, Fishers, Cannondales, (a lot broke) Have to say of them all, still prefer GT's ride and reliability (how many do you see broken? very few!)

 

[Bikeshopowner]

Right, here we go.

Dawes Kickback - off the peg
Raleigh Ozark - off the peg
Redline 44 - off the peg
MS Racing CR1 - off the peg
GT Team Avalanche - off the peg
GT Zaskar - off the peg
Trek 990 - off the peg
Marin Team Marin - off the peg
Dave Yates Diablo - off the peg
Trek 970 - off the peg
Trek 8000
Fisher Aquila - off the peg
Orange Prestige XT - off the peg
Kona AA
Rocky Mountain Blizzard
Pace RC-200-F4
Marin Hawkhill Aluminium
Cannondale F700
Trek 7000
Trek 6000
Trek 6500
Muddy Fox Courier Single Speed
Marin Mount Vision
Marin Team Titanium - off the peg
Marin Indian Fire Trail
Marin Pine Mountain
Marin Wolf Ridge
Marin Bear Valley SE
Marin East Peak XTR & Girvin Vector Smart shock fork - yikes, what a killer!
Independent Fabrication Deluxe
Saracen Kili Flyer - off the peg
Marin Point Reyes Rigid - off the peg
Marin Muirwoods Single Speed
Marin Hawkhill Single Speed
Marin Point Reyes Hardtail
B1 Carbon Mystic

Not in order, Lots of Marins and Trek - I work in a large Marin / Trek Dealer! The IF was the greatest bike EVER! Not including a multitude of other build-ups that i've forgotten about.

 

[Xesh]

I'll try to list these in order but I didn't keep a bike for more than a year at most so I may miss a few.

81 Sun Solo 5 spd
86 Raleigh Maverick 5spd
Raleigh Mustang (blk/red splatter) - stolen :x
Raleigh Mustang (as above)
Raleigh Mustang (orange/purple)
Saracen Trekker Comp - stolen :x
Cannondale SM800 (blk/orange splatter)
Marin Palisades (zolatone/fluo yellow) broken
Marin Palisades (blk/green rear triangle)
Marin Eldridge Grade (blk/red? rear triangle)
Orange Prestige (blk - the year before they changed to the P7)
Orange Aluminium Elite (polished)
Cannondale Delta V2000 (indigo/silver)
Raleigh Equinox (silver/turquoise)
Trek 5500 OCLV (saturn silver)
Univega FS770? (grey)
Trek 5500 OCLV (nude carbon)
96 Trek Y22 (nude carbon)
99 Trek YSL300 (blk/polished)
Giant OCR Once Team (blk/yellow)
Dekerf SS frame (pea soup green)
Haro SS frame (mango)
Trek 730 (red - Nexus 7spd hub gear - current)
2002 Giant AC (silver)
On One Ti Inbred SS
SR Sakae Litage carbon (current project)
Kinesis Maxlight XCPro2 (tungsten)
Giant Bowery SS (current)

I'm almost positive that I'll remember some others that I've missed, but these are the most memorable.

 

[Bikeshopowner]

Are we all mad or something?

 

[Fenton]

Heres mine!

Raleigh Budgie
Raleigh Striker
Raleigh Grifter
1989 Raleigh Massif (my first real(ish) mountain bike)
Diamond Back Apex
Diamond Back Axis
Cannondale Delta V 1000
Trek 7000
Specialized Rockhopper Comp A1 FS
1991 Cannondale SE2000 EST (in progress)
Klein Pulse Comp (SS pub bike)
2006 Marin Point Reyes (Modern Freeride)
1989 Cannondale SM900 'Red Shred' (in progress)

 

[scant]

Are we all mad or something?

nope. i think these lists are pretty sensible so far.

 

[jimbo-xc]

told you about my stuff but guess I should have mentioned the other stuff in the family:
Caro bought a 16" Saracen Traverse when I got my 18" one, Feb '90.
Stolen at same time my white Trek 7000 was.
Replaced by 16" blue Trek 7000 when I got my 18" one, Aug '91. It's cool having matching his n hers bikes IMO.
She's still commuting on it, like me.
Few years ago found her a lovely 16" '94? Kilauea. Plain dark blue, thumbies. very early Judy XCs.

Son's bikes (he got me into it):
Peugeot Ranger c.1988
'90 Rockhopper in pink-ish red. Stolen when we lost our 2 bikes
'91 Rockhopper Comp in metallic green. He loved that one but altercation with a car resulted in trip through shop window that left him with scarred nose & broken bike. Stripped for parts - I still have the forks!
'92 Marin Pine Mountain, XT thumbies & Dia-compe SS7 levers fitted from new instead of early STI with compensation.
He grew up, lost interest for a while. Pine sold to a mate of mine. He might still have it.
Returned from round world trip, bought 2001 Trek 4700. Not up to the demands he put on it (seems to do 34 mph down most hills)
Built up Stumpjumper FSR, now living in Australia but returning to UK this summer for 2 months when he'll borrow my Diamond Back.