Show us your late 90s DH bikes

[ape]

My Cannondale SV700 , with newly fitted Shivers
Up in Big.Ecks playground

How plush are the Shivers by-the-way??!!
The most awsome forks I have ever used!!

Gc

You know what, very very plush thats how plush lol, I want to lighten up my Balfa a bit by maybe changing the wheelset etc but the shivers will stay, I know there are lighter forks about but they're just so plush. Would post a pic up of my bike but its a 2005 frame although it is no longer in production and the wheels are old school biguns laced to sun doublewides and got shivers on the front and a fizik cow seat so ha;f of the parts on it are retro lol

 

[sam264]

You know what, very very plush thats how plush lol, I want to lighten up my Balfa a bit by maybe changing the wheelset etc but the shivers will stay, I know there are lighter forks about but they're just so plush. Would post a pic up of my bike but its a 2005 frame although it is no longer in production and the wheels are old school biguns laced to sun doublewides and got shivers on the front and a fizik cow seat so ha;f of the parts on it are retro lol

Small world there ape, you know me as "budget bassist"

 

[ape]

You know what, very very plush thats how plush lol, I want to lighten up my Balfa a bit by maybe changing the wheelset etc but the shivers will stay, I know there are lighter forks about but they're just so plush. Would post a pic up of my bike but its a 2005 frame although it is no longer in production and the wheels are old school biguns laced to sun doublewides and got shivers on the front and a fizik cow seat so ha;f of the parts on it are retro lol

Small world there ape, you know me as "budget bassist"

Haha lol, tis a small world how's it going?, I dunno basses, downhill bikes, retro bikes what else have we got in common, I didn't know you were into retro bikes

 

[Rumble]

Eck/Enid - that "playground" is in West Lothian right? Any chance either of you could let me know whereabouts (or PM me if it's a secret)? Looks like a great spot to have a bit of a lark around on my bouncy bike.

And Enid - loving the Shivers! I've got a set of the single crown versions and they've got the best "feel" of any fork I've ever ridden. So smooth it's not real. So smooth in fact that I don't even mind how damn flexy they are!

 

[sam264]

You know what, very very plush thats how plush lol, I want to lighten up my Balfa a bit by maybe changing the wheelset etc but the shivers will stay, I know there are lighter forks about but they're just so plush. Would post a pic up of my bike but its a 2005 frame although it is no longer in production and the wheels are old school biguns laced to sun doublewides and got shivers on the front and a fizik cow seat so ha;f of the parts on it are retro lol

Small world there ape, you know me as "budget bassist"

Haha lol, tis a small world how's it going?, I dunno basses, downhill bikes, retro bikes what else have we got in common, I didn't know you were into retro bikes

haha yeah a little bit, not currently got anything retro right now apart from the crankset on my scott though i would like to start a retro long-ish travel build at some point though

 

[jimmy5willy]

Right, choose your weapon...!

And in there we have:

Sintesi Python never made it past frame stage. Too many faults. :cry:

-I'll update the 3 that I don't have up-to-date pics of asap.

 

[Stally]

Right, choose your weapon...!

And in there we have:

I used to ride one of these, with the Goldtec 5.5 travel kit and junior T's, It rode well but was nick named the "farm yard gate" because it was soooo big.

I moved onto a Kona stab, blue one, cant remember the year, XXXL forks and hope brakes. It was such a nice bike to ride, would eat anything

 

[oldschool]

if your stab was the blue one with yellow flames it was 98 i have one in the stage

 

[Stally]

if your stab was the blue one with yellow flames it was 98 i have one in the stage

Thats the bad lad
The XXXL forks were amazing, a little over kill though.

 

[DomLake]

My 1997 LTS-DH.

Frame: 1997 GT LTS-DH With Full BETD Bearing Kit

Fork: Rockshox Boxxer Ride U-Turn
Rear Shock: Rockshox Super Deluxe Long Travel

Headset: FSA Orbit MX
Stem: Raceface Diabolus DH
Handlebar: Raceface Evolve DH
Grips: ODI Yeti Lock-On's

Brakes: Avid Codes 203mm Front 185mm Rear

Shifters: Sram X9
Front Derailleur: Sram X7
Rear Derailleur: Sram X9
Derailleur Cables: Avid Flak Jackets

Cranks: Shimano Hone
Chainrings: 22, 32 & Bashgaurd
Pedals: DMR V8's

Rims: Mavic Dee-Max
Hubs: Mavic Dee-Max
Tyres: Continental Mountain King 2.4 Front 2.2 Rear Folding
Saddle: SDG Bel-Air ST I-Beam
Seatpost: SDG I-Beam

Cheers.