Another Newbie
Hi All
Thought I'd better get around to posting and introducing myself.
Been into MTBs since the late '80s, when I used to work in a bike shop to fund my way through art college (guess that officially makes me old then). First mountain?? bike was a Falcon Sherpa (circa 1986), nothing teaches you to go fast down hill in the wet like a bike with chromed steel rims.
A GT Tequesta started my love affair with GTs but I was seduced by a sweet Canadian thing in 1992 (Rocky Mountain Team Comp), She's still with me after all these years though she's certainly looking her age. A brief flirt with a shiny new Kinesis Alu frame in the late 90s sidelined the poor Canadian until more recently when I stumbled upon the retro search facility on ebay. One Karakoram, an Avalanche and a Xizang later and I guess I'd have to accept that I've regressed.
In spite of moving with the times (Giant NRS) I can honestly say that if I just want to ride for myself I always end up reaching for the old girls.
I'll try and post some pics (new to all this so they might end up somewhere else)