Mahoney1978
Retro Guru
Kia ora, my name is Mark and I am a (MTB) junkie from way back. I now live in Wellington, New Zealand (for the last 9 years) but originally hail from a village in Somerset.
Luckily my parents didn't live on the 'Somerset levels' and had some fairly decent hills near by for me to acquire my love of mountain biking. In 1988/89 I started on a Raleigh Lizard (don't hate me) and then progressed to my Raleigh Dyna Tech Sentinel which I still (kind of) own. 'Kind of' because I sold it to my brother when I left, who has never used it and I have offered him some pennies to buy it back....
When I move to NZ (a working holiday in 199 I bought a 1997 Proflex Attack, which I bought back to NZ and sold to buy another ticket back to NZ to see my girlfriend (it was all worth it - she became my wife!!).
When we moved back to NZ in 2002, I has massively overweight (108kgs) and needed 'something' to get me active. I bought a KHS Montana off a mate and rode it once in 2 years! in 2006 I lost 30kgs and treated myself to a new Kona Blast. Sold it one year later and am now riding a 2006 Kona Kula Primo which I love.
Last week, I bought a 1996 Kona Fire Mountain to have at the in laws (Hamilton, NZ) so when we go up for holidays etc, I have a bike to ride (and do up!!). I have't seen the bike yet, but it looks close to mint and it will hopefully be a project I can have to play with.
Dream bikes... never owned a Stumpy (would love a vintage one from circa 1992-95), always wanted a Cannondale Full Sus (brother in law owns 3 bike shops and stocks Cannondales... so I am working on it, but it won't be retro!) and I have a massive love of Dyna Tech's still.
Anyway... great site, hopefully you guys can help me out with advice and opinion in posts to come.
Chur Mark
Luckily my parents didn't live on the 'Somerset levels' and had some fairly decent hills near by for me to acquire my love of mountain biking. In 1988/89 I started on a Raleigh Lizard (don't hate me) and then progressed to my Raleigh Dyna Tech Sentinel which I still (kind of) own. 'Kind of' because I sold it to my brother when I left, who has never used it and I have offered him some pennies to buy it back....
When I move to NZ (a working holiday in 199 I bought a 1997 Proflex Attack, which I bought back to NZ and sold to buy another ticket back to NZ to see my girlfriend (it was all worth it - she became my wife!!).
When we moved back to NZ in 2002, I has massively overweight (108kgs) and needed 'something' to get me active. I bought a KHS Montana off a mate and rode it once in 2 years! in 2006 I lost 30kgs and treated myself to a new Kona Blast. Sold it one year later and am now riding a 2006 Kona Kula Primo which I love.
Last week, I bought a 1996 Kona Fire Mountain to have at the in laws (Hamilton, NZ) so when we go up for holidays etc, I have a bike to ride (and do up!!). I have't seen the bike yet, but it looks close to mint and it will hopefully be a project I can have to play with.
Dream bikes... never owned a Stumpy (would love a vintage one from circa 1992-95), always wanted a Cannondale Full Sus (brother in law owns 3 bike shops and stocks Cannondales... so I am working on it, but it won't be retro!) and I have a massive love of Dyna Tech's still.
Anyway... great site, hopefully you guys can help me out with advice and opinion in posts to come.
Chur Mark