What was your first dream mountainbike?

[clockworkgazz]

Yo-Eddy still is really.

 

[theredchili]

Think Bike(s) more appropriate

Yo Eddy
RC200
Attitude

Probably wanted the Yo more, but brought the Pace instead (probably as it was easier for me to obtain)

 

[totti]

For me it was anything John Tomac rode... he just made everything look cool. For example, Giant.

Other than that, has to be the Orange Clockwork / Prestige. Mainly for the colour scheme...

 

[T'boo Ted]

For me it was anything John Tomac rode... he just made everything look cool. For example, Giant.

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So true
especially when it was an Intense-ly black Giant

 

[simonhaydn]

A Formula 1 carbon MTB

 

[Stodgy]

Brings back some memories. I remember owning my Raleigh maverick original 15 speed monster for a couple of years. I rode many, many miles on it and loved it, but wanted a real mountain bike. Also I was about to do a 2 week tour of the peak district so needed a good bike.  I had my heart set on the current Marin bear valley - 1989, jet black. Saved up my pennies and ordered it from a bike shop in Melton Mowbray, the only Marin dealer nearby.  It was up for the princely sum of 399.99 - a large enough amount for a 16 year old.

Mum took me to collect with 400 quid in my back pocket. Saw it in the shop and it was as good as it looked in the mags. Took it for a test and was blown away - index gears - wow! Lightweight and fast!
Came to hand over the money and the scrawny little, tight-fisted, thieving owner informed me Marin had just put the price up to 460 quid and wouldn't honour original price.  He wouldn't accept that he had sold it for 400. I was gutted and left with a Jamis diablo - a shadow of the bear valley and a bike I was never happy with. 
I should have walked out and told him to stuff it, but I was young and shy. 
Bear valley has always been up there for me. 

 

[kaytronika]

I absolutely wanted to own a GT... Then when I got a GT I had plans to try and save for an RTS or a Zaskar.

Never materialised, still don't own one.

 

[Agency_Scum]

This one...

 

[the_duke]

For me the Offroad Proflex 953 was the 1st bike I wanted but knew was unattainable .

First fs that I had ever seen, aluminium frame, 2" of travel front and rear, It seemed incredible! Girvins at the front wow!

 

[dirttorpedo]

93 trek OCLV. Just got one, and am getting the bits to build it up now

there is a guy locally selling an early 90's OCLV for $400. I'd like to take a run at it, but its not in my budget.