what was your first 'proper' mountain bike!?

[brocklanders023]

First for me was a new 1989 Saracen Tufftrax. Currently building one up for old times sake.

 

[markoc]

I had an Offroad Mt.10+2 as my first ride.

God I wish I still had it. Must have been mid to late eighties, and I would have been about 9.

 

[kaytronika]

I always considered my first proper MTB to be the Timberline FS in my sig... But before I had that I rode a Falcon Arctic Fox.

It was a cheap bike but it had a full Altus groupset which pitched it above some of the stuff my mates owned.. I took it round Rivington quite a few times and upgraded parts including the tyres and handlebar.

The Saracen I've been riding the last few weeks is older than the Falcon I made my first ventures in to mountain biking on. Heh.

 

[Frazerwhite]

peugeot atlas.
aptly named cos it was as heavy as a large mountain range

 

[Jon_b]

1986 Ridgeback S... and I'm still looking for a pic of one if anyone comes across one. Black frame, black bullmoose bar/stem, fluted seatpost, grey mushroom grips... it's all there in my head, I'd just like to see it

 

[Neil]

A 91 DB Apex, new in 91. Cost ~ £560.

 

[lewis1641]

1991 ish carrera krakatoa. Got ot for christmas and by the new year it had a stronglight chainset, lx rear mech and a fancy pants saddle

 

[kaytronika]

I did also own a blue Apollo Kalamunda with 10 SIS gears and caliper brakes :shock:


Death trap

 

[wadsy]

Kona 'yellow splatter' Lava Dome

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... highlight=

 

[A_Venables]

I first had a very old Hawk Trakattak, cost £99 at the time around 89', 90'? It was awfull, but it got me offroad. Had a fair few miles out of it in my mid teens, had 18 gears with plastic, very flexy brake levers, but I had sooo much fun on it! It managed a few rounds on cannock chase then gave up breaking the rear axle. I rode it with a snapped axle for about 5 miles with the tyre rubbing, fixed it then bought others that would cope with proper offroad (Muddyfox Alu Comp) still have both.