1992 onwards... In fact I'll reel off my school mates bikes that we used for the Wheelwright coast to coast in 1996 to celebrate finishing GCSE's!
Me - Green/green fade 92 Rockhopper Comp with LX/DX level bits. Upgrades - Rockshox quadra forks (originals), Use ti seatpost, Onza SPDs, Flite saddle, x-lite bar ends. Still in use as my girls gearie MTB but now 'red wine' colour and with V's, bombers and risers.
Dave - GT RTS ?2? with RS Mag ?10?, mostly XT. Just bought before the ride as an upgrade on a 91 Rockhopper. kinda browny colour. bent rear triangle during ride and got it straightened at a frame builders in north yorkshire i think - ribble? on the ride! Gone long time ago, Spz Sworks M5 now..
Howie - 93/94 Cindercone, green, factory spec, pain in the ass Kona cantis, still in use with original spec apart from new rear tyre and split grips held with yellow elecrtician tape (he's a doctor now so on about 100k a year so can't afford new grips...)!
Craig - fairly standard GT timberline, 91ish, splatter white paint, ex MBUK demo. Think it's still going...
Ben - Orange ally O polished with 1 1/4 headset, XT, Xlite ti etc and Pace RC30 forks (which I bought and have on a bonty!). Gone a long time ago, poss has an Orange p7 now?
Pete - Apollo Krakatoa or similar - GT triple triangle rip off, 200gs bits, freehub packed in and had to a) run up hills with it (my job) and freewheel down to the nights yha, b) buy a new wheel from biketreks in ambleside, c) post the old one home! Still owns but has a late 90s silver and orange marin full susser too.
Ah, brings back memories! We tried to do a rerun 10 years on last year but getting everyone off work at the same time proved impossible...
ian
