walkbythesea Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Just from another thread it became apparent that @Ag100 and I still have a lot of love for 26” wheel mountain bikes, my taste is generally in the golden age with my main interest around 1990 Who else is still in love with the bikes they rode or lusted after as kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strugglecuddle7 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) Yeah i love a 26 er! I recently sold my mountain bikes and the only one i have left is mydads old muddy fox adventurer from 93! I have managed to find a box for the 3 in 1 radio gear i shall see how much it is to post tomorrow for you Edited July 4, 2021 by Strugglecuddle7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: Just from another thread it became apparent that @Ag100 and I still have a lot of love for 26” wheel mountain bikes, my taste is generally in the golden age with my main interest around 1990 Who else is still in love with the bikes they rode or lusted after as kids? i was/am into the raleigh peak apex moonshine mtrax era The pink peak is a rare one as it was a mk2 and not made for long it was replaced as mk1 frames use to snap. the zero g is not my one as i don't have a pic of my one. it was a very under rated bike as it look like the bargain one but it was a £600 bike went very well. here are pics of others i own/owned have owned a lot more but im not one for taking pictures. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Strugglecuddle7 said: Yeah i love a 26 er! I recently sold my mountain bikes and the only one i have left is mydads old muddy fox adventurer from 93! I have managed to find a box for the 3 in 1 radio gear i shall see how much it is to post tomorrow for you The early Muddy Fox's were great before the name got sold and the brand destroyed - I recently acquired a completely original 1986 Courier, but it was rough and just too damn big so I've sold it on - interesting original bike though and beautiful to ride Edited July 4, 2021 by walkbythesea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 My daily is a 1990 Kona Cinder Cone, identical to the bike I bought new in 1990 and rode to death over the next 29 years - eventually the frame got broken and I searched high and low for another, splatter Kona’s got rare when I wasn’t looking! 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 minute ago, walkbythesea said: My daily is a 1990 Kona Cinder Cone, identical to the bike I bought new in 1990 and rode to death over the next 29 years - eventually the frame got broken and I searched high and low for another, splatter Kona’s got rare when I wasn’t looking! 😂 don't get me started on the cinder love them a lot. one i had broke on the down tube that the seat post goes in about half way down. it was never treated bad but one day while on the road it started the make a really bad noise. im a cycle expert expert use to do it for a bit of a living and i couldn't place what the sound could be. got back home and just sat looking at the bike as i know it wasn't anything normal. then after a long time looking i see the down tube had totally broke in 2 it was like it had been cut but wasn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Another rare 1990 Cinder Cone - one originally sold for a very short period without Kona decals because of a legal dispute. This one came to me as a frame and fork only, I’m building it up as my “road bike” as I don’t like actual road bikes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: Another rare 1990 Cinder Cone - one originally sold for a very short period without Kona decals because of a legal dispute. This one came to me as a frame and fork only, I’m building it up as my “road bike” as I don’t like actual road bikes. The eagle-eyed will note the 1991 onwards Kona K decals used as the only identifier as they felt they could use cheeky “preproduction” artwork in 1990 and get away with it. On the top tube it says Joe Murray Cinder Cone Edited July 4, 2021 by walkbythesea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGinge Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I’ve only got one 26” bike these days but I’m not sure I should be posting about it here as I only bought the frame and built it up a few months ago. It does have quite a lot of early 00’s parts on it from the donor Specialized SX trail that I’d been riding up until a few years ago but nothing anywhere near as old as the rest of the stuff posted above. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post walkbythesea Posted July 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 I do own one “new” bike… …but it’s weird in its own right 😁 An early Whyte, before they started making normal bikes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 But my Klein is my favourite, the bike I lusted after in 1990 when it was first released, the most beautiful I’ve ever seen even to this day - preTrek, first issue Attitude XT in Team Colors 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant.p Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 4 hours ago, turok007 said: i was/am into the raleigh peak apex moonshine mtrax era The pink peak is a rare one as it was a mk2 and not made for long it was replaced as mk1 frames use to snap. the zero g is not my one as i don't have a pic of my one. it was a very under rated bike as it look like the bargain one but it was a £600 bike went very well. here are pics of others i own/owned have owned a lot more but im not one for taking pictures. Seeing that Raleigh Max photo was a blast from the past! Think I was about 14 when I eventually saved up for one. Was £450 from memory, took over a year of paper rounds and washing cars 😆. Mine was a black frame rather than the blue, but otherwise the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ant.p said: Seeing that Raleigh Max photo was a blast from the past! Think I was about 14 when I eventually saved up for one. Was £450 from memory, took over a year of paper rounds and washing cars 😆. Mine was a black frame rather than the blue, but otherwise the same. the black frame one had normal suspension forks not triple clamp as price was a little lower. but still rare bike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: But my Klein is my favourite, the bike I lusted after in 1990 when it was first released, the most beautiful I’ve ever seen even to this day - preTrek, first issue Attitude XT in Team Colors i really wanted one but for some reason never got it even though i had the money when they were less than £500 on ebay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: But my Klein is my favourite, the bike I lusted after in 1990 when it was first released, the most beautiful I’ve ever seen even to this day - preTrek, first issue Attitude XT in Team Colors i would class it as a piece of art. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Just now, turok007 said: i would class it as a piece of art. As do I “Gary Klein did not manufacture bicycles he was an artist that painted in Aluminum” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: As do I “Gary Klein did not manufacture bicycles he was an artist that painted in Aluminum” i wanted to do that but the missus had a few choice words on the matter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, turok007 said: i wanted to do that but the missus had a few choice words on the matter Women huh no sense of style 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fef15t Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I have a 1991 Raleigh Kandara that I love to bits. Unfortunately, about 18 months ago my spine/nerve damage took a massive turn for the worst and I haven’t been able to ride since. According to the doctors, I may never get to ride it again. But I love it too much too sell it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I don’t have a photo of my old ones, but my favourite was my Raleigh Dynatech Pro, it had full Suntour XC pro group set and a flouro yellow Girvin Flexstem, loved that bike, but sold it to buy my fist car (MK1 Fiesta Supersport). Still have my Rock Lobster Team Tig SL (Ali frame and ful XTR Groupset), and my current bike (still a 26”) Scott Scale 610 (full carbon frame/seat post/handlebars/Wheels with XTR 9000 group) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 On 04/07/2021 at 19:04, walkbythesea said: I do own one “new” bike… …but it’s weird in its own right 😁 An early Whyte, before they started making normal bikes. I remember riding one of these when they came out! Front end tracking was really odd but seemed to "work"..... As to your Klein 😍 YUM YUM... My first bike was a Kona too - a Firemountain. Rode everything in that lower budget but the Kona was way more fun!!.. Don't have any old bikes left now, only one 26" - a Cove Handjob, though I do still have a 26" SC Blur TRC frame (That was a really nimble fast bugger!) I keep meaning to sell.... Otherwise I'm afraid I'm now a 29" pervert Convert.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-essex Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Had a Klein Attitude in red/yellow. An Orange Clockwork, and then a Specialized Stumpjumper Team in purple with Specialized shocks (when front shocks were pretty much unheard of!!). Just have road bikes now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 06/07/2021 at 06:47, mark-essex said: Had a Klein Attitude in red/yellow. An Orange Clockwork, and then a Specialized Stumpjumper Team in purple with Specialized shocks (when front shocks were pretty much unheard of!!). Just have road bikes now. ROADIE!!!!!!!!! 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 06/07/2021 at 06:47, mark-essex said: Had a Klein Attitude in red/yellow. An Orange Clockwork, and then a Specialized Stumpjumper Team in purple with Specialized shocks (when front shocks were pretty much unheard of!!). Just have road bikes now. 1 minute ago, stimpy said: ROADIE!!!!!!!!! 🤣 Road bikes are great, it’s where I do most of my cycling now😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Tell you what though, I’m too tight to buy modern bikes, can’t believe how expensive they are getting now - I know times change and all but “entry level” nowadays buys a really nice classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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