The sequence of bikes from the mid 80s.....for me - how about for you?

Okay ...

Early Days

1981 Raleigh Grifter. OG.
1983 ish - I invent mountain biking by turning a 26" boys road bike into an off roader (including novel extra rear brake operated by a foot lever on the chainstay ....)
1987? First production MTB I rode - a friend's yellow *I think* Muddy Fox with 15 gears - Was blown away by the granny gear and cantilvers.
1988 Team Stumpjumper. Bought it in 89 from an MBUK classifieds - rode it round Europe and SE Asia. Still got it. Prise from my cold dead grip, etc

Discovered RetroBike c. 2006 or 2007...

1985 Fuji Mt Fuji Ltd. Full XC, Nitto, double rollercam: imported from the States (pound was strong back then). Sold it to someone on here - want it back please.
1984/5 Ridgeback badged as a Klein Partsbike.
1989 Roberts Peugeot Tim Gould team bike. Stunning but too small. So cool. Miss it.
1989 Overburys Pioneer in Columbus. A bit sluggish - didn't get on together.
1988 Ronson Fillet brazed: never really got off the ground - ended up in Germany.
1987? Kuwahara lugged. Still got it: various members of the family have used it.
1989 Rocky Mountain Blizzard. Hardly used before selling for some reason (cash crisis?)
1987 Canondale double 24" : used by various family members: in the shed somewhere.
1996 Brodie Energy: small and sweet for the kids - just reprised for son # 2
199? KHS Montana - old frame Karma'd to me (by lewis1641?) and turned into a singlespeed. Much fun.
1987? MBK Tracker with lovely inexternal brazed Columbus nivacrom frame (not the later gussety sort). Regrettably also a bit small.
1987 Canondale double roller cam. First drop bar build.
1990 KHS Pro. Such good bikes - turned me on to True Temper OX.
1988 Marin Pine Mountain Lugged Prestige. Current camping bike in Ritchey Commando drag.
1985 Overburys Wildcat? Small fillet bike with no serial no. (just like my Powell Roadbike: reckon he was often off the books in the early mid 80's) Will my youngest grow out of it before I've finished it?
1992 AlpineStars Cro Mega True Temper. Loving it.

Strewth RBG….that's the UK mountain bike boom in it's own right.....

Hang on a minute....I don't think you responded to the 'how big is my workshop...' thread ….so: HOW BIG IS YOUR WORKSHOP??…

That's a LOT of bikes with thumbs up......

2manyoranges said:

Strewth RBG….that's the UK mountain bike boom in it's own right.....

Hang on a minute....I don't think you responded to the 'how big is my workshop...' thread ….so: HOW BIG IS YOUR WORKSHOP??…

That's a LOT of bikes with thumbs up......

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My workshop is teeny, Longun will confirm its surprising how much is in there, I have to take bikes out to get in one half of it, probably only about 6x4 ft..... And that's after I knocked through into the downstairs bathroom

The trick is to has a lovely other half who allows you to take the attic conversion and turn it into a man cave....

RBG

Hey @doctor-bond, did your 24" wheeled Cannondale come from me (terrible memory)? I loved refurbing that little bike

raidan73 said:

Hey @doctor-bond, did your 24" wheeled Cannondale come from me (terrible memory)? I loved refurbing that little bike

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Yes! It’s due another refurb - the boys are talking about taking it into 24” cruiser single speed territory.

doctor-bond said:

Yes! It’s due another refurb - the boys are talking about taking it into 24” cruiser single speed territory.

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Great! Whatever keeps it going

Actually bought new and owned at the time;

1989 Townsend 2000
1990 Muddy Fox Adventurer
1991 Offroad Pro-Flex 550
1992 Marin Indian Fire Trail
1992 Trek 8000 - Still got it
1993 KHS Montana Team* - Still got it (1993 Youth National XC Championship winning bike)
1993 Specialized Stumpjumper FS
1994 Specialized Stumpjumper
1995 Giant Cadex (model remains a mystery as I can't find anything that matches the 1 picture I have of the bike - caked in mud)
1996 Giant ATX 990* (1996 Junior NPS DH race win, Junior National DH Championship 3rd place, Junior Welsh DH Championship 1st place)
1997 Giant ATX 990D

Borrowed at the time, briefly;

1994 DBR Dual Response
1994 GT RTS-1

Re-acquired in recent years c.2013 onwards, and in the current collection;

1990 Pace RC100
1990 Kona Explosif
1992ish Yeti Ultimate
1990 Muddy Fox Adventurer
1991 Offroad Pro-Flex 550
1992 Marin Indian Fire Trail
1992 Merlin Titanium
1993 Giant Cadex CFM-3
1993 Specialized Stumpjumper FS
1993 Marin Team Marin (For Sale)
1994 Specialized Stumpjumper
1994 Specialized FSR
1996 Giant ATX 990 (x2)
1997 Giant ATX 990D (x2, 1 frame sold)
2010 Giant XTC 1
2010 Giant Anthem X SL1

Passed through my hands as donors or stop gap purchases;

1990 Saracen Conquest Elite
1993 Marin Pine FRS
1996 Specialized Stumpjumper A1 FS
1998 Saracen Kili Flyer Comp FS somethingorother
1999 GT Lobo

I think that's it

Pete - some of these are historically important bikes - you need to add an * to those which were ridden to a podium place.....

Let's see if I can remember the order of them.

1990 Norco Bushpilot
1994 Kona Cinder Cone
1995 Iron Horse ARS 8.0
1997 Mongoose VRS 5.0
1998 Rocky Mountain DH TO
1998 GT STS Lobo
1999 Gary Fisher Ziggurat
2000 Gary Fisher Supercaliber
1999 Dekerf Team ST
2000 Schwinn 4 Banger
1999 Schwinn 4 Banger Homegrown
2009 No Name Chinese carbon hardtail
2009 Yeti ASR
1992 Mountain Cycles San Andreas
1992 GT Zaskar LE
1998 Rocky Mountain DH TO
1995 Manitou System DH

retrobikeguy said:

My workshop is teeny, Longun will confirm its surprising how much is in there, I have to take bikes out to get in one half of it, probably only about 6x4 ft..... And that's after I knocked through into the downstairs bathroom

The trick is to has a lovely other half who allows you to take the attic conversion and turn it into a man cave....

RBG

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Yup the workshop is an alladins tardis and the man cave is awesome!!!