1991

First ride out on my recently aquired GT Karakoram Elite. This was my first proper mountain bike back in early 1992. I remember that I'd just spent the day fitting some new XT thumbshifters and generally fettling to perfection, then the very next night, before I'd even ridden with the thumbies...

Updated pics and details June 2011 on some page. viewtopic.php?p=1159248#1159248 Update: 2014 - Skip the old crap and head to the new mess viewtopic.php?p=1159248#p2198933 so you can ignore my newbie to the site ramblings (ok not much is different, I just know and remember more now :lol:)...

Here is the Girvin Flexstem brochure from 1991.