Your first full sus bike

benpinnick

That is pretty cool. Im sad to say that mine was a raleigh activator from Im guessing about 1990.

paul.skibum

Wow - cool. My first was a Patriot 2002 edition I think.

njee20

Bought as a second bike alongside my carbon hardtail. Never got on with it, sold it after 6 months.

YeehaaMcgee

One of these, but they came with mango coloured Manitou X-Vert forks to match the swingarm...


It actually still gets used, but all the parts except the frame have been replaced.

bennett_346

Wow that's hideous!

Mine was a 2010 Specialized Pitch.

supersonic

Marin Mt Vision, circa 1998.

.blitz

Bought new in 1996 have still got it:

mcnultycop

2012 Nerve AM7.0

bluechair84

A GT XCR4000, but in black. Bought from Pauls Cycle at discount for £800. Sometime around 2000.


I was 16 back then and I get just as excited now when a bike box arrives with

projectsome

trek fuel ex 6.5 2008, kinda late on the whole mtb scene.

lostboysaint

supersonic wrote:

Marin Mt Vision, circa 1998.

That. But mine was the original fully polished one. Circa '96? Frame is available for sale if anyone wants it.

The Rookie

When I get my first FS I'll post a pic.......I suppose strictly speaking I had a cheap 'British Eagle' (more like a Turkey!) FS as it came in a pile of bikes/bits when I bought my Kraken, but it didn't stay long!

sniper68

GT XCR3000

bluechair84

Damn you, I thought I was going to be the only one posting an i-Drive! I don't have an actual picture of mine unfortunately

allthegearnoidea

My first full suss was a stunning piece of BSO purchased from no other than. ASDA! OH YES, a sarasota trail in black with red rear end, weighed about 40lb haha, i still remember dropping it in at the lbs for a headset, owner had been dealing with an xtr clad beauty and then picked mine up, poor bugger nearly put his back out!

Ended up buying a new frame from him that day and starting my biking obsession

sniper68

bluechair84 wrote:

Damn you, I thought I was going to be the only one posting an i-Drive! I don't have an actual picture of mine unfortunately

Note the rather dodgy rear disc conversion

RevellRider

ibbo68 wrote:

bluechair84 wrote:

Damn you, I thought I was going to be the only one posting an i-Drive! I don't have an actual picture of mine unfortunately

Note the rather dodgy rear disc conversion

Hope number 2 calliper?

Here's the only picture I have of mine, a Diamond Back XR4 from 1999

YeehaaMcgee

RevellRider wrote:

ibbo68 wrote:

bluechair84 wrote:

Damn you, I thought I was going to be the only one posting an i-Drive! I don't have an actual picture of mine unfortunately

Note the rather dodgy rear disc conversion

Hope number 2 calliper?

And the arm connected to the "chainstay"

sniper68

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

RevellRider wrote:

Hope number 2 calliper?

And the arm connected to the "chainstay"

Aye.Bolted to the v-brake boss at one end and clamped at the other :roll:
I can't remember what brakes they were but the set up was crap :roll:

bluechair84

I remember that was the 'official' way of getting disc brakes on old Spesh FSRs too...

YeehaaMcgee

Hope disc brakes, later renamed the C2, I believe, when they introduced their "open" evolutionary update.

prawny

I've only just got my first. My Rockrider.

I always lusted after an RTS though. Proper good looking bikes them especially the '96 Team edition with the yellow Judy SLs Mmmmm.

RevellRider

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Hope disc brakes, later renamed the C2, I believe, when they introduced their "open" evolutionary update.

Originally available in a Sport' and 'Pro' version with levers to match. Later on all callipers came as 'Pro'

YeehaaMcgee

Are you sure they came in two versions? I'm almost certain there was only one kind of brake, and one kind of lever for some length of time.

njee20

There was definitely Sport and Pro levers for a while in the late 90s, virtually everyone had the Pro ones though.

Sport:


Pro:


They look so agricultural compared to the finely CNC'd ones of today!

sniper68

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
They certainly look like from from (my ageing deteriorating)memory
Can't remember which lever though :roll:

YeehaaMcgee

I'm confused. I know there were two, but I'm still fairly certain that for a while, you could only get the sport c2 - and back when it was the only choice, it had no model name!
Still got an original (Exactly the same as c2 sport) as the rear brake on my spare bike.

RevellRider

Sorry Yeehaa, I meant when the renamed it C2. It was only one lever and one calliper (in black) when they first launched the original brake.

YeehaaMcgee

That's how I remember it... but I may be wrong, mind.

hopper1

My Giant NRS 1, 2004 (I think).
Nice sunny photo, from my old 'back yard' near Fuengirola


Still debating whether to bring it back out of the shed and upgrade it, or to flog it and get a more modern xc FS bike. To be honest, I think it is still capable of my needs

bartimaeus

Giant Anthem X4 - 2010... also the first MTB I ever bought.