Your first full sus bike

snoopsmydogg

Saracen Havoc circa 1995-96 (pic to follow). A heavy steel BSO frame that still sits in my garage, the elastomer in the rst forks have deteriorated but I cant bring myself to take it to the tip.

Anonymous

Mine was a Mongoose teocalli elite didn't last long though didn't like the look of it to square

spongtastic

Mine was a 2009 FSR XC Expert. Liked it because it made trails easier, but didn't because in making them easier the trails I ride became rather boring, sold it after paying off cyclescheme at the end of 12 months.

d00m

Officially it was a raleigh activator 2, but my first real susser was a 97 proflex reptile like this...



A whopping 2.5" front travel and 3.5" at the rear, provided by lumps of rubber, soft and compliant in summer, rock solid on cold days. Still got the frame in the shed

YeehaaMcgee

I'm frankly horrified that Proflex were still so dependant on elastomers as late as 1997.
I remember following one, not sure if it was the same model, in Coed y Brenin, and deciding to give it "a little space" since the back end was twanging about so alarmingly I was concerned it would explode right in front of me.

d00m

It had 3.5 inches of suspension travel, and about the same in lateral flex very comfy though in warm weather on rolling terrain. It would feel out of its depth at a modern trail center I reckon. I did end up snapping the rear shock, very odd failure. I then went out and bought a gt xcr2000 with QR20's and a fox vanilla air shock and felt the future arrive

oodboo

This was mine:

2008 spesh fsr xc comp, was nicked just after I moved house.

neilrosser

Only just got my first FS 2012 EX8

SomeIdeaNoGear

Only got my first full susser this year... a lovely Trek Remedy 7, 2010 vintage from the Bay of E... which reminds me, I need to make a kitchen post in the Your Mountain Bikes section.

Foobies

Got my first full susser last week,


2009 Haro Xeon

Bought it of a mate for £180 with only one stone chip, seen a guy selling one on ebay for £550 which seems fooked so am a happy chappie.