Mountain Biking - Your first MTB

Do you still have your first real MTB?

I gave my Trek 820 to my sister about 10 yrs ago and I've been thinking about buying her a new one for trade so I can get my old one back for memorys sake. I'd use it for a commuter.

It'd be kinda cool to deck out my old 820 with all 2006 components and keep the orig. frame and fork for the heck'uv'it. I don't have that kinda cash layin' around though.

I've still got my 98 Schwinn Mesa, and I just gave it all xtr parts except for the XT crank. The fork still sucks, but it will be replaced when funds permit.

my first mountain bike was a trek 820 as well. my first good mountain bike was a rockhopper sadley it got stolen from my garage.

still riding mine. Trek 830. Still going strong after 9 years.

Before that, just had a Murray and before that a Huffy complete w/ banana seat.

I still have my first real bike, a Trek 830 Antelope. Of course, I only bought it about 4 weeks ago off of Craigslist though.
I also just bought a nice used GT Outpost for a spare bike.

First real bike was the trek 930.

My first mtb was a 21speed pink and silver huffy rigid.

1991 Trek 800 Antelope. Still riding it, still original. Recently replaced it with a Gray Fisher Wahoo.

I am still riding my first mtb. A 2001 Kona Stuff.

94 GT RTS Team.. still have it and a friend rode it two weekends ago.

mid 90's kona cinder cone (double butted steel!)
just frankensteined into a full-rigid, big-slick, drop-bar, bar-end-shifter, 1x7-commuter
i'm finding a new type of fun in recycle/reconstituting old mtb's

Yup, still have mine. Early 90's Mt Shasta Arrowhead. I beat the holy tar out of it until I got out of high school, since then it has sat defunct. I'm making it my winter project to get it reliably ride-able again. Needs LOTS of work.

My first one was a Huffy something or other. In 97 I got a Diamondback Topanga and that's still around, although the only stock parts left on it are the frame and fork. It's now my ride around town bike.

A bike my father picked up at a garage sale 15 years ago ;)

Nope, lbs generic steel frame I found new ways to dismount with, stolen from a friend I lent it to. Since then I've always had to sell the old to buy the new.

Man I wish I did still have it. I gave it away about four years ago. It was a 1988 (or 1989) Raleigh Pointe. I loved that bike, caught plenty of grief over it though. Most of my friends were still riding bmx, they couldn't believe I'd ride such an "uncool" bike. I did still have a Dyno Detour as well, just didn't ride it much after my parents bought me the Raleigh.

First mtb bike was a 1st generation Specialized Stumpjumper.

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My first mountain bike. A 1997 Hardrock Axfs that I bought in 97...or was it 98.... I cant remember but I still ride it almost every day.

My dad bought one of the first mountain bikes norco put in production back in the mid 80's. I inherited that as my first mountain bike a few years later.

Still have mine, runs perfect, just some rust spots in the scratches. 1989 Bianchi Incline

'91 Bianchi with Suntour XC Ltd. Stolen.

1988 Huffy Stalker was the mountain bike that got me interested in more than just riding around the neighborhood.

My very FIRST bike was a 1983 Huffy BMX bike. It was chrome with blue accents, and blue tires. I still have the frame, but nothing else.

yup, still have my 99 scwinn moab disk, the fork needs to be replaced, but other than that, I love it......

my old Nishiki...pic taken in 1993...bike was about 3 years old then...

83' Diamondback, don't remember the name.
Too much commuting through the winters in MN ate that thing up, the fork rusted and snapped in the mid 90's and that was it. But it sure did extend the bike season up north as rode all through the snow.
It had such a long wheelbase, there was enough space behind the seat tube to place a frame pump that would not interfere with the rear tire.

2002 kona roast. I still ride her once and a while.

well the Trek 800 was my first. But the 4300 would be the one I took off road alot.

First bike I every took off road was my early 1980's red Huffy 10 speed. Took me about another 10 years to realize how much better knobbies worked.:lol:

First MTB was a '95 Schwinn Moab I bought at the PX in Germany for $300. Worked pretty well...until I bent the top and down tubes in a crash.:( I was hooked by then, so I picked up my '95 Cannondale F700 for $1150 and rode it until I broke the frame last year. C'dale hooked me up with a warranty replacement, but I haven't built it up yet. Just sold my '98 C'dale SuperV 1000 to a guy at work. Been riding my 2006 Kona Dawg Deluxe.

Put a couple of years on this sucker...make it blue and there you go! I must have been the worst piece of s**t I have ever rode...but it was a blast! Finally fell apart on a 6ft to flat drop. Boy was that funny! Still have the frame in the garage some where.

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i still use my first mountain bike (14th birthday present!) as my primary bike, a 99 GT Outpost, albeit with numerous upgrades. sucker can climb...or maybe because i've never ridden anything else for more than a mile or two i haven't figured out that it weighs more than a small car.

ps - just picked an 05 SID Team that's going on later this week

Univega Alpina 600. I sold it a couple of years ago because I was hard up for cash. I still regret it though. It had Rock Shox Quadras, I was lucky to get 1" of travel on that thing. It got me hooked way back in 1996. Right now I've got a cross bike and a single speed MTB.

Dang, you chillen are young. My first MTB was one of the first! A Ross Mt Whitney, circa 1985. Chrome. It was a sweet bike in it's time. I paid $399 for it as it was last year's model. Originally went for $599. That was a kick-arse bike. Here is a pic of someone elses:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikeckel/165065574/

Second bike was older than most here. 1991 GT Avalanche. Also one of the first bikes with suspension. Rock Shox Mag 20. Still have it, though replaced much of it.

Dang...you're an old fart!!!:D That's a sweet nostalgic 2-wheeler.

I was kinda thinkin' a similar thing when I started hearing about these peep's talking about their Kona's and Hardrocks. I started riding MTB in 1994 though, so I'm still a pup.

83' Diamondback, don't remember the name.
Too much commuting through the winters in MN ate that thing up, the fork rusted and snapped in the mid 90's and that was it. But it sure did extend the bike season up north as rode all through the snow.
It had such a long wheelbase, there was enough space behind the seat tube to place a frame pump that would not interfere with the rear tire.

Did it look like this?? Mine did!! Was the Hottest thing on Boulder streets at the time.(Can you belive it):D

My first mountain bike was a used, 89 Nishiki Ariel that I picked up at a yard sale along with a 88 GF Hoo Koo E Koo for my son. The Nishiki was original when I bought it right down to the awful tires. I made a few changes, like adding a shock, new seat, tires and cleaning up that sucker. I've moved on to better MTBs, but I keep the Nishiki for riding gravel MUPs.... and because I can't bear to part with it.

1976 Murray, 10-speed.
Well, I rode it as a true Mtbike anyway...

I think I warped everthing on that bike,
but it was fun, and got me into the sport...

My first was a 1988 Trek 8700, loved it to death, and it still survives today.

Yokota Yosimite,$500. With full Deore DX goodies.

1989 Trek 850 Antelope.

a 1993 Giant Attraction, I rode the living hell out of it, two untrue rims, and enough scratches and scrapes to go around, still rides good, just on the small side for me now.

94 raleigh outland. A friend is using it as a commuter at the moment, but I'm going to take it back and start riding it again soon.

My first mountain bike (kinda) was a Univega Rover 10. That was back in '85. Gave it to my sister and she ended up giving it to Goodwill. The Rover 10 would be considered more of a comfort bike vs. a mountain bike, but back then, I thought it was cool.

My first real mountain bike was a GT Karakoram. It was a '91 or '92. I think it was a '91 leftover that I bought in '92 or something. It was bright yellow fade to oragne with black splash paint all over. I rode that for miles and miles. I traded it in for another GT in '96.

A Trek 930 no suspension at all. Still have it although due to several injuries - back, ribs it no longer fits me at all. Relegated to trainer duty with a hideous adjustable stem set nearly straight up.

Dang, you chillen are young. My first MTB was one of the first! A Ross Mt Whitney, circa 1985. Chrome. It was a sweet bike in it's time. I paid $399 for it as it was last year's model. Originally went for $599. That was a kick-arse bike. Here is a pic of someone elses:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikeckel/165065574/

Second bike was older than most here. 1991 GT Avalanche. Also one of the first bikes with suspension. Rock Shox Mag 20. Still have it, though replaced much of it.

Boy you guys are skinflints! ;) I don't have my first or second or 5th. I currently own mountain bikes 11 and 12! And I'm not the least bit nostaglic for number 1 through 10 other than the color of number 2 and 10 (red and orange) or maybe 9 which was polished aluminum. Number 11 (a 2003 Stumpy Pro) and number 12 (a 2005 Stumpy Expert FSR) are far better than any of the old POSs I've owned in the past! And, after riding Hermosa Creek and Alien Run down in the Southwest last week, I'm liking the FSR a whole lot more.

I ride my original Trek 830 as a commuter bike now. It's about 10 years old... all original components still, except tires. :)

And of course the addition of fenders and lights.

2004 hardrock comp disc... i would have it but it got stolen

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My first mountain bike. A 1997 Hardrock Axfs that I bought in 97...or was it 98.... I cant remember but I still ride it almost every day.
Mine is a black 1999 Hardrock FS comp. Still using that puppy for the day to day rides around town. Only thing that's still stock on it is the original seatpost. :)