Foo - Are you too EXTREME for your bike?

If you are then consider this Craigslist posting. (http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/bik/2680104128.html)

It would be an honor to be considered based on medals and EXTREMENESS (is there a charge for extremeness?) for a bike with a Mighty Mouse decal.

Seriously, if this guy is as mighty as his bike then perhaps the bike has some Sampson like quality that we, as non-EXTREME people are unaware of. What will he do when he loses his EXTREMENESS?

I own an early 90s mountain bike. If anything the bike is too EXTREME for me!

http://fotos.mtb-news.de/img/photos/3/8/5/3/8/_/large/Kooka_1.jpg

I own an early 90s mountain bike. If anything the bike is too EXTREME for me!

http://fotos.mtb-news.de/img/photos/3/8/5/3/8/_/large/Kooka_1.jpg

owe, my eyes.

owe, my eyes.

Behold, young one. The blindness you experience from seeing this picture is what daily life was like the year were born.

Ah yes, an incredibly expensive billet item that usually didn't even work very well. But they were pretty.

My bike is to extreme for me.

Or, as I've seen them referred many times, "Ten times the price of Shimano XT and works half as well."

But what are you going to do? You can't have an otherwise completely splash-ano'd bike with a plain black rear derailleur!

what's the problem with stripping down an XT to it's basic parts and having them anodized?

2 things:

1 - CL poster must be going for a CL "best of"

2 - CL poster must have seen this "serious" cycling video (warning NSFW)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcjoWL6hJg8

Yah, like he's going to interview to make sure a $119 frame goes to someone who deserves it.

http://www.google.com/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://bonzuko.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/0.jpg&sa=X&ei=VeuwTqerNYT9ggen3OiuAQ&ved=0CAsQ8wc4Qw&usg=AFQjCNHjF-zN7OKU6GunGcxWzaLFYcJWvQ

Are you too EXTREME for your bike?

No. But I am too sexy for my shirt.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39YUXIKrOFk

remember jewel tone K-cars?

THE CL-Lister might be looking for an in shape organ donor for some other kind of project

ewwww, there's a thought....

what's the problem with stripping down an XT to it's basic parts and having them anodized?

Because this is the 90s, dude. I don't want anything on my bike that's not as eXtreme as possible. Everything has to be 3D and overly-angular billet with a titanium bolt kit. How else am I going to be rad and get vertical?

http://www.btt.com.ar/foto/o/12/43/1243371507_Iron_Horse.jpg

After this picture was shot everyone within a square mile enjoyed a bottle of Surge.

the mountain bike sitting across the office from me right now came with lots of shiny purple ano'd parts when I bought it new in '93. Even the spoke nipples were shiny purple...

18 years of off-roading and grimy urban funk have toned that down pretty well by now.

http://fotos.mtb-news.de/img/photos/3/8/5/3/8/_/large/Kooka_1.jpg

I'm kooka for kooka puffs!

:lol:

I really wanted a set of Kooka cranks back in the day. But I've always been much more subtle, and just wanted plain old shiny silver aluminum. Maybe I just wasn't eXtreme enough for the 90s.

I own an early 90s mountain bike. If anything the bike is too EXTREME for me!

http://fotos.mtb-news.de/img/photos/3/8/5/3/8/_/large/Kooka_1.jpg
That's hawt. I'd love to build those parts onto my bright yellow Breezer.

That's hawt. I'd love to build those parts onto my bright yellow Breezer.
Ooh, how old is the Breezer? If you built it up in wild anodized billet, the proper thing to do would be to also add a Rock Shox Mag21SL for bling:

http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/store/img-hydroponics/nos-vintage-rock-shox-mag-21-sl-ti-fork-top-line_160600275642.jpg

The only problem I could see is that back then Breezers were usually pretty traditional in appearance (in other words, handsome and tasteful). The ideal frame for wild billet would be a Klein Adroit with a paint job that hinted at the coming apocalypse.

A Nishiki Alien painted up wild would also be appropriate, I think.
Absolutely. Or this:

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2009/03/02/1235997376571-3mq6yh31qm08-500-90-500-70.jpg

Incidentally, the Nishiki Alien FS is one of my favorite mountain bikes of all time:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/Zanetti7/nishiki_fs_2_2_633.jpg

I still think first gen XTR components are the best looking.

Ooh, how old is the Breezer?
2009, and not a MTB either. Its a city bike. Would still be hawt.

I love first generation XTR cranks. Great choice for a classy bike needing low gears, road or otherwise.

I almost snagged a hardtail (or possibly rigid, I forget) Alien with some type of crazy splatter/craquelure paint job about a year ago. Missed it by that much. D'oh.

Cripes, does that Yeti have a 53/30/20 crankset on it? Shifting must be a daunting task...

A couple of months ago I was planning to build a new bike (eventually decided against it) and I was browsing Ebay for older components. I got the idea for a set of really nice XTR cranks, but when I started finding them for auction they were going for insanely high amounts. Like $600+ for pristine examples!


2009, and not a MTB either. Its a city bike. Would still be hawt.

Oh, that changes everything. I'm not really familiar enough with modern bike etiquette, but I'm guessing it would work. Maybe better than if it were an old Breezer.

Oh, that changes everything. I'm not really familiar enough with modern bike etiquette, but I'm guessing it would work. Maybe better than if it were an old Breezer.
Already have purple cantilevers:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6212349099_c225db4bc2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoupiest/6212349099/)

It is getting drum brakes here soon though, so it's a moot discussion. None of those parts would really be appropriate. Still would look cool.

That does work quite well, and it's a color combo that wouldn't have occurred to me. :thumb:

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2009/03/02/1235997376571-3mq6yh31qm08-500-90-500-70.jpg



:love:

I used to drool over Deaton and Missy's bikes back in the day. That was cutting edge! And the AMP FS bikes from ca 1994. Holy Moly. Here's (http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb213/golf1975/Steel%20frame/P5180077.jpg) a '95.

I have an old purple Trek 8000. I want to put suspension on it.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/100_0053.jpg

:love:

I used to drool over Deaton and Missy's bikes back in the day. That was cutting edge! And the AMP FS bikes from ca 1994. Holy Moly. Here's (http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb213/golf1975/Steel%20frame/P5180077.jpg) a '95.

Yes! Back in the day I wanted an AMP Research bike so much. Of course I couldn't afford it, but I considered buying the fork for my KHS. Never did though.


I have an old purple Trek 8000. I want to put suspension on it.

That's a beauty! What's the deal with the front derailleur cable though? I remember seeing that in pictures back then but never did figure out why there wasn't a cable stop near the seat cluster.

Yes! Back in the day I wanted an AMP Research bike so much. Of course I couldn't afford it, but I considered buying the fork for my KHS. Never did though.



That's a beauty! What's the deal with the front derailleur cable though? I remember seeing that in pictures back then but never did figure out why there wasn't a cable stop near the seat cluster.

Not sure why Trek ran it that way. There are cable stops on both ends of top tube. Housing from shifter to top tub cable stop. Exposed cable along top tube to cable stop. Cable in housing from top tube cable stop to deraileur. Love the way the bike rides. Time to buy some new rims and learn to lace wheels or buy a new wheel set. Willl probably learn to lace, as it has nice Shimano hubs on it. Suspension was just starting to appear when I bought the bike. Really would love to add a suspension fork to it, as my now 40 something body does not take abuse as well as my 20 something body did.

Really would love to add a suspension fork to it, as my now 40 something body does not take abuse as well as my 20 something body did.

I hear that. Wishing my commuter had shocks these days...

Yes! Back in the day I wanted an AMP Research bike so much. Of course I couldn't afford it, but I considered buying the fork for my KHS. Never did though.

I aslso remember in 1994 or so Girvin had that big ol' front shock with the huge round tubes that ran from the axle to the handlebar. I remember the first time I saw a guy with one at my local MTB trail - that was like something from the Jetsons, it was so hi-tech looking.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/holyrollin72/002-9.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/holyrollin72/001-11.jpg

I have an old purple Trek 8000. I want to put suspension on it.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/100_0053.jpg

I was contemplating putting a shock on my '93 Marin; I know the Manitou 3 was a popular upgrade for that bike and supposedly the geometry is FS-ready.

Suspension was just starting to appear when I bought the bike. Really would love to add a suspension fork to it, as my now 40 something body does not take abuse as well as my 20 something body did.

It would be incredibly awesome if you could keep it somewhat period correct. But you'd have to find a fork from that era that was still in excellent condition. Man, an old Rock Shox Mag 20 would look great on that bike.


I aslso remember in 1994 or so Girvin had that big ol' front shock with the huge round tubes that ran from the axle to the handlebar. I remember the first time I saw a guy with one at my local MTB trail - that was like something from the Jetsons, it was so hi-tech looking.

Ah yes, one of my early memories of the mtb world was seeing this add for a ProFlex:

http://mombat.org/proflex752.jpg
I thought it was a great looking bicycle, and I still do. Also, I really miss Panaracer Smoke tires with the tan skin wall. I think that was a great looking tire.

One last note: I still have the first bicycle magazine I ever purchased, an issue of Bicycling from April, 1991. I may have to take some pictures of some of the ads and start a thread.

I'm confused. Isn't this Foo? What is with all of the Bike talk here?

I own an early 90s mountain bike. If anything the bike is too EXTREME for me!

http://fotos.mtb-news.de/img/photos/3/8/5/3/8/_/large/Kooka_1.jpg

I don't know what it was about those magenta colors. Even cars were in that color...

My great magenta transgression was this:
http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gitarzan/Music/guitardiner/dsc01677.jpg
It's even more like the light magenta in the bike parts shown above. The picture makes it look a lot darker.

I'm confused. Isn't this Foo? What is with all of the Bike talk here?

I would just like to go on record as saying that my bike is too EXTREME for me. I mean it is metallic green with white handlebar tape.
I go home and pack it in styrene peanuts and wash it with Channel No.5.

I do fear that my EXTREMENESS is tied to my bike. I am not sure what I would do if I was separated from it.

I'm confused. Isn't this Foo? What is with all of the Bike talk here?

oops-a-daisy! here you go:

http://fotos.mtb-news.de/img/photos/3/8/5/3/8/_/large/Kooka_1.jpghttp://www.richardsimmonsdvds.com/0_61_320_Simmons2.jpg

I'm confused. Isn't this Foo? What is with all of the Bike talk here?

Yeah well everyone here is just to EXTREME and SERIOUS to not talk about anything but some EXTREME bikes!

I'm confused. Isn't this Foo? What is with all of the Bike talk here?

Then our job is done here. Muhahahahahahahah

oops-a-daisy! here you go:

http://fotos.mtb-news.de/img/photos/3/8/5/3/8/_/large/Kooka_1.jpghttp://www.richardsimmonsdvds.com/0_61_320_Simmons2.jpg

thank you!