Originally Posted by bicyclridr4life

I wanted a "modern" not "obsolete" bike when I bought it. Bike clubs used to laugh at me (until I passed them) when I was riding my 1989 KHS Montana Summit - decked out in the then factory racing colors of blue top tube, down tube, and rear triangle, with hot pink fork, head tube, and seat tube. I admit to updating it a little ... I replaced the 28/38/48 Bio-Pace crank to a 22/32/42, upgraded from 6 to 7 speed, put on a SRAM X9 RD, SRAM X3(?) trigger shifters, SACHS 5000 brakes with Suntour levers, and pretty much eliminated everything that said ((((shudder)))) "Shimano" on it, and added a rear rack. I don't know what upset the bike clubs more ... that a 50's something rider on a pink and blue mountain bike passed them ... or if it was the fact I was pulling a trailer at the time