Diamondback Axis
 

Anyone know anything about the early 90s Diamondback Axis? All I've found is this http://www.trek4fun.com/mountain_bik..._back_axis.htm

They only made the solid fork one year, and the rest were shock forks. I think they kept the same basic style through 95 or 96 by checking bikepedia. They don't have any pictures though so I'm just going off specs.

I'd absolutely love to find one of these things, but I've never seen one of the old ones for sale, just the newer ones. Did they not make many of these or something?

Edit: I guess they did make solid fork models as well as shocked forks all through the early 90s. I just now found that out.

Edit#2: They changed style in 93, but they were still the same basic components for a few more years. I'd prefer the 90-92 style since early 90s Diamondbacks(mountain and road)have some of the best paint jobs I've ever seen.

Never seen one of them, but from the specs, it looks like a good old MTB. Seems like the mid to high-mid level bikes from that era are all the same (in a good way, in my opinion). I am partial to such bikes.

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The early 90s DBs are great bikes. I picked up this '93 Sorrento for my son a couple of years ago

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/...8fde1ce1b9.jpg

and, once I got it lubed and tuned, wished I'd kept it for myself. It has lower level components (Shimano GS200) but the frame is amazing. Really light weight and really stiff with an awesome paint job. I've ridden it a few times and it is as smooth and stable as anything I've ever ridden. I've been looking for something similar for myself every since. It was a very well spent $50.

I've seen a few Sorrentos around. They were usually asking $100 or so for ones that needed work, so I passed on them. There was one really nice one for $90, but he sold it before I could look at it.

Right now all I've got is my Apex as far as mountain bikes go. Well that and a road master that I picked up for free. After going through lots of info on late 80s/early 90s mid-high end mtb's, I decided that the Axis is the best looking, plus it would match my Apex. One can never go wrong with having two mountain bikes.

The later ones used Titanium frames, but the frames alone go for over $900, not including the fork. That's a little out of my price range. Ok, maybe WAY out of my price range. I'll stick with CRMO frames and call it good.