Awe Yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaahhhh!!!


Rep for vintage!!






(don't ever sell that thang!)

Here is my other one. I've posted it before, but since you seem to be easily impressed.... :-)

Dropped my Lefty for a Salsa Cromoto Maxle fork.

Not amazing, but fun enough for what I paid for it. I plan to build up a 5-6" all mountain bike when things stabilize financially, probably a 5 spot, 575, or Blur. It really depends on how they feel on the trail. Meanwhile I'm riding (light) all mountain on borrowed time with this:





Frame: 2000 Rockhopper
Fork: Suntour XCR-RL
Brakes: Tektro
Brake Levers: STX
Cranks: Truvativ FireX with Deore XT chain rings
Front Derailleur: Deore mega 9
Rear Derailleur: Deore XT
Shifters: Deore XT/Deore 9s
Pedals: currently using flats, but will be changing back to SPD when I get new shoes
Stem: Stock 100mm
Handlebar: cheap riser
Seatpost: stock Specialized
Saddle: WTB Speed V Comp
Bottom Bracket: Truvativ GXP
Cassette: XTR 12-32
Headset: generic
Grips: lock-ons
Tires: Vredestein Black Panther 26x2.0"
Wheels: Deore LX hubs, I forget what rims

Future additions:

- Thomson 70-90mm stem (still deciding)
- dropper post
- possibly an Easton carbon bar
- Toupe 130 team or SLR Ti saddle (still deciding whether or not my style of riding is too much for one of these)

I got this a few weeks back:





I also have the Peugeot Orient Express (pictured below). I tried it in Chino Hills once, but it seems to work better as a townie.

My new-to-me frame with modern parts hung on it. My new favorite bike!
Before:


After:

Loving that on one and the fat chance. Excellent work.

Oh you guys actually like vintage?? How about my chrome 84ish Ross Mt. Hood? It's little cleaner now, and I wish it fit me better. It's one of the original American made mountain bikes. Tig welded instead of lugged. Almost unheard of in 84.,,,,

As Obi-Wan Kenobi would say, a weapon from a more elegant age!

Is that brooks saddle original?

my rigid MTB, the seller told me its a specialized, but i will look into that later if it's true or not. and my first REAL bike 2007 specialized rockhopper.

looks alot like my first MTB

Took the plunge today!!!!

Tried out Specialized, Jamis and Trek. Jamis didn't feel as good as the Specialized and the Treks were more expensive for whatever reason. Specialized had close-out deals on their 2011's so grabbed up a 2011 Hardrock Sport 26er. Apparently it's one of the last 2011 Hardrock sport 26ers in the area. Lots of 29ers though (I'm not saying 29ers are any worse - I wouldn't know, but it seems like a reason there's a push for them at bike shops is because, well, you pay more for them [Hardrock sport 29er was about $80 more]).

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...1&menuItemId=0

Sorry for the weird camera shot haha. My regular camera was taken out by a freak accident involving a two-year old and a stick. So I used my GoPro lol.

Noice job, ESW!


So Dan...how much did you lose and do you notice it? When you gonna go 24?

About a 1/10th of a pound.

It's set up as a 25x12 it's just a hair lower gear inch wise than I was running. The bike feels much more flickable now. I doubt I will go 24, the geometry on the dmr transition 26 is dialled for 26" wheels.

I kick myself for missing out on a good ebay deal on a Transition 24.

man that's beautiful!

My first mountain bike...


...is also my current mountain bike

'95 Rockhopper

1st pic was a couple years ago, the 2nd a couple weeks ago. Dh gave her to me for Christmas back in 95/96. Originally she had a rigid fork, but somewhere along the line I picked up an old suspension fork...that now leaks like crazy. We updated a bunch of other stuff (mostly deore, 9sp, wheels, I can't remember what all).

We've been road riding for a while now, with a little trail riding here and there. Been thinking this year we might buy new mtn bikes, but will never, ever sell the Rockhopper.

Oh, and Dh rides an older Giant ATX 760(?). Guess maybe I should get a photo of his bike sometime.

Glad you all liked the Mt Hood. I have a lugged Trek 830 that I may get back someday. It was a shame to lose it in the move, but I could only carry so much. I will probably be getting back my 88 C'dale M1000 sometime this fall. I missed it badly! The person I sold it to never rides it much anyway, and didn't change anything on it. It still has all the XT goodness, and black Nitto stem on it.,,,,BD

Moulden - custom

Alright daggummit! This place went from the MTB forum to the C&V forum...now it looks like the freakin' roadie forum. Drop barz?!?!


(looks pimp, 6fiver...you post alot)

It's called monstercross, don't knock til you've tried it. I see two horizontal top tubes in your sig? You want to try explaining that?.,,,,BD

Recognize this guy ?



Thinking of swapping in the Nevegals for the weekend... the Hurricanes are good for hard pack and XC but lack a little bite for single track.

This bike was built a mile from where I took this picture... estimate that it is a 1990 built my Jim Moulden, a local builder who has retired from the frame building business so it is also classic and vintage.

My Blizzard is a better set up for rooty and rocky trails but will not keep up with the Moulden on the hard pack and flats and a few weeks ago took the Moulden 100 miles on the road.

Bike will go in for fresh powdercoat this winter and will see if I can't upgrade a few bits to get the weight down to < 22 pounds... she curbs out at 24 now.

My '88 Kona Explosif is going to get built up as an SS and I expect a sub 20 pound build on that.

I don't know how those got there.

Tomac?

Looks pretty beefy...for a drop-bar-sissy-ride. Thank God you have phat tyres up in there.