madpogue 

I interpreted the question to be in reference to mods/upgrades, not maintenance of consumables.

repechage

the bike was reasonably specified for its time and price point, other than changes of preference for fit, I would keep as is.
I have not seen those tires for decades.

madpogue 

Plus, all the elements just look.... right... together -- the horseshoe pedals, the color-matched handlebar, the thumbies, etc.

folmonty 

Back in the late 70's and early 80's there were a few custom hand made mountain bikes but the one that every mountain bike made shares it's DNA with is the 1981 Specialized Stumpjumper. Also had a second year model but this is the only one still in the fleet which is ridden regularly.

LucasHartong

My Giant team world cup Atlanta, built in 1997 only. The special edition was meant to celebrate the summer Olympics of 1996. All original, Shimano Alivio/Acera parts, 21 gears and still running flawlessly. These bikes at present go for 250-300 $ in Europe.

mountaindave 

Interesting that the joints are not lugged. My ‘84 Stumpy has a lugged frame.

George Abitbol

Oh la la... stunning bike.

My Mojave. Again but with 1 x 7. back to mtb set up, soon.

folmonty 

Thank you George. Like your ride as well. These old bikes become a part of us.

folmonty 

@mountaindave yeah, interesting how fast changes came. I'd also bought the second year 82 model and that one already showed lots of modifications. Wish I'd kept that one also. These old bikes have so many stories attached to them.

DorkDisk

92 Stumpjumper Comp in the summertime in Manhattan

2cam16

Finished my '97 Moho today. Hope to test ride it next week:
beforeafter by 2cam16, on Flickr

cat0020

My 96 Litespeed Tsali


From a time before linear pulled brakes:

gthomson

Love the colours on this bike and I would say that would be the equivalent price in dollars around here. I follow some bike shops and mechanics that specialize in 90's mountain bikes or touring bikes and both are over in Europe. Would you say the 90's bikes are quite popular in Western Europe?
I don't speak for all of N. America but where I'm from, it would be a very hard go of fixing up and selling 90's mountain bikes.

grasscutter

Trolling for used parts, I usually end up buying a whole bike.

Low end Jazz, but for $25 and a fade paint job, can’t say no.

Pictured as bought. Brakes and shifts great. Someone kept it tuned up.

t2p

path near the Hudson River ?

if so - we’ve walked part of that path - started at the upper west side at the outdoor restaurant (pier cafe ?) - and then down toward the air craft carrier

mountaindave 

This is currently the oldest active thread in the first page (by 4 years).
It’s so old it’s almost vintage in and of itself!
It’s so old that many of the original picture links no longer are functioning… The bike porn is gone.

DorkDisk

Yeah, its the USS Intrepid. It's pretty cool, they have a Tomcat and an SR-71 on board. They even had the space shuttle on it at one time. I don't know why non carrier birds are on it but they are cool/rare birds. There's a bike path that goes all along the Hudson which is pretty scenic, then one can go over the GW bridge into Henry Hudson Drive or stay on the east side and take either the S County trail or the croton aqueduct trail.

LucasHartong

Hello and thanks for the reply! Yes, older bikes are popular at the moment, depending on make and model for sure. We usually don't have many mountains over here (except for some regions...) but these MTBs are quite nice for longer trips, on and offroad (gravel lanes...) Mine can easily take more paniers if needed and when the tent is set I can go for a ride in the neighborhood.

Kobe 

It's a shame, when Photobucket started charging an insane amount to host pictures it killed a lot of these.

1992 Diamondback Overdrive. A 29'er before the name was invented.

madpogue 

I've always used the BF gallery, haven't lost a single shot. As long as the forums are here, the photos will be here.

Oh man that's a reminder. My wife and I FOUND one of these framesets a few years ago. Rattle-canned flat black. Had a bunch of Mad Max bolt-ons, but most of the components were missing. Just looking at the frame, we just assumed it was an MTB (which, by her/my definition, meant 26" wheels). Something just didn't click when we threw on a 26" wheelset. Then a light bulb went on above her head, and she told me to throw a set of 700s on it. CLICK. That led her to dig around online and determine the make/model. Still sitting in the basement; now I'm itching to build it up in her tribute.

DorkDisk

I'm still on the lookout for one of those near me, cheap, and my size.

Kobe 

I can't wait to see madpogue what your building with your wife. This one came to me in original condition except the rims were drilled for shrader tubes. I changed the saddle and the the bars to raise them up a bit. 700x50c tires fit easily.

I was not even aware of these Overdrives, but I am always looking for old steel hybrids in XXL sizes to use on the trails near me. Larger bikes with 26" wheels just never look right to me.

t2p

yes ! we’ve been on the intrepid - extra cool !

and watched bikes go past (as we walked on the nearby path)

t2p

looking for vintage MTBs down near the Hudson

DorkDisk

NYC is pretty much a 700c town, fixies are more common than vintage MTBs but you do see them every day.

This was taken around where that picture was taken, I flatted and being me had a tube but no means of inflation. I had to flag down a bike bro who gave me his last gasp of co2, enough to get home. 91 Haro Extreme, with 2.3" DTH tires for extra cush.