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Of course we have to have some Perakis here.

And...Peaty

Cully.

Never mind the gears, what about the brakes!
Yeti had form...

Though this a single ring & retro....
H-ball in rainbow stripes.
HT, pump, water bottle. Almost Enduro before it was Enduro.

In each of the riding shots I think they are actually riding uphill 🤘
Knowledge is power:
Steve Peat’s Kona Hei Hei (?) is the same frame (pretty much same bike) as Dave Cullinan’s Iron Horse FS works.
Made in Italy and designed by Marzocchi.
^ and made by Verlicchi. Funny how popular those frames were considering how utterly terrible they were! the Diamond Back versions at least had the main pivot in a slightly less stupid place:
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/First-mass-produced-DH-bike-ever-2013.html
JMC in full braaap mode.
Them early FSR's eh...

ponytail is the most shocking bit
Shouldn't the title of the thread be:
Retro DH – the days after single rings but before single rings came back again…

Sam Hill's riding style reminds me of JMC.