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Following on from the "How long have you been MTBings" thread I thought that I would entertain/shock myself with a list of all the MTB's that have passed thro' my mitts over the years.
So, starting with my first in 1986:
Specialized Rockhopper - yellow, huge frame, chainstay mounted 'U' brake
Kona Cindercone - always wanted the Explosif
Nishiki Alien - stupidly short wheelbase
Marin Mount Vision Pro - beautiful bike, wish I still had it.
Proflex 885 - great in its day.
Cannondale Raven - stupid bike.
Orange Sub 5 - iconic.
Then the Santa Cruz obsession started:
Santa Cruz Blur - Great once I'd got shot of the Progression Suspension(?) rear shock.
Santa Cruz Nomad mk1.
Santa Cruz Blur LT - in Root Beer. Lovely.
Cove Hummer Ti - the one bike I wish I'd kept.
Santa Cruz Heckler - very capable bike.
Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon mk1 - Visual work of art (at the time).
Santa Cruz Tallboy - Lacking in travel.
Santa Cruz Tallboy LT - Great UK trail bike.
Evil Wreckoning - bought cheap and sold for a profit.
Santa Cruz Hightower - still got.
Speacialized Levo SL - Best bike ever!
So, average of 2 bikes per year over my lackluster 36 year MTB history. Some were kept for quite a while, others were the victim of frame swap outs and certainly most were not out and out whole bike purchases.
Lets see what you've got in your back-catalogue.
Secondhand Carrera Vulcan off ebay to get me started
Secondhand Specialized Rockhopper
New Trance X29er in 2013 that I've not used since 2015....but that's about to change!
I'm too lazy to remember specific bikes. Here's some brands I remember, multiples of most of them:
Specialized
Giant
Trek
Kona
K2
Cannondale
GT
Bridgestone
Tomac
Peugeot
Gary Fisher
Marin
Starting back in '86
Raleigh Mustang
Specialized Hardrock
Specialized Stumpjumper
Alpinestars Cro Mega DX
Raleigh Blueridge
Specialized Rockhopper
---long period of darkness and inactivity, coming back to life in 2014----
Boardman Comp 26
Cotic Soul mk3 26
Specialized Stumpjumper (retro)
Giant Trance
Specialized Stumpjumper M2 (retro)
Saracen Tufftrax (retro)
Cotic SolarisMax
Cotic Flaremax
Bontrager Privateer (retro) x 2
(I like steel bikes)
Not many.. some borrowed bikes, then
Principia Mac B
Cannondale CAAD(something)
Rocky Mountain Instinct 1999
Rocky Mountain ETSX70 2003
Yeti 575 2009
Added Yeti Big Top (still got)
newer frame Yeti 575
Rocky Mountain Instinct 2015 (current bike, still got)
Would be awesome if this was a complete database:
https://www.bikepedia.com/Quickbike/BikeSpecs.aspx?item=89210
Raleigh Pioneer
Scott Impulse
Merlin Malt 2
Guess RB1
Ribble Audax
Cotic Soul
Santa Cruz Blur
Another Ribble Audax
Specialized Roubaix
Kona Dew
Pinnacle Arkrose 4
Condor Fratello Disc
Moda Forte
Pinnacle Arkrose D3
Scott Addict
And a Laverack Jack on order.
That's 14 bikes in the last 17 years 🤯
In adult life
GT Outpost
Kona Lava Dome
Rock Lobster 853
Felt roadbike something or other
Giant Defy
Orange Five
Spesh Diverge
Isaac Kelvin
Still have 5 of them!!
I'm still leading with an average of 2 bikes per year. There has to be someone with a worse habit out there. Come on!!
Handsomedog..... Cheap taiwan alu 2001ish
Merlin hardtail 2003
Cannondale super v 2005
Back to handsomesog ss 2006
Voodoo wanga ss 2007
Commencal meta 4 2009
Turner 5 spot 2010
Turner burner current for last 5 years
Not that many for me:
KHS Montana summit 1994
Marin alpine trail 2006
2010 ish a 456 summer season
Prince Albert classic 2012- still in the family
2014 a Santa Cruz blur 4x still in the shed
2017 slot dropout 26 inbred. Built up rigid single speed then eventually donated to a good cause in feb 2020
2018 pinnacle ramin 5 frame donated by a riding acquaintance. Was built up then replaced then back to life as a monster cross thing.
Dec 2019 calibre sentry.
April 2020 last fast forward
So one bike only for 12 years, now 5 bikes in the shed (not counting the road bike), three get ridden regularly, and a new bike or frame every 6-12 months...seems to be progressing nicely...
Fewer than I thought, actually:
GT something or other (still have the frame)
Spooky Metalhead (wish I'd kept)
Specialized Big Hit
Orange Patriot
Kona Honky Tonk (deffo wish I'd kept)
Intense 6.6 (still have)
Cotic Roadrat
Cotic Soul (26") (still have)
Giant Escaper 23” clunker...
Giant Escaper 19”
Orange Aluminium O teeth rattler, 2ndhand. Developed crack in top tube. Orange replaced with new for 100£, i then sold on at a profit...
Trek 330 (in root beer, nice). Sold it a mate who kept it for 20 years...
Cannondale M2000 (think I sold to the lecht rocks as a commuter?)
Kona Explosif (with vee brake braze on and BRG respray). Loved this bike. It got nicked 😔
ProFlex XP8 (which I upgraded with noleen coil shocks). Noleen rear snapped so it got punted on.
Klein Attitude Race (in gold glitter). Sold it a mate who still rides it, still on original tyres, 15-20 years later.
Santa Cruz Heckler (w/ 5th Element shock) sold on, as took a mtb hiatus (went climbing instead)
Cove Handjob (tin can). Traded in for...
Cotic Soul (late Mk1 I think) black, my very first Cotic. Went through multiple guises, bit of a triggers broom really. Gave it the Loon.
Titus Moto-Lite (too steep, it got punted on)
Chumba vf2 (Air shock was awful, lacked rebound adjustment, coil replacement improved it but was still too steep, got punted on to fund...).
Cotic Soda (we didn’t get on I’m afraid, it also got punted on...).
Cotic Solaris (mk1 in orange) rode it three times then sold it to a mate to get...
Cotic Solaris (mk1 in green, the same as orange, only green 🤪). Hill bike, lives in shed.
Cotic Rocket (mk1, first one out of Cotic). I didn’t need a FS but I got LBS to get a demo in (so the shop guy could demo it really). We both bought one... turns out slack is what I was looking for... took another hiatus (punted on and used as deposit for litre motorcycle)
Stanton Sherpa (NewGen B+). Now lives in the loft.
Cotic SolarisMAX (mk1 B+, bikepacker mule, first batch out of Cotic, made their news page as it was a 2x off-piste Custom custom build...). Now lives in loft (next the Sherpa...)
Cotic SolarisMAX (mk2 longshot) sold it to get the SodaMAX but bought it back when the mate I sold it too also bought a SodaMAX. Now B+ bikepacker mule.
Cotic SodaMAX
Cotic FlareMAX (gen 2)
I think that’s the lot...
Sorry, I can't compete with that list. Mine:
Saracen Raw (hangs head in shame)
Marin East Peak
Apollo something-or-other (£40 in Halfords clearance - from commuting to Aston Hill Red run)
Rockhopper
Giant Yukon FX3 (kids were young; I needed a cheapo FS for quick blats round the woods)
Vitus Nucleus 260
Vitus Escarpe
Vitus Nucleus 275 VR
Ragley Big Al
Claud Butler Cape Wrath
Specialised FSR
Gary Fisher x-Caliber
Marin something or other hard tail
Orange Patriot
Orange Patriot
Orange Five Pro
Santa Cruz 5010 v2
Trek Stache 5
Santa Cruz Hightower CC v1 (still got the frame)
Whyte g170s v2 (still got)
Cotic Solaris Max (still got)
Kona Remote 160 (still got)
Cotic Jeht (still got)
Worse habit? I rode the same bikes for ages but seem to have bought 4 last year 😳
89/90 a Stumpjumper on a year long loan to me by Specialized for an event.
Then nothing until:
2014 a Cannondale Trigger2 with left and 29" wheel. Bit of a change.
2015 On One Fatty
2015 Cannondale Jekyll Carbon 2
2015 Cannondale Trail 29er rigid with EBB for SS
2017 On One Fatty trail soon sold to by another On One Fatty
I’m still leading with an average of 2 bikes per year. There has to be someone with a worse habit out there. Come on!!
Posted 30 minutes ago
Not sure how you're getting that figure. 18 bikes over 36 years is 2 years per bike last time I looked.
I’m still leading with an average of 2 bikes per year.
You may wish to revisit your calculations there...
Oh, I forgot a Giant Defy - too late to edit. 15 bikes in 17 years. No idea why MrsMC gets upset with me.....
2005 - Rocky Mountain ETSX
2006 - Orange P7
2006 - Airborne Carpe Diem
2007 - Kona A
2007 - Ibis Mojo
2007 - Santa Cruz Chameleon
2008 - Cove Hummer
2008 - Cotic Soda
2008 - Klein Attitude (still have it)
2009 - On One ti456
2009 - Independent Fabrications Steel Deluxe
2009 - Salsa Mamasita
2010 - Genesis Flyer
2010 - On One Ti29er
2010 - Kona Bandwagon (still have it)
2011 - Litespeed
2011 - Singular Pegasus V1
2012 - Ibis Mojo SLR
2012 - On One Pometamine
2012 - Singular Pegasus V2
2013 - Singular Pegasus V2
2013 - Genesis Croix De Fer 725
2013 - Genesis Day One Alfine 11
2014 - On One Pickenflick
2014 - Klein Attitude
2014 - Singular Puffin
2015 - Niner RLT9
2015 - Ibis Mojo HDR
2016 - Trek Stache
2016 - Yeti Sb95C (sill have this)
2016 - Kinesis Tripster ATR
2017 - Stooge Mk1
2017 - Litespeed Cohutta
2018 - Trek Stache Carbon (still have this)
2018 - Litespeed T5G (still have this)
2019 - Open Upper (still have this)
2020 - Niner Air 9 Carbon (still have this)
2020 - Carbonda CFR696 (still have this)
39 bikes in 15 years...I didn't include early BSO and MTBs which weren't, but there are 2 Road bikes and 9 Gravel bikes.
Oh, I forgot a Giant Defy
I think you’ll find that’s a road bike (and doesn’t count 🤪)
HTH.
So, Metalheart has taken the lead with a history of 22 bikes ,but over an unknown period of time so we don't know the bike per year rate. We need the missing info Metalheart.
What is becoming obvious, although hardly surprising, is the level brand loyalty. For me, it took a significant leap of faith to move away from Santa Cruz to try Specialized, but in doing so I have seen how different bikes can be so, well, different. Always thought that VPP was the bees knees of suspension design, but I am very much liking the feel of the Specialized setup.
Enough with the pondering, on with the mental calcs of how much we have all supported the UK economy over the years!
So, Metalheart has taken the lead with a history of 22 bikes
Daffy beats me (and over a shorter period). Mine starts circa autumn ‘89.
There are also 4 roadies and 2 CX/gravel bikes in there too...
Raleigh Mustang
Muddyfox Courier comp
Kona Lavadome 1994
Some weird Orbit MTB alu/ti bonded frame thing
Gary fisher Joshua
Specialized enduro comp 2004
Specialized Enduro expert 2005
Giant Anthem 2012
Then the kids came along and bikes got crazy expensive!
Youse have too many bikes! 😆
mid 80s, black and gold bmx, think it said harrier on it.
1990ish white raliegh maurauder.
2000ish, started using my brothers peugeot mtb, still rigid early 90s style, but lighter and with brakes that kinda work.
2007 gt avalanche expert - suspension is invented, as are disc brakes!
2011 genesis core 40
2018 - converted genesis to a bafang ebike
2019 - pinnacle arkose r2.
Looks like I'll be due something new round about 2025/26 ish 😆 I think full suss might get invented around that time. 😆
OK, short list but here goes.
1992 Raleigh Montana (disappeared in Faslane around 1998)
2000 Specialized Rockhopper (blue and white with Judy 63mm travel forks)
2005 Specialized Stumpjumper (gorgeous beautiful creature)
2013 Specialized Camber (to replace the above 2 which were stolen)
2014 Pinnacle Arkose 3 (currently running 2 wheelsets for road and not road)
Doh!!!!
Daffy - have you seen a counselor?
Apologies for my failed calcs (I won't tell you that I work with figures all day long).
ebikegum
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Daffy – have you seen a counselor?
How would I possibly have the time with all this bike swapping to do?
????-2000 Raleigh (model unknown as it was painted over)
2000-2003 GT Zaskar (still have it and it'll be a hack bike once I can source some cheap wheels)
2004-2005 Commencal Supernormal (borrowed)
2005-2016 Dialled Bikes Prince Albert (OG)
2016-2019 Transition Bandit 27.5
2019-???? Stanton Switch9er FS
Also had a Surly 1x1 for commuting in there but it was never used as a MTB.
Maybe not in exact chronological order, but there or thereabouts
Carrera Mission. First 26” MTB, mid-late 90’s, upgraded everything, starting with lime green clubroost comp 2 bars.
02 Azonic DS Evo, first bike (frame) bought with my own earned money. Rode everything on it, at 6”1, with a 14” frame...
99 Kona Stinky. First full suss. Stolen ☹️
04 Apollo vortice. Cheap Halfords (I worked there) BMX. Hilarious fun. Broke a lot.
BSO with Corona beer branding. Cheap transport while finishing uni.
05 Specialized Demo 8. Did my best riding on this, culminating in a whistler trip. Lent the bike to a mate, never saw it again as was stolen 😭
08 Specialized SX trail2. Never really liked it, DH weight with XC geo. Sold on pretty quick. https://flic.kr/p/2kpHnMC
05/06 GT iT1. High pivot gearbox DH bike (a sign of things to come?). 50lb tank, brilliant fun. https://flic.kr/p/2kpDytc
03? Orange hitman. Bought to compliment the big GT. ended up selling both to combine into... https://flic.kr/p/2kpH4ZP
09 Intense Slopestyle. Ever changing work in progress. Was 3x9 with a boxxer at one point. https://flic.kr/p/2kpDyt2
On-one inbred SS. Cheap drunken SH purchase turned into bling commuter. https://flic.kr/p/2kpH4Rs
GT 24” pro cruiser. Lusted after all through uni, bought (off here) years later. Rode once, sold it. Never meet your heroes. https://flic.kr/p/2kpH4G4
13 Trek 1.5 road bike. Went to a demo event, loved the speed of road bikes, bought this as an entry to try. https://flic.kr/p/2kpDyrP
13 Trek Madone 5.2. Liked road biking, upgraded everything, Di2, Dura ace everything. Still got. https://flic.kr/p/2kpHnRa
14 Santa Cruz 5010 v1 carbon. Went on a demo event, tried one, declared it perfect and everyone else should just stop trying. I’ll be buried with this bike. https://flic.kr/p/2kpH5nh
14 Santa Cruz Nomad v3. Bought blind on the strength of the 5010, not disappointed. https://flic.kr/p/2kpH4SV
13 Santa Cruz Chameleon. Last of the 26” ones. Went to pick up some (free) stickers. Ensuing custom build came to a couple of grand... https://flic.kr/p/2kpH5ie
14 Specialized fatboy. Bought on a whim, proper laugh. Never rode this one in the snow... https://flic.kr/p/2kpDfrR
16 Specialized turbo levo. Went to a demo event, unaware of its existence. Tried to buy one there and then (had to wait 3 months for it to finally come into stock). Still got, now running 29”. https://flic.kr/p/2kpHDMQ
17 Specialized Sequoia. Brilliant commuter and fun in the woods, still got. https://flic.kr/p/2kpHDEv
17 Salsa mukluk carbon. Bought lose weight of the fatboy. Mission accomplished. Also used with 29” wheels Still got. https://flic.kr/p/2kpHDvx
18 Deviate Guide. Bought whilst feeling sorry for myself in hospital. Tally converted to HPP bikes now, hence... https://flic.kr/p/2kpH5nN
20 Deviate Highlander. Like the guide, but a better trail bike. Changing colour soon, watch this space. https://flic.kr/p/2kpHnLL
*Awaits Mamadirts contribution, might be a while 😉
Wait for Ton’s contribution!
Wait for Ton’s contribution!
This. It's not even a competition.
Lost interest since people started listing non-MTBs.
Since 92
An emmelle mtb shaped object
a Marin
A Raleigh ti
genesis IOID
'dale tandem
Salsa Beargrease
I gave away the Emmelle, the Marin was stolen and the genesis was its replacement which I then gave to a pal. I still have the Raleigh, the fattie and the tandem
Not to good with the dates, however started in '91 with MTBs, before that racers with Cowhorn handlebars and reversed drops as well as a Raleigh Chopper and Tomahawk.
Trek 830 Antelope - yellow, black splatters
Saracen frame built up with parts, first bike build.
Marin Pine Mountain 95
Another Trek 930? 97
GT Aggressor 00/01
Airborne Lancaster, Ti everything. 01/03
Inbred 853 - originally black, then red, prob my fav bike of all, broke it😭
Santa Cruz Superlight, first and only full sus.10/11
Cotic Bfe in 853 of course!
Salsa a la Carte - green frame
Salsa el Mariachi - blue frame, start of zee 29er bikes.
Cotic Escapade - flirtation with road/ gravel, not for me Ronnie.
Salsa el Mariachi - General Lee Red current and only bike, fully rigid single speed at mo.
Out of that lot only 3 have been bought as full bikes, two Treks and the Marin, the rest built up from frames from the bay or here. Next step I think is to get on a frame building course to build me own bike.
Raleigh Tundra
Genesis Core20
Specialised Rockhopper SL
Trek Fuel EX8
Orange Crush
Orange Five
Trek Cobia
Orange Five29 (Still got)
Bird Zero AM
On One DeeDar
Orange Crush29 (Current winter tool)
Sorry DezB I'm just listing the bikes I have actually owned since 1975, to me its all just riding a bike?
Rudge tourer 1960’s
Coventry Eagle 20” bits of bike cow horns etc 1970’s
No Name 22” road bike 1975
Benotto SL 23” road bike 1977
Dan Shotton custom built 653 road/TT bike 1978
Specialized Stumpjumper 1984
Peugeot 531 SL road bike
Saracen traverse hydrotech comp 1991
Marin Pine Mountain 1990
Cougar 653 Road bike 1994
Marin Mt Vision 2000
Trek Liquid 30 2003
On One 456 Steel 2005
Kona Cindercone SS 1998
Mongoose Tecali Comp 2003
Generic Alloy HT 2005
Planet X SL road bike 2006
Planet X Proto Scandal 2006
Kona Kikapu Deluxe 2006
Moda Stretto 2009
Genesis Croix De Fer 2009
On One 456 Ti 2009
Trek Remedy 9 2010
Ragley MmmBop 2010
Giant Seek 0 2010
On One 456C 2011
Titus Rockstar 29er 2014
On One Dirty Disco 2014
Cannondale 29er Trail 2015
On One Fatty Trail 2015
On One Scandal 29er 2020
I might have missed a few, but its been a long day!
A sliver BMX, no idea what it was.
Raleigh styler mag
Raleigh racer
Townsend something ATB
Townsend warlord
Raleigh Dyna-tech
GT Avalanche
Orange 5
On one Inbred 29
On one Inbred 26
BTwin 520 SE (I think) road bike
Planet X London Road - still got and probably most used bike
Ragley Blue Pig - still got frame
Commencal Meta Am
Cotic Solaris mk 2 - my current and only MTB.
Planet X pro carbon evo - still got
Starting about 93/94 with what I consider my first proper MTB-:
British Eagle ZFX Two
Univega Alpina 5.3 (still have the frame and forks)
Cheap unbranded aluminium frame
DMR Trailstar
<Big gap of about 7 years>
Specialized Pitch Pro
Kona Kula
On One 456 Evo2
Kona Unit
Whyte T-129
Calibre Dune
New bike on order.
Sorry DezB I’m just listing the bikes I have actually owned since 1975, to me its all just riding a bike?
Well, seeing as you asked, no. It’s a thread about MTBs.. see: Following on from the “How long have you been MTBings” thread I thought that I would entertain/shock myself with a list of all the MTB’s that have passed thro’ my mitts over the years
I know, I know, I’m just grumpy cos of all the covid shit, but I can still read.
Raleigh Mustang (1992)
Emmelle something or other (1993, stolen)
Al Carter Sacramento (1996, ex-hire and knackered)
Orange C16r (1997)
Orange Sub5 (2002)
Niner EMD (2008, stolen)
Orange ST4 (2009, snapped)
Sanderson Breath (2012)
Marin Nail Trail 7 (2017)
Just to make you slightly less grumpy DezB, here is the list with just mountain bikes 🙂
Specialized Stumpjumper 1984
Saracen traverse hydrotech comp 1991
Marin Pine Mountain 1990
Marin Mt Vision 2000
Trek Liquid 30 2003
On One 456 Steel 2005
Kona Cindercone SS 1998
Mongoose Tecali Comp 2003
Generic Alloy HT 2005
Planet X Proto Scandal 2006
Kona Kikapu Deluxe 2006
On One 456 Ti 2009
Trek Remedy 9 2010
Ragley MmmBop 2010
On One 456C 2011
Titus Rockstar 29er 2014
Cannondale 29er Trail 2015
On One Fatty Trail 2015
On One Scandal 29er 2020
Avanti Ridge Rider
Cannondale 3.0 series
Nishiki Alien (the first one, not ACX)
Fisher CR7
Scott Boulder
GT Zaskar
bit of a gap to..
P-X Jumping Jack Flash
Cannondale F900SX, stolen
SC Bullitt, stolen
Cannondale F2000SX
SC Chameleon
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR
On-One Ti456
Cotic BFe
Specialized Enduro
Ibis Mojo
Ibis Mojo HD
Singular Rooster
Bird Aeris 145
looking back,the first 5 mtb's I had were in NZ- 4 out of those 5 were stolen, with the CR7 being stolen/recovered/stolen again. I must have been easy pickings in my youth.
Wow, I must have one of the smallest lists, not including road bikes
2000-07 Trek 7000
2007-?? Cove Handjob (still got this but passed on to my son)
2018-?? Cotic Soul Mk5
Just to make you slightly less grumpy DezB, here is the list with just mountain bikes
Cheered me up no end
😒
Raleigh Maverick
Muddy Fox Courier
GT Zaskar (Ball burnished silver with chainstay ubrake)
GT Zaskar with more sensible v brakes (still got it)
Pace RC200 F8 (still got it but has a cracked head tube)
Orange Sub 3 (Still got it but not used for years)
Orbea Oiz
Wow those are some pretty long lists from most of you!
My list is very small compared. Not going to list the bikes I had before getting a 26" MTB, plus I don't really remember.
Early 90s: Raleigh Activator 26"
Mid 90s: Borrowed bikes, one was a Kona Cindercone
Had my break....
2007 ish: BeOne Aspire 1.0 Hardtail
2008: Upgraded the frame to a larger BeOne Karma 3.0 frame
2010: Commencal Meta 5.5
2011: Frame snap, latest Meta 5.5 frame replacement under warranty
2011: Ridgeback Storm rigid - for commuting and road rides
2012: Nukeproof Mega TR frameset, built up with Meta parts
2016: Giant Reign 27.5, after the Mega was stolen
2018: Ragley Marley 1.0
2019: *cough* Ribble Endurance AL Disc
Some of the dates might be a bit off. But that's it for now. The Reign has been in the stable for over 4 years now.
Falcon Pro Sigma BMX - mid 80's
Raleigh Dune Dancer - late 80's
GT Timberline - Early 90's
Specialized Hot Rock - Mid 90's
Kona MuliMula - 1997 - awesome bike once I fitted riser bars and White Brothers SC90's
Santa Cruz Bullit - 1999 - loved it but should have bought a large not medium
Santa Cruz Heckler - 2006 - in large, loved it
Kenisis Decade HT - 2007 ish still got the frame
Transition Covert - 2012 - awesome bike, should have bought a large not medium
Transition Scout - 2015 still got it and love it to bits
Specialized P1 - 2016 Bought used recently, ankles still intact for now.
1999 Apollo BSO from Halfords. Got me started
2002 Gary Fisher Tassajara. Replaced fork, brakes, wheels, drivetrain, stem, saddle.
2004 Gary Fisher Cake 2DLX. Replaced tyres & brake pads, saddle, rear mech.
I still have all three. I ride so rarely it’s not worth upgrading any of them
MTB:
£90 BSO
Marin Palisades Trail
Marin Indian Fire Trail
Marin East Peak
Trek Top Fuel 7
Trek Fuel EX 8
Rocky Mountain ETS-X 70
Rocky Mountain Element 970
On-One Scandal 29 (well, two of them in two different sizes)
Giant XTC Composite
NS Eccentric Cromo
Evil The Following MB
Non-MTB:
Dawes Galaxy
Cotic X
Giant Defy 2
Good thread! these are just my mtb's
Claud Butler Hardtail
Klein Palomino
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR
Specialized Stumpjumper M5 hardtail
Genesis Altitude Ti
Niner Sir9
Singular swift
Chinese carbon Hardtail
Hong Fu 056 carbon Hardtail
Ktm Myroon
Pivot Les
Pivot 429c
Carbonfan full suss
Sonder Signal Ti
Waltly dropbar adventure bike
Since 1992...
Kirk Revolution x2 (one broke, the other snapped)
Dawes Backtrack (?)
All Terrain Cycles steel hardtail
Voodoo Hoodoo AL
Rock Lobster 853
Marin Mount Vision
Marin Rift Zone
Kona Caldera
Ragley Piglet
Trek Fuel EX8
I can't compete with these lists but anyway;
2000 Giant Boulder: Cro Mo frame, 21 speeds V Brakes, it got nicked.
2003 Giant Boulder: Alu frame, insurance replacement that was slightly better in every way than the one that got stolen, which made me think maybe it was worth spending a bit more money...
2003 Gary Fisher Marlin: Disk Brakes! 27 Speeds! and a fork that sort of worked. I gradualy upgrade everything then swapped the parts onto...
2004 Specialized Stumpjumper HT: My full on weight weenie phase, it got turned into a commuter and then a trainer bike.
2006 Specialized FSR S-Works: My first full-sus
2009 Santa Cruz Blur LT: A great handling bike but didn't quite fit and shat frame bearing every other ride
2010 Pace RC305: Meh, wanted to try a hardtail again but never really got on with it.
2011 Santa Cruz Superlight: Built up light for doing endurance races, gave it to the wife
2013 Turner 5 Spot: Always wanted one, it was a great bike I wish I'd kept it.
2016 Boardman Pro 29er: Fancied trying the 29er thing
2017 On One Codiene: Cheap 29er full sus - instantly made the 5 Spot feel prehistoric
2020 Whyte S150: So capable it feels like cheating sometimes
umm.
quite a lot. some have been do anything bikes, but most have been main MTB's
in no particular order:
(ATB)
Peugeot Ranger
Peugeot Laser 15
Muddy Fox Courier
MTB
Cannondale SM600 (bought 1991)
Orange E3 (bought 1996)
Orange E4 (1998)
Cannondale CAAD4 (1999)
Gary fisher Ziggurat(1998)
marin east peak (2000)
sunn urge UN (2000)
airborne lucky strike
cannondale F3000SL
Cotic soul Mk1
Orange Sub 5
Trek fuel EX7
Raleigh HT (can't remember the model)
rocky mountain blizzard
dekerf elysium
cannondale F1000
kona kilauea
on one inbred
on one inbred 853
on one lurcher
gary fisher mt tam
cannondale prophet
cannondale prophet 2
cannondale scalpel
cannondale scalpel 29
cannondale rush
gary fisher kaitai 29
gary fisher x-cal 29
transition smuggler
gary fisher superfly carbon 29
gary fisher procaliber OCLV
trek superfly
trek 9.8
giant NRS
on one scandal 29
on one scandal 2020
kona lava dome
Kona blast
cannondale CAAD3
cannondale rush
yeti kokopelli
Sobato carbon 29
NS eccentric cromo
kona king kahuna carbon 29
pinnacle ramin
whyte T129
cannondale F600
Marin palisades trail
diamond back mojito 29
49 MTB since 1991. Most of them have been since 2000 i lose track of when i bought some.
currently have the F600 cannondale and the Whyte T-129.
OMG Lovewookie!!!!!!
the whyte will be for sale soon.
It's a terrible habit.
have to say though, the vast majority were bought second hand. there are only a handful of frames new, and full bikes even less.
I'm somewhat embarrassed because I wrote a list about 5 years ago of the bikes I'd owned since I started, and it was over 60. Since then I've owned another 14 or so...
Giant Escaper
Raleigh Dynatech
GT Richter
Marin Team
Cannondale Caad2 Headshox
Dawes Tandem
Klein Attitude
ProFlex 856
Dave Lloyd Tandem
Coyote HT (commuter)
Ventana Tandem
On One Ti456
Marin Mt Vision Pro
Whyte c29
Cannondale Trigger 2
My first was a raleigh outlander - green paint job and bullhorn bars. Just saw a mint one on fb marketplace, 15 minutes away and £40. So tempting for the nostalgia trip....
Jesus people on here get through some bikes! In my meagre 15 years of riding, I've had the below and loved most of them!
2004 - Claud Butler Capewraith Disc - bought for me by the rent's, sold to my brothers mate to fund the Kinesis, he still has it to this day
2006 - Kinesis Maxlight XC120 - adore this bike, so many miles and memories, gradually stripped down and swapped to other hardtails, still have the frame in the loft, possibly my post prized possession.
2011 - Ibis Mojo HD140 - stupidly bought a medium because it looked less gate like than the large, still say this had the best suspension of any bike I've ridden, sold in 2015.
2012 - On One 456C - used parts of the Kinesis, didn't like it, sold in early 2013.
2013 - Stanton Slackline - built but never ridden as frame turned out to be faulty, returned for refund.
2013 - Cotic BFe - again a too small medium frame, but I did like it, in hindsight it was a bit chunky and dead feeling, sold to fund house furniture in 2016
2015 - Mondraker Foxy XR Carbon SE - The longest travel bike I've owned, rocket ship everywhere but felt like too much bike for me plus it rattled itself to pieces on most rides and felt very fragile weirdly
2016 - Genesis Datum - wanted a road/gravel bike and this looked ace, waited ages for it but never truly loved it, sold last year
2016 - Whyte T130C RS - If only it wasn't so weighty, loved it but my word for a carbon bike it was hefty, still a great ride though, sold last year
2018 - Cotic Soul MK5 - wanted a hardtail and the mercury Soul's looked amazing, was meant to be "budget", ended up not being that at all. Still got it for now but it's now gathering dust thanks to the next bike
2020 - Transition Spur - best/fastest bike I've owned and ridden, maybe it's the honeymoon period but this does everything I want it to and more. A beast going downhill and it flies up and along anything else, could be a weapon for an XC/marathon race return with racier tyres.
Think that's it, 11 in 15 years, thought it wouldn't be that high of a ratio considering I kept the Kinesis, Ibis, Genesis and Whyte for 4 years each!
1994 - Raleigh Outlander
Cannondale M500 which eventually cracked at the wishbone and was replaced by:
Cannondale Badboy
Trek Topfuel
Cotic Soul
Saracen Kili Flyer
Orange 5
Cannondale Trigger 2
Modern (at the time) bikes:
1989 Saracen Tufftrax.
1989 Orange Clockwork. Started my Orange obsession.
1999 GT XCR 4000. Hateful thing.
2004 Orange Evo 4.
2006 Orange 5.
2009 Orange 5.
2014 Orange 5 29.
2016 Orange P7.
2016 Orange Segment.
2020 Orange Stage 5. Still got.
2016 Cube Attain Pro road thing.
2017 Marin Four Corners Elite gravel/touring. Still got.
I've also had a retro thang since 2007. Far too many to remember but have been mostly 1989/93 and included multiple Orange Clockwork's, Prestige, P7, Alu Elite, Alu O, Vitamin T, Marin Pine Mountain, Eldridge, Bear Valley, Saracen Tufftrax, Trekker, Traverse, GT RTS-1, Ti Raleigh, etc, etc.....
lovewookie
It’s a terrible habit.
It's hard to tell if you really like bikes, or don't like them at all!
Starting from 1997..
Something put together from my brother's second hand / cheapo / worn out parts bin around a gruesome generic BSO fat-tubed gas-pips frame
1999 - most of those parts transferred on to a generic 7005 hardtail frame (stickered as Shogun) and 2000 Bomber z5 - slowly changing the bits as the broke thereafter
2007- Move that fork to a geared inbred frame then later swapped the fork for a Recon - the alu frame travels in a friends hand luggage to Taiwan and gets a the cracked headtube replaced by the factory's prototyping team while he's having a chat with the management - then sits in my shed for a while
2009 - put road wheels on the inbred and build the alu frame up as a single speed with daft big brown schwalbe balloon tyres
2012 - by a Titus X Racer and swap the bit onto it from the inbred (changing back to MTB wheels) then have it stolen after 2 rides
2013 - use the insurance to buy / build up a Banshee Prime
Still ride the Prime - exactly as built in 2013 and the 1999 alu hardtail with the balloon tyres - sold the inbred frame during lockdown for the same price I bought it for 13 years ago.
MTBs only then, because I'm worried about Dezb's mental health, and it's a pretty short list for 30 years.
1989 Trek 830 - stolen
1992 Marin Eldridge Grade - now used by my son as a city bike
1999 Marin Mount Vision - eBayed this a couple of years ago
2009 Anthem X1 - now being used by elder daughter's boyfriend, only frame, shock and shifters are original
2014 Giant XTC Advanced 27.5 - upgraded wheels, still have this
2015 Sanderson Soloist - eBay bargain, only frame, forks and hubs are as I bought it, still have this
2016 Jeffsy CF Pro - still have this, completely stock apart from tyres as the original spec was pretty much impossible to improve on.
Thanks onewheel. I'm a little concerned too 🥴
Roughly chronological, but not totally:
Raleigh Bomber (does it count?)
Muddy fox courier mega
Raleigh White Lightening (frame only then built up)
Kona Explosif Pro
Specialized Stumpjumper M2
Saracen kili pro
Saracen Trekker Hydrotech (something like that?)
Sunn 'something'
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR S-Works
Identiti Mr Hyde
Pace RC200 F8
Yeti Kokopelli
Dialled Prince Albert
Dialled Alpine
Dialled Love Hate
Independent Fabrication SS Deluxe
DMR Trailstar MK1
DMR Trailstar MK2
DMR Bolt Long
Surly Krampus
Surly Instigator
Genesis Vagabond (with it's big shoes on)
Transition Klunker
Stooge MK4
Probably missed a few 😆
Saracen Trekker Hydrotech (something like that?)
1991, e-stay frame, Magura brakes, white frame with orange fork/stem?
Right year, magura brakes, orange stem & forks, but not estay.
Just looked on retrobike and it is apparently a Trekker Hydrotech.
Estay was the Traverse Hydrotech.
1994 Raleigh Nitro
1995 Kona Fire Mountain
1996 Kona Koa
1998 Marin Rift Zone
1998 KHS Montana
1999 *Cannondale F900 SX
2000 Kona Hahannah
2004 Orange Five
2006 Kona Dr Dew
2008 Pace RC305
2009 Cannondale Bad Boy
2010 Cotic Soul
2010 Trek 1.1
2011 Kinesis Decade Convert
2012 Cotic X
2014 Stooge Mk1
2014 Cotic Escapade
2015 Cotic Soul 275
2016 Surly Ogre
2016 Surly Straggler
2017 Transition Scout
2017 *Shand Stooshie (still got)
2018 *Genesis Mantle 30 (still got)
2018 Trek Emonda
2019 Genesis Volare 931 (still got)
* = favourites
Since 2004 hard to figure out the order. A few of these have been commuting bikes at one time. A few second hand purchases and a fair bit of Triggers broom action.
Kinesis maxlight pro
Trek 1000 road
On one 456
Focus Cayo road
Specialised stumpjumper fsr
On one inbred SS*
On one parkwood*
On one pompetamine
Focus mares CX bike
Kinesis pro 6 CX bike
Rose x-lite CRS*
Ribble cX5*
Some 1983 Raleigh thing
Vitus energie CX*
Rose x-lite 4 disc*
On-one scandal*
Cotic road rat*
Ridley CX something on the turbo*
* Are bikes I still have. parkwood and x-lite CRS are to be sold in a month or so. DM me 😂
I got my first proper MTB in the Autumn of '93. These are full bikes.
'94 GT Talera
'96 Kona Kilauea
'98 Cannondale Super V1000SL
2001 Santa Cruz Chameleon
2003 Klein Palomino
Since 2003 I've purchased frames and built them up (all SH)
Litespeed Lookout MTN
Dekerf Team SL
Litespeed Niota
Giant XTC Cabon
Cannondale Scalpel
Voodoo Zobop (Candy Red HT sliding dropouts)
Ibis Mojo (Full sus)
Maverick ML7
Ibis Tranny
Turner Nitrous
Pace RC405
Indy Fab Steel Deluxe
Salsa Horsethief (First 29er)
Titus Fireline
Commencal Meta HT
Giant Anthem 29er
'95 Kona Kilauea (Fancied building a retrobike)
Ibis Ripley (current)
Edit- Double post.
Approximate dates
92 Specialized rockhopper
96 Marin pine mountain
98 Ventana el habenero
03 Specialized epic mk2
07 Santacruz superlight mk2
15 Whyte 905
16 Genesis Fortitude ( current )
19 Anthem ( currently )
Only bike I didn’t like was the Whyte, really like the Anthem
When children came along, I started road biking because I had less time, and started commuting
09 Orbea Aqua
11 Genesis Equilibrium
13 Specialized Roubaix
17 Specialized Tarmac SL5 Disc
Equilibrium was dull, Tarmac fantastic
Just doing this as I've never sat down and figured it out...there's not all that many in the list but anyway...
1991 Townsend Colorado 'ATB'
1993 Saracen 'Limited Edition' - not sure what the frame was based on but it was blue and quite nice. Got stolen though 🙁
1993 Saracen 'Race Elite' - based on a Kili Flyer E-stay frame. Weighed a ton swapped the frame for
1995 Cannondale M800 'Beast of the East' - loved this thing. Snapped the back end off it eventually around 1997.
Started driving, got fat, didn't ride...
2002 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo - Bought with my first pay packet after getting a proper job after uni. Didn't ride all that much until 2006 when I started a new job right next to Cannock Chase. Still got the bike despite selling it on a few years back. Saved it from the skip.
2008 Commencal Meta 5.5 - loved this thing. Cracked headtube around 2011.
2011 Nukeproof Mega - one of the 1st ones in raw. Replaced the Commencal
2013 Bought a 2010 Orange Crush. It was green. It got stripped and painted bright blue. Kept this a good while, only sold the frame last year. Finally admitted it was too small.
2013 Cube Stereo HPC - got a sweet deal on it. Raced it, took it to the Alps got annoyed with it
2015 Stanton Switchback - frame swapped from the Cube. 1st child came along which put any big trips/racing on hold. This thing has been on many adventures since as my main bike but is now run as a singlespeed.
2018 Nicolai Helius - bought off a chap on here as a frame. Anodised finish, looks amazing. Built with parts originally off the Cube plus some new wheels. Lovely thing, not ridden it since summer though.
So not many, I tend to keep hold of bikes as they work perfectly well. Don't need the latest & greatest to have fun. Mostly 'Triggers Broom' efforts too 🙂
😭 why oh why?
It’s hard to tell if you really like bikes, or don’t like them at all!
I really like bikes, but don't own more than two at a time.
I either get bored with them quickly, or I end up enjoying riding bikes so much, that I get an itch for something different, rather than staying with the bike I like.
Some of them have been dogs to ride though. If I could afford a new bike I'd test ride stuff, but as most bikes that I'd like are £3k+ it seems a bit of a waste to bother the shops.