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In typical social media way the current trend of posting 10yr apart profile pics has moved to bikes, let's see yours....
So here's mine
I think
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2009
Morewood Shova LT, my first full sus when I thought I was going to be the next DH legend.
No apologies for the state of the garden, because it's not mine.
2019
Kona process 153, she's a keeper.
The Enduro was 3 years old, 10 years ago, great bike for the time.
Intense is 3 years old now, I'll be going in a few months (probably). It's a great all-rounder, I haven't kept more than 1 bike at a time for years.
2009 - 08 Specialized SX trail 2
26"
No Dropper
2x9
711mm bars
36ish lbs
170R 160F Travel
HA adjustable between 67 & 69 deg, STA 71-73 (marketed as a DH bike you could pedal all day...)
Alu everything
[url= https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7806/45847756005_c7e805672c_o.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7806/45847756005_c7e805672c_o.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/2cRpJxP ]Untitled[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/92694523@N06/ ]tom.howard.562[/url], on Flickr
2019 - Deviate Guide (and a few others...)
27.5"
170mm dropper
12x1 😉
800mm bars
36lbs
160R 180F travel
65deg HA 75 deg STA
All teh crabonz
[url= https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4888/46096110012_cb92c72dda_o.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4888/46096110012_cb92c72dda_o.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/2demBxs ]The Gearbox one[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/92694523@N06/ ]tom.howard.562[/url], on Flickr
not 10 years but more 15 years
2002-03 Azonic Eliminator with Marzocchi DC Shivers (loved that bike!)
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2018 Specialized Kenevo
[url= https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7857/46762973741_a23d28bb32_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7857/46762973741_a23d28bb32_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/2efhsTX ]40136581_10160686168770161_1214886269096558592_o[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/82701205@N04/ ]escrs1[/url], on Flickr
10 years ago I was really into my XC racing and big Scottish mountains but didn't really have a full suspension trail/enduro bike. The Anthem was great, it took me to a lot of podiums but was also great on normal trails. It was fast, light and fun.
The Evil was just the best at the time - it was one bike that did everything, from normal XC rides to the DH trails at Innerleithen. Nowadays I think I'd be amazed at just how tiny it was.
Now I have a Transition Patrol Carbon which I use for my big mountain adventures. It's massive, long and stable and fast. I also have a Trek Stache that's build up with some light kit so I can take it XC racing this summer with normal 29" wheels on it, but I also take it to Inners in the winter and ride normal trails on it. It's a ridiculously good bike, far better than it looks. I've had both for just over 2 years, which is a long time by my standards, and I don't think I'll get rid of them any time soon.
2007:
2019:
10 yrs ago I was using this, pic taken this year lol
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Now this plus the 10 year old one still in use
[url= https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4912/45454089885_8d9871585d_k.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4912/45454089885_8d9871585d_k.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/2cfC6jV ]Untitled[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018338@N03/ ]Tony H[/url], on Flickr
Jakester
2007:
You really should throw that Grolsch can away.
Pfft all these noobs, jumping straight into mtb with an ebike, they haven’t even earned it...
You really should throw that Grolsch can away.
Ha! Hopefully people now living in that house don't mind me leaving my bike there from time to time!
[url= https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3343/3301776826_2db792ed17_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3343/3301776826_2db792ed17_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/62LtdE ]Garburn 22-2-09[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/23772898@N07/ ]Dee P Jay[/url], on Flickr
ventana el capitan
[url= https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1817/42984833591_cec43603df_c.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1817/42984833591_cec43603df_c.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/28uqvsx ]2018-06-24_05-22-41[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/91703444@N06/ ]20ston[/url], on Flickr
surly ecr
10 yrs ago (still the best bike I have ever owned)
[url= https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3591/3360080935_afc6d956b7_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3591/3360080935_afc6d956b7_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/67VhZV ]Orange ST4[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_outandabout/ ]Matt Robinson[/url], on Flickr
Now
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Kona Shred 2008 (Bought at the end of 2008)
To this, although it sadly never got ridden due to injury so sold it. Santa Cruz HTLT (Built Feb 2018, sold August 2018)
Intense Socom. It was actually straight too. And only a couple of pounds heavier than the RAAW. It was a large, and was actually tiny, as were all DH bikes back then.
SC Blur 4X. My first non DH bike. Despite it being far too small for me, I loved it. Look at that saddle, a work of art.
Newest, although I still have my Fuel 9.9, no pictures of it though.
Charge Blender (before fixing that saddle angle!):
Cotic SolarisMax LS:
[url= https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4086/5069118250_92e36bf398_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4086/5069118250_92e36bf398_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/8HWyfw ]STW Kirkby Stephen 10-10-2010[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/23772898@N07/ ]Dee P Jay[/url], on Flickr
had a swift back then too.
and a nice chumba
[url= https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3527/3719713588_5c12076024_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3527/3719713588_5c12076024_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/6EGvfU ]Nan Bield 12-7-09[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/23772898@N07/ ]Dee P Jay[/url], on Flickr
[url= https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3291/3056321450_04fcb0959d_z.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3291/3056321450_04fcb0959d_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/5E5rTq ]PICT3533[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/ ]Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr
Loved that bike. Sold it. And someone broke it.
[url= https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2496/32180487043_fcbf557bf5_z.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2496/32180487043_fcbf557bf5_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/R2FpDv ]2017-02-19_06-10-21[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/ ]Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr
10 years ago I was riding my beloved Kinesis XC120 and it was already 3 years old at this point! Oh the days of only having one bike! 
Nowadays I split my riding between these two and a gravel/road bike
2009: Giant XtC 3.5
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2019: Bird Zero Mk1
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2009:
Riding a steel hardtail with Pikes.
2019:
Riding a steel hardtail with Pikes
2*9 -> 1*10
QR -> Dropper
26 -> 29
680 bars -> 780
But aside from that not a great deal has changed.
In the meantime I have had 3 other steel hardtails with a variety of wheel sizes, tyre widths and fork travel (or lack thereof).
2009:
2019:
I had one of these
Now I have this
Try again...FFS:
2009:
2019:
2007
[url= https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2426/3996208442_d65b6ebc7a_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2426/3996208442_d65b6ebc7a_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/768Bxy ]Inbred 013[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/peter_atkin/ ]Peter Atkin[/url], on Flickr
2018
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Yep. Same bike.
(2 resprays, several forks and in various guises later...)
Here's my first one:
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Saracen Element 2 - my Dad now has it!
Current one:
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2017 Custom Nukeproof Scout 275
Ten years ago this was my main bike, still got it as a spare.
This is my current main bike.
Pretty sure this was ten years ago-
And current MTBs-
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUvseJlKLH/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1kqa8b8dvayxs
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf1mZR8lLU6/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1mhhkz279jft
No pics,sorry.
2009. Evil sovereign. At the time it was awesome! I took it all over the country and rode it loads locally ( peak district ). However I built it back up last year in a fit of nostalgia and it was terrifyingly small and twitchy compared to modern stuff, which leads to...
2019. Nordest Bardino modern geo hardtail. Just better in every way!
Yeti 575, Maverick forks, King on stans wheels, thomson, 3x9. Fabulous bike, but it cracked 3 times.....
[url= https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3394/3528941068_7351d79e33_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3394/3528941068_7351d79e33_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/6nQKew ]Yeti[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/66452821@N00/ ]ritcheyp20[/url], on Flickr
Now. Liteville 301. 5yrs old now. Still running 26”. Pikes at 160mm, rear 140mm. Stunningly capable
[url= https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/13540250913_fae21a6cee_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/13540250913_fae21a6cee_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/mCvjRX ]Liteville 301[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/66452821@N00/ ]ritcheyp20[/url], on Flickr
@richmtb Sorry, had to nick your pic cos ten years ago I also had one of these.
And err, now it's still my main bike.
Then
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Now
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Had one before
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And a few in between
Smashed this
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And need to strip this to sell
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Still have both, so one pic.
2007 P7, 2006 Revs, XT and RaceFace.
2018 T130 S, still stock
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I bought this new in 2005,I've been to the Alps with it 3 times & still take it for a spin most years.
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I bought my NRS new in 2007,had some fun on it over the years
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I bought this new the other month,spend most of my time on the roads these days...
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Same bike basically apart from new shock, saddle, brakes and rebuilding wheel and forks (and consumable replacement). On the other hand I was much fitter and more tanned 🙁 Just sold this frame after picking it up in Marin (county) all those years ago- feeling quite nostalgic.
2008 (after descending Monarch's Crest and then doing the road climb back up). Saddle needs adjustment
2018:
Just realised - 10 years before my Yeti was a 1999 RM (another) Instinct:
2009
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2019
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2001 or thereabouts (not my bike but the frame, forks, wheels, brakes and pretty much everything else are as mine was):
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2009: Felt Dispatch fixed gear bike.
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2019:
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2008
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2018
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2004 my 1998 1x1
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2006 same 1x1
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2008 same 1x1
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2011 same 1x1 in process of an experiment with roller brakes
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2013 same 1x1
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2014 same 1x1 with fat front
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2015 same 1x1
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2015 same 1x1
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2015 same 1x1
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2016 same 1x1
[url= https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1501/25850012681_a3fa288b15_o.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1501/25850012681_a3fa288b15_o.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
2017 same 1x1
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Just realised, it's had the same BB all that time. One of those Shimano splined ones.
10 year challenge... not 1 year 😉
2008
[url= https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3085/2795839852_179738e6ac_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3085/2795839852_179738e6ac_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/5g4pMo ]Scotland 2008 MTB (55 of 99)[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
[url= https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4039/4282011570_fd6d716560_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4039/4282011570_fd6d716560_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/7woqRG ]Malvern Ride - Jan 17[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
[url= https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2719/4259522678_5cfcbbe330_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2719/4259522678_5cfcbbe330_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/7upaGb ]Dymock Woods Snow Ride![/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
[url= https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4136/4768336503_11c061fb24_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4136/4768336503_11c061fb24_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/8gmYjk ]Cove "back from the dead" Hummer[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
2018
[url= https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1866/30703607818_6b616faee8_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1866/30703607818_6b616faee8_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/NMb1UA ]Bird in the wild![/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
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[url= https://farm1.staticflickr.com/851/41907263200_bef3d1549b_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm1.staticflickr.com/851/41907263200_bef3d1549b_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/26RcFjG ]Cotic Solaris Max v2[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
And many, many in between 🙂 Good thread this.
My On-one 29er commuting hardtail will be 12 years old this spring; does that count..?
At 3-4 thousand miles of road and hill commute each year, there's not much in the way of original components left on it, although the front wheel is still original and the headset is now 15 years..
In the same photo.
2009 - 100mm Giant Trance with U-turn Revelation fork.
2019 - 150mm Orange Stage 6 with 170mm Lyrik.
Two completely different bikes due to change of location
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Giant Trance in 2009
Transition Smuggler 2019
not sure if those pics worked
2009 - Cotic Soul MK1, 3x9 XT drivetrain, Pace forks
2019 - same Cotic Soul MK1, 1x11 XT drivetrain, Reba forks
If it ain't broke, don't fix it....
Then
Now
My main MTB in 2009.
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Then (part built):
Now:
And
With 2 FSR's and a Spitfire in between
2009. Many bikes, including this:
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2019. One bike:
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Interesting thread, like the experimentation of epicylo. Think I must be getting too old for this, as I have my same bikes from 10 years ago,On One SS, Cotic Solaris (I am the only one alarmed by modern Solaris head angle / front fork hanging out there?). And still have my 88 Stumpy (a road bike now) and 99 Merlin (most wall art) but I still have my Brian Rouke from 79... so clearly troubled with letting go...
From this:
to this:
The Boardman HT Pro was well over budget as a returning MTBer and I thought I’d ride it for ages. Then a frame swap to a Cotic Soul happened two years later, then the usual upgrades. Then a Banshee Spitfire joined in as my first full-sus.
Then the Soul was replaced by a Bird Zero AM. Then the Spitfire frame swapped to a bigger newer one. And the eMonster Truck just joined the party.
The Boardman has just been donated for sale to a local bike charity after a good few years as a toddler transporter.
I don't have any pics of the bike, but one of these around 2008-2009,
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to this from 2018-now,
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via too many others 😆
Never had such a chunky frame, but somehow I snapped this one.
Never had such a garish thing as this
Loads of other bikes inbetween and around those, but now I have a slightly simpler approach
