Debating 90s Mountain Bikes with Old Shovel!
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- Discussing the Pros and Cons of 90s mountain bikes with Old Shovel!
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Somewhere around 5th grade, my folks got me a new Trek 930. It was way too big for me, but I rode that thing daily until I was 17 - something happened to the crank. 20 years have passed since then and I've gone through 2 name brand bikes used for commuting and going down fire roads - both were aluminum and suffered catastrophic failures (after accumulating substantially fewer miles than that Trek ever did). Well I recently came across that old Trek again, put $300 into it, and I have one of the best commuter/city/gravel bike I've ever owned. It still rides perfect, shifts perfect, brakes fine, and I could outfit it to do anything.
Funny part is, it’s entirely likely that that crank was recalled by Shimano so had you been aware of that, you probably wouldn’t have had any issues at all!
30 years later we still talking and discussing about 1990-ies Mountainbikes. They are not completely forgotten and still relevant.
A lot of the 1990-ies MTBs are great quality, great style, durable and versatile. One can ride them as they are or change the crankset to 44/32/22 teeth or to 1 x 11-51 teeth. There are 1990-ies bikes that have been running for 30 years and still do. Maybe we will not much talking about the bikes from 2022 in the year 2052..?
I have rewatched this whole video close to ten times. You guys should do more 26 inch content. I’ll definitely watch it close to ten times again and again
Still have my first mountain bike, 1995 Univega Aplina 800. And brought back to life a 1985 Mongoose ATB.
That was fun! Stack on 90s mtb is the problem I ran into. Couldn't get drop bars where I wanted them. Surly's sunrise riser bar though made it into a great townie bike
Everything you both are saying is what I am thinking. Love old things and cycling provides a way to enjoy them. Thanks.
I have a 1988 KHS mountain pro MTB still going strong after 35 years.
Niiiice👌🏽
Really great listening to Rob. So interesting to get a better feeling and understanding about his passion for bicycling and restoring them. Thanks for posting.
Finally got around to watching this. Rob is a legend! I'm one of those who was inspired by his videos and have gotten into resto mod. Got a great 90s vintage Motiv for like $40 on craigslist and have built it up as a basketpacker. Also got a Giant Iguana for $30 bucks in purple splatter livery. such a good find! great convo!
This was a great show, especially since featured two favorite bike people, by what they do for biking at large, and further. I have to underline the comment -'gravel bikes are just Dad's 90s (2000s) hybrid' -haha!
Russ & Rob are great ambassadors to the sport, utility and activity.
Until now, I never thought of gravel bikes as hybrids but its probably a better comparison than 90s MTBs (and 100X more insulting, lol)
@@davetbassbos I am 65 years old and have been cycling for most of my life. One of the many things I have learned is that there are two kinds of cyclists; those that actually ride and those that just talk about it. In my experience when someone makes fun of how, or what, someone else rides they typically fall into the latter category.
@@davidsullivan628 Well I was more making fun of the bike industry's evil machinations. The people who overpay for questionable innovation are victims and deserve our sympathy, even as they smug about it!
In that case I admit I totally missed your point and I agree with your response.
@@davidsullivan628 No worries, and of course the bike industry has it's good points like making bikes, cheers!
This place is the perfect place to say i own a Decathlon rockrider 740 from 1998. Bought it recently. Dedacciai steel mtb, super duper light. I swapped the suspension fork for a straight blade one with disc tabs, it was always meant to become my urban attack bike. The rest is very much original, XT/XTR drive train 3*8 of course, excellent condition. What can i say ? It's amazing, the best bike i've ever owned, super nimble, super light, pretty fast (it's still 26" wheels you know) couldn't be happier except i'm sometimes a bit worried to leave it in the street of Paris, France, youknow what i mean but hey, it's only metal, there are more important things in a life.
Those 500, 600 and 700 series decats from 1994-98 were the best. I reckon they copied liberia with the numbering though.
Very nice👌🏽
Yes on Hybrids!!!. OG 29ers. I’ve turned Trek 750s, Specialized Crossroads, and recently a Univega Via Carisma into great gravel bikes. Easy conversions, fantastic tire choices now, pretty easy to find…1990-96 is the golden age of rigid steel 700c off-road bikes that are actually more versatile now than when they were made due to current gravel tire selections.
Awesome discussion, guys, thank you. I've done drop bar conversions of both mountain and hybrid bikes and have really enjoyed them, mostly as utterly bomb proof commuters. About wheel building...it's not hard and shouldn't be scary. I took a class because I couldn't find the hub/wheel size combo I wanted and decided to just build it up. It was the best $50 I've ever spent, and have used those skills to service and build dozens of wheel since. Try it, it's fun!
Really enjoyed the discussion 😉. My current bikes are a early 90s steel hybrid bike and a 2010 road hybrid, both converted to drop bars. Both really improved with drop bars...
I'm still riding on my 2006 Fuji Absolute aluminium commuter, 700c V brakes straight bars with eyelets for mudguards and racks. I definitely look at Gravel bikes as more expensive and with less features.
I also restored my grandfather's 1950s Raleigh gentleman's bike that has 26x1 3/8 wheels. This is where period correct restorations get in the way of usability. It's so hard to get 26x1 3/8 tyres and inner tubes that I don't ride the bike, and the tyres are now cracked 15 years after restoration.
Great video. Had a chuckle when you added in your time as a cost factor. This has me motivated to restore my '93 Scott Team. I'll be doing that in my free time. Kinda the point of getting out from behind the screen day job.
Excellent discussion guys. A lot of parallels to the community here in the UK for retro bikes. Some you can easily find others never come to market.
I sit at the end of buy to ride vs. Wall hangers as they are great fun to ride and no pressure rides. Most of my stuff gets beaten up pretty quick but I love the interchangeability of the 90s stuff. If a frame breaks I can just swap out to another etc.
After tinkering with bikes for over 30 years, I finally acknowledged that I have a very distinct set of parameters for what I like and what is comfortable. Most of these parameters are met with the typical 90's steel mountain bike. The only differences are that I like 700c wheels instead of 26" wheels, and I absolutely detest front and rear suspension. Once I figured these things out, I started looking for a nice, steel hybrid or touring bike from the 90's. Long story short: I couldn't find one with the right geometry, weight, top tube length, etc. I finally ponied up the bucks for a 58cm Handsome Devil frameset and it's been the "Goldilocks" frameset for me. It has everything I want/need and nothing I don't. I built up my ride for less than $700 and it's just about perfect for me.
There are so many mountain bikes in Utah, it’s not surprising that there be crazy amounts of 90s bikes floating around as well. Love the shout out to the Salt Lake Bike Collective as well
I lived in SLC about a decade ago. My 90s MTB has a back wheel is from the SLC bike collective. Awesome place.
Started working on bikes when I was 12ish. Still at it decades later
Skills👌🏽
Great show Guys!! Awesome comments 👏 👌 very educational and informative
As a fellow restorer/mod’r I say everyone who loves biking should build at least one 90s bike up just for the experience regardless of what parts you choose. Then you get to ride it which is always exciting. Nothing rides like a good old school steel frame.
Great content on both channels guys! I would say that it's a passion to work on bikes and get them on to another life, so nostalgia is the driving force. If you're looking to flip and profit there is little to negative profit margin when factoring in your time. I would love to restore an 80's Mongoose or Redline BMX bike but the prices for those bikes are insane.
Watching this in my cramped apartment surrounded by the components of a stripped down 90's Raleigh Max, all original apart from the seat tyres and brake blocks and it's cleaned up really well, doesn't look anywhere near being close to 30 years old. Takes me back 40 years to when I was at college, to earn a few pounds i'd buy a rough bike for around 5-10 pounds to do up and sell, so my room looks pretty much now as it did back then.
Such a great video! I love to hear someone else is creating spreadsheets on their bike builds. I've been creating spreadsheets for parts/price comparing and ultimately providing me a complete record and total cost of my builds. I didn't even go as deep as you Russ on factoring my time, I'd be scared to see that total! Haha.
The late 90s/early 2000s hybrids are also well worth rehabbing. Durable light(ish) frames, 700c wheels that take decently wide tires, can take drop bar conversations for gravel or touring. The old Trek multitracks are one example. Edit to add: In my small upper Wisconsin college town, I see a good amount of 80s-early 2000s steel road, hybrid and MTBs still being ridden by students. Old Fuji, Sanwa, GT, Trek, Cannondales, etc. A lot of these bikes are a good bit older than their riders. Old Treks are especially well represented, since the oldest bike shop in town was an original Trek dealer. They didn't lose their Trek dealership until Trek opened their own store here in 2016. The town is about 28,000 population with 4 bike shops.
Damnit I missed the livestream because I was tearing down an old Bianchi with a clapped out Manitou Magnum fork.
Old Gary Fishers and Klein's had press-in cartridge bb's so you get stuck with the square taper of that length. I agree that mid-late 90's are the best of the 26'ers era (rim brake) and STEEL! Once the seat tube diameters settled on 27.2, head tubes 1 1/8", forks thread less, BSA bb's - all was gravy. The only annoying thing is the top tube vs. down tube cable routing. I personally prefer classic down tube routing and downswing front derailleurs (top swing designs developed terrible play in a short amount of time).
I concur with Joe Murray designs. I have a mid-00's VooDoo and it's one of the best handling 26'er's I ever had. Joe Murray worked for Kona.
The high quality steel bikes of the 90s were great. Rocky Mountain Blizzard or the ALTITUDE T.O., Schwinn Homegrown(aluminum but road like a steely), Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo, Voodoo Bizango, Kona Explosif, Jamis Dragon, Diamondback Apex, Bontrager Privateer and others were awesome bikes. I still have my Rocky Mountain Blizzard(Reynolds 853), Diamondback Apex Se( Tru Temper tt-lite steel), Schwinn Homegrown, Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo(True Temper Vanadium steel), Rocky Mountain ALTITUDE T.O( Tange Ultimate Superlight steel-incredible), Schwinn Moab( Reynolds 525 steel version of the Homegrown), Voodoo Bizango( tange ultimate prestige steel) and a Columbus EL-OS steel Dirt Research Kenai.
Very Cool 👌🏽
I ,personally , think that both of these fine gentleman do so much for 90's bikes and older and new. the love of the bike is the passion and they live it
I started mountain biking in the mid 90's and am still riding my 1996 Norco Team Issue as my commuting/xc/gravel bike. I had even rode a 95 Kona Kilauea on the North Shore (Mt Seymour) with only 2 inches of front travel and v-brakes back in the day! Not fun for me but definitely super challenging especially compared to my current Kona Abra Cadabra with 160mm travel front and rear. For me, the
Just restored my fav MNT bike of all time! 1992 Cannondale M800 Blk-Blue Hyperlight fade c XT thumbshifters & short cage. SunTour XC crank Pepperoni fork & Control Post/Control Stix Answer Hyperlight Copper bar Turbo saddle. I have custom rims back then on Deore hubs but running tubeless Mavic UST & Green Michelin’s😮. I call it my Gen X Gravel bike!😂I’ve got some Litespeeds, YETI FS, GT FS, Fuji road a couple Santa Cruze BLUR classic (USA) & BLT2 & roading a TITUS built out @2006 parts @14lbs. Love piecing & experiments
I do want an improved Quill stem… not sure to convert or find an old or sand & paint the original.
I guess I know late 80’s mountain bikes . This is making me realize that I don’t really know 90’s mountain bikes. Always stunned by how much there is to learn.
I got my '99 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo hard tail the old-fashioned way - I bought it in '99 ;-) Currently configured as a 700c touring rig. So smooth!
Just a thought for folks that dont want to let the secret out on 90's mtbs. Markets follow consumer demand, and if more people are stoked on these bikes that means more of these styles will start showing back up in lineups. Shouldn't be afraid you all! People are already dropping a grand on updating old bikes there's enough data out for bike companies to start catching on
Agreed. Crust Wombat is a prime example. 27+ version of my 90s fat chance. Not sure if the frame price is very welcoming but I’m a fan of v brakes so that bike is ideal for me.
nice! love this as a follow up to your last vid. :)
There is a sweet spot for Shimano componentry also.
Old shovel and PLP? what?! retrogrouch's in the house 😁😁
I love old shovel's attitude. way to go.
I also have a suspicion about the strange old mtb he talks about at the beginning with pressfit BB and 1 1/4 Headset, as the same is in my shed, a '94 Gary Fisher Montare. Hard to find spares, but these are so crazy overdimensioned that they dont fail even after 30 years, so...
I love finding a nice old bmx or old mountain bike with nice components at a flea market or secondhand store.
I just got a Rasta Paul rear derailleur . I’m painting a Tange Prestige superstrong to look like an 80s Skyway bmx. Factory decals and I even found a 26” pair of mags, the same company that made them for the Tuff IIs. Xtrm900 ,syncros stem, bomber fork. I never thought I’d find these wheels. So oldshivel is right when he says these bikes and parts find you.
gret video, thanks! regarding light/supple steel; idk i think the testing standards that production bikes have to pass are quite higher now, that's why most of them are much more 'dead' to ride. I got a 1994 Rocky Mountain Altitude with Tange Ultimate Superlight tubing and as much as i love how that frame feels, i wouldn't use it for a big bikepacking trip for example, there something like an old Rockhopper would feel much safer.
cheers!
It sounds like your Rocky Mountain is a racing bike, which would of course be lighter and a little less sturdy. That's why I'm happy with my '92 RockHopper; not as light and fast, but bombproof.
@@Korina42 it sure is! that's why i'm constantly switching my 'good' parts between the different framesets, there's something about the old Rockhoppers, always keep coming back to mine, despite having these lighter and more supple options
More of a discussion than a debate, but still a good watch and interesting topic. I personally have 90's bikes and modern bikes in my fleet and love them all :)
I own a 1992 KONA Hei Hei , it's a very rare and collectible bike. With a ton of luck found it at a thrift store for $50 . I've had multiple offers for the frame ranging from $800-$1200 but decided to keep it. Although it had the incorrect decals on it and some fool decided to take every original component off the bike and replaced it with cheap early 2000's bike store parts and a 5lb Rock Shox JudyTT fork 😂. The bike was a top spec racing bike in 1992 as I don't understand why he changed the components , but I ended up replacing everything with top spec 1990's components , Ti seatpost , Ti stem and Ti handlebars ,2007 SID World cup fork with carbon crown . Put a single 32 tooth crank and set it up as a 7 speed.
I use it mainly to pedal around the city and local rail trails as 1990's MTB's are better suited for this as they're rather harsh in the woods due to the 26 wheels and outdated geometry. I've easily put over 3k miles on this bike as its my go to , straight out the door bike. It's very quick and nimble , weighs in at maybe 22 pounds.
The look and the feel of the 90s mountain bikes is the epitome of mountain bikes v_v ^_^
Kona Explosif, I've been meaning to get around to restro-moding My 90's one. My forever bike is the 27.5 Ti Explosif.
yes more 90's! i am still waiting for the ultimate OG gravel bike review of a bridgestone xo (good luck!) or handsome cycles xoxo?
So my 2 cents here for a 90's (mid to late nineties, right old shovel!) mountain bike is my 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper hardtail. Light aluminum frame, tall head tube, unlike those 90's bikes, lets you get a good handlebar position. Already set up for disc brakes. 1 1/8" head tube for modern headsets and forks. 26" wheels but likely could fit 42-48c 650b for road/gravel use without brake modification issues. A real Fox fork and last but not least, 90's style geometry. 70 degree head angle, 73 seat tube angle, 425mm chain stays. The only downside is not much for braze ons (no rack mounts). However a similar vintage Rockhopper would have all the same features with the braze ons for a rack.
I traded a 2016 aluminum/carbon Sirrus for an 88 Stumpjumper and am currently building a 90/91 Stumpjumper. I think you know what side I’m on when it comes to 80’s/90’s mtb’s.
My new virtual bromance: Oldshovel
I have an old Bontrager that I love.
Uhg, those were all 1" head tubes and often threaded, correct?
@@SurpriseMeJT The bike is not with me right now, but as I recall I did look into replacing the fork (fork suspension has improved dramatically since those days), and the options were severely limited.
I love the bike for other reasons, and the fork is definitely better than rigid, which a lot of people still ride today.
Also, once the air pressure was adjusted, the existing fork wasn't bad at all, just limited and vintage.
@@viveviveka2651 The small diameters and the wishbone seatstays - that tubing rides really nicely. Reminds me of English cycles. It's ideally how steel bikes ought to be configured. Keep that bike forever!
Ooh, I saw one in the wild once! Fully rigid and with wishbone seatstays; it was very cool. I really wanted to talk to the owner, but it was a very crowded festival.
Every time I hear someone say "I like 1x because it's simple" I just want to yell from the rooftops SO IS FRICTION SHIFTING! I swear, front indexing did more harm to doubles and triples than anything.
Man I was just thinking about that the other day. Front derailleurs are super easy to use and adjust when they AREN’T INDEXED. I only have one bike with indexing up front (double) and it’s actually infuriating. For it to shift properly I have to have it set to where the chain rubs the derailleur cage in one gear. 😐
Just got a 1985 Ritchey Ascent with a mountain triple and friction shifting. I’m elated to have realized the errors of my ways… Coming from a Ritchey Swiss Cross canti with a 1x. Night and day dude.
Takes a little time to get front indexing dialed in real nice with minimal rub. That said last year I had a Cannondale M800 that gave me my first experience with thumbies. Went for indexed in the rear of course but was pleasantly surprised with how nice it was to friction and trim the front.
"want to yell from the rooftops"
lol i'm imagining someone shouting that from hundreds of meters away once someone says 1x is OK
I get what ur saying because friction shifting works quite well. But, even in the 90s I wanted a 1x because I NEVER used the 3x. And I would say to myself, “I wish there was just 1, I only need these 8 speeds. 🤷🏻♂️
Seems best is eRly 90’s, to me. Exception is headsets, bearings and brackets (easily available better, sealed etc). Index was more available eArliest years. Not that is always better. They tend to mostly be aesthetically more interesting. Late 80’s too :) Great video!
I always need a long reach because my upper body and arms are very long.
So I found lots of great bikes for shorter people - but in my size it is very difficult to find a bike from the 90s.
In the same exact boat. Agree wholeheartedly on your statement
This was interesting to watch i like 90s stuff but i also like modern stuff as well
I miss my Stumpjumper M2 in Red with EFC fork
Should have tried CRC Freeze Off on stuck seatpost
watch two dudes nerd out about bikes for a good chunk of time? Yup!
i would ride a Rocky Mountain Blizzard.
They have 26 inch rim brake wheel sets on Amazon
I have a ‘00 Specialized Rockhopper that I’d like to turn into a gravel bike. I’m looking for suggestions on drop bars/headset and brake system. It’s a 21” and I’m 6’4” which is why I bought a ‘22 Trek Boone that I love! Just doin this for fun. I removed the shocks but the fork is designed for disc brakes. I’m thinking of doing a front disc, rear rim brake setup. Any suggestions?
He nailed the market dynamics. Mechanically minded hot rodders turned tinkerers for easier build wins. Market segmentation et al...
I think this is a really interesting topic to come along for me right now. Because I myself have been doing restomod mountain bikes for a little while. I have some fairly strict criteria to help me choose the bikes or work on. There are certain frame items like head tube, seat tube angle and characteristics defined by the height of the top tube (i.e. sloapping vs. Parallel ) and frame material that define what I will be doing with it. Will it become a modern function mountain bike, fast and light commuter, bar/classroom hopper or a bike camping/adventure bike. For alloy bikes I like 7000 series or better, Schwinn NLitened , Kona Scandium, Ti and of course Steel with Tanex or better tubing. Kona Pahoehoe, AA, Kula, King, King Kula, Kikapu, King Kickapu,Schwinn Homegrown, Straight 6, Straight 8, Intense Uzzie, Uzzie SL, Santa Cruz Camilion, Blur, Superlight are the primary models I look for.
Team Issue is a rare bike with ultralight steel tubes which you don't find anymore. Thus its always special to me.
Is the pass hunter review in the pipeline? 👀
on this topic I agree with the shovel, but love u both
I love 90's mountain bikes, I have 2 GT's from late 90's and a 2011 GT Zaskar Sport, love the GT's and I am a magnet for them now. I started volunteering for a company that provides bikes for refugees/asylum seekers and we get bikes donated by the general public and we get to strip them and rebuild them. We are based in the UK. I actually got my GT Zaskar through this voluntary work, as we are allowed to buy bikes that way for a donation towards the project.
90s MTB are the most usable bikes, need to tow something? 90s MTB. Commuter? Slick tires on a 90s MTB. I have several 90s MTB, from my Full rigid Paramount PDG to my Full suspension Homegrown 4 Banger. 90s MTB are just awesome and I prefer them to modern bikes
Those deals make me dizzy. Here in south Texas, every decent old bike is priced in the 600s+-
Nice discussion. Is a 96 hoo koo e koo a good one to have?
What do you think about the barracuda bike rigid frame
What should I type into the search bar When looking for a late 90s mountain bike?
what about putting cruiser bike handle bars on a mountain bike ?
Ex. Jamis Boss Cruiser
That T700 is the dream 🤗
Friction shifting is the way to go. “Hybrid” bikes got a bad rap because mid 2000’s was peak “roadie or nothing” vibes.
You need one because they are there!
YOU can find one cheap...
GIVE yourself permission to have a stable. It's legal, fair, affordable and you deserve it. 😮
Don't forget that one '90s and earlier tech spec has returned to be the standard - the BSA English threaded bottom bracket standard! Companies mucked about with all sorts of press fit bottom bracket standards in the aughts and teens before returning to English threaded with external bottom brackets as the standard. I remember everyone worried about seal life with them, but it basically turned out to be a non-issue. And they're cheap and easy to replace with two piece crank.
Here's some other '90s and earlier tech I think should (and will to an extent) remain popular, as in many ways it's as good as newer standards:
1. 1-1/8" straight threadless steer tubes with standard external headsets
2. Taper fit cranks and bottom brackets (admittedly, Hollowtech II style cranks are so good that I even fit one on my 1973 Raleigh Competition)
3. Traditional 5-bolt cranksets and chainrings - particularly 94/58 mm bcd triple standard, which was perfect for everything from gravel to ATB to MTB use.
4. 27.2 mm seatpost diameter
5. Quick release or bolt on 100 mm front and 135 mm rear hubs
6. Cable operated disc brakes
7. Fender mounts
8. Horizontal dropouts
9. 25.4 mm handlebar clamp diameter (better dampening - they don't have to be carbon to be compliant!)
10. Downtube indexed shifters. I know you like friction, Russ, but I love my 9 speed SL-7700. Even better than the SUPER SMOOVE XTR M970 shifters I have (which I need to buy a bike for)! They're SO smooth, and with no plastic housing - only the vintage coil steel stuff (should that be another line here?!?) for one short section on the rear and none on the front due to the appropriate braze-ons on my Competition, I haven't even had to adjust them since I installed them about 7 years and many thousands of grav grav miles ago. On rough terrain, I find indexed easier than friction for downtube shifters - I did both 6 and 8 speed friction for years on this bike.
11. Front derailleurs!!!
12. And of course, high quality steel frames.
And as a bonus, here's two things I would really like to see improve, standard-wise:
1. Pedal attachment. 9/16" thread is okay, and it's nice that it has stuck around so long. But we really could use a new universal quick release design that becomes the one and only new pedal attachment standard. It shouldn't take 20 minutes to replace pedals sometimes, like it did while I was watching this video.
2. Saddle to seatpost attachment. Same thing as with the pedals, though it rarely takes that long. It can just be really annoying to adjust them and get them just right. I think this is a tougher task than the pedal quick-release though.
Talismanic collaboration
Good wrenching!
Well there's your trouble, Russ; looking at CL once in awhile won't do it; you have to look at CL every day, and check CL garage sale ads. A lot of people just drag that dusty old bike out of the garage and slap a $10 sticker on it and put it between the toys and the dishes.
Very true The art of the “Chase”
"old tools are better" with a wall of Park Tools behind. Haha!
My 26”wheel spot single speed was the most fantastic steel bike I’ve ever ridden. I believe it’s Deddaci tubing. Probably butchered that spelling.
Rob is the Morgan Freeman of MTB.
Are there any high quality (but not boutique) gimmick free steel hardtails with non extreme geometry out there?
If you're talking about older bikes, sure - there are lots of them.
Stanton Sherpa
@@ThomasMartin319 Ah looks interesting but still kind of boutique looks like
@@viveviveka2651 I was thinking new, I guess there's a couple but all seem expensive, I did have a couple mid level GTs in the late 90s, ended up putting 1" slicks an bar extensions for commuting to work, they felt great and were reliable. Not sure that applies to all current bikes.
@@davetbassbos What's your definition of not boutique? a trek? ha
Miyata Ridge Runner SE.
Nice. Selling it?
As collectable some bikes become so will the prices rise.
Russ, this guy has a box of 53 front derailleurs.
lol campy mtn groups cost 3x as much for 2x the weight and 1/2 the functionality
Velocity USA made wheels in 26.
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2. Thrift Store plaid button ups Rule !
Bonus if you find them with the retail tags
still on ! !
3. Paul's Motolite brakes are Totally
Righteous !
4. Most people are over-biked.
5. Everyone should learn how to properly dial
in a front dee-rail-yer and do away with
this 1x nonsense.
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Streetfighter... Whats your fightcade2 username? ;)
I get the trepidation about “getting air” as a dad and husband. I broke my foot mtb-Ing and it was a HUGE inconvenience to my family. I ride touring/gravel now. 🫠
For me " working on a bike " is not work. It is play. pleasure. sport. So why does it have to have money value attached to it. The concept is called Pastoral Economics in which the act of doing the "work" is actually part of the pay.