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#1 · (Edited)
Every bike I’ve owned, funny how I can remember these better than I can my ex-girlfriends…

1. Schwinn Banana seat coaster brake (my first singlespeed!)
2. Schwinn 10 speed that could shift while coasting
3. Panasonic RX-4000 (car ran into me)
4. Performance Superbe Pro (bought with car accident insurance money)
5. Cannondale Road bike (bought from some Ironman guy our shop sponsored)
6. Miyata with old Shimano 600
7. Tommasini Super Prestige (wrecked into a signpost at 35 mph)
8. Marushi mountain bike with 6 speed Deore XT.
9. Fat Chance Wicked
10. Redline 24” cruiser
11. Trek 930 with Funk Big fork

............Long break with no bikes when I smoked cigs and ate too much junk food....................

12. Raleigh M-400 (got me back into riding, thank you! )
13. Tommasini Prestige (too small)
14. Marin Mount Vision (I hated full suspension so much that it started me on singlespeed, converted the Raleigh M-400)
15. Surly 1x1
16. Phobia Anxiety fixed gear mountain bike (bad name for a fixed gear mtb)
17. Raleigh Technium townie singlespeed with wicked witch of the west handlebars(still have)
18. Oschner fixed gear road bike
19. Tomasso fixed gear road bike
20. Mountain Cycles Zen (still hated full suspension, why did I build this bike?)
21. Surly Karate Monkey 29er singlespeed (still have)
22. Bianchi CUSS singlespeed
23. Specialized Stumpjumper singlespeed
24. Indigo Cycles road fixie (still have)
25. Indigo Cycles 29er singlespeed (still have)
26. Matt Chester Indie Rock Cross Bike (still have)
 
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#101 ·
0.kids bikes
1.Schwin bmx
2.Precision(?) mountain bike (sears,birthday present at 14,broke it 4 months later)
3.Toyo Asahi hybrid ( pretty decent , remembered it being fast)
4.Mongoose IBOC (first real bike at 15, beautiful silver rigid)
5.Norco Nitro (95/96 XC race bike , tange tubing xt manitou comp fork , fire engine red,
still have frame, heaven on wheels at the time)
6.Canondale road bike( bought new sold fast,hated the way it rode)
7. Norco Artic hybrid (99? heavily used as messenger work bike,replaced
everything a few times,still use to commute)*
8. Minelli road (bought frame, then built with sweet select parts,all black stealth,
stolen)
9.Norco Olympia (2005 hyrbid stolen)/Replaced with Norco Sasquatch( decent mtn bike)*
10. Frankenbike( built up specialized hardrock frame, mongrel(mtn/rd)part/rigid/singlespeed
do-all/probably messenger in a few months bike)*
11.Next up probably an IRO dedicated singlespeed

*STILL HAVE

I'm 23.
 
#102 ·
Cant remember the kid stuff, but I will start with the "real" bikes....

97 Schwinn Moab 2
96 Dean Aermet
99 Bontrager Privateer S
95 Bontrager Road
00 Fisher Mt Tam (warranty replacement for Bonty)
02 Cannondale CAAD5 (first discs!)
96 DBR WCF
00 Trek 9.9 Pro
XACD Chi-ti wondercrapper
GT Force Ultegra
01 Cannondale CAAD5 Team
Surly Crosscheck Ultegra triple (Blue Reynolds)
01 Gary Fisher Sugar
02 Klein Adept Pro
99 Klein Adroit Pro
02 Intense Uzzi SL (blinged out)
Surly Crosscheck 105 triple (Red)
Jamis Dakar Pro (Bought it on vacation when Uzzi broke, then rode it less than 100 yards and crashed it, fracturing platella, promptly sold it after exorcism)
Cannondale R1000 (w/ one of the first ever Am Classic Road 420 wheelsets)
Surly Crosscheck (green, single speeded, with green Michelins and Spinergy)
Cannondale Jekyll 1000 w/ Lefty
02 Cannondale F2000SL CAAD5
01 Cannondale Raven w/ Lefty
03 Scott Carbon fiber full suspension thingy that sucked
02 Gary Fisher ProCaliber
00 Santa Cruz Bullit
01 Trek Fuel 90 (then warrantied for a 03 Trek Fuel 90) *still own*
01 Schwinn Rocket 88
03 Cannondale R600
03 Cannondale XR800
Aeon ISIS
03 Trek Liquid 25
99 Marin Larkspur
02 Trek Fuel 100 (broken, warrantied for 04 Trek Fuel 95)
Some antique Bianchi celeste road bike set up single w/ one brake
03 Trek 7200
04 Klein Palomino (that sucked too)
03 Cannondale R3000 (pink one, broken and warrantied for R2000 blue one)
04 Surly Long Haul Trucker (green one, ran over by Continental Airlines, fixed, then painted purple)
03 Gary Fisher HooKooEKoo
05 Cannondale Prophet 600
06 Gary Fisher Cobia 29er
05 Gunnar Roadie (first with D/A 9 speed, now with Sram Rival 10) *still own*
05 Trek Fuel EX9 (custom built rocker and rear shock for 5" travel, built with 8" rotors and Fox Vanilla 130 for all-mountain stuff)
06 Gunnar Rockhound 29er *current main bike*
05 Giant Cypress ST (grocery getter/commuter with drop bars, brooks saddle and bar-end shifters) *still own*
06 Specialized Seqouia carbon (girlfriends road bike)
06 Trek 7.2FX (girlfriends commuter)
 
#103 ·
Can't remember the kid stuff but I had two FS Wal-Mart Bikes in high school and my first "real bike" was an '03 Giant STP 2. Now I have my first raceworthy bike in the form of a 2001 Cannondale F2000 SL Headshok Team Sobe Edition.
 
#104 ·
1. Crap yellow 20" that I learned on.

2. Brothers green Schwinn Stingray hand me down with banana seat and cut down sissy bar mounted to seatstays (trick!)

3. New Red Schwinn Stingray with monster heavy duty rims. Did my first BMX race at Escape Country a few days later.

4.Dan Gurney diamond frame with Moto-Mags and Redline Fork.

5. Red PK Ripper with Cooks fork and Stem and Redline V bars.

6. Schwinn Cruiser.

7. Crap No Name MTB

8. Bianchi Osprey MTB

9. Diamond Back Axis MTB with Tange Switchblade then Rock Shox 1 fork

10. Griffen Metal Matrix with Manitou EFC fork ( w/ speed spring) broke like glass, sweet.

11. Kinesis Easton Hardtail

12. Another Easton Hardtail ( currently my Singlespeed)

13. LeMond Buenos Aires road bike.

14. Giant NRS (Still have)

15. Gitane/Dura-Ace road bike

15. Titus/Dura-Ace road bike (Still have)

16. Felt F1X Cyclocross bike w/ Alpha Q fork and Dura/Ace goodies

17. K2 5" travel With PIKE. (Still have)
 
#106 ·
From the beginning:

1. Little blue trike
2. Rattle-can-red Schwin 20", model unknown
3. Blue Murry "banana seat" bike, 20"
4. Green Murry 3-spd "English racer" 26"
5. Blue Columbia 10-spd
6. Blue Miata 310 10-spd (my 1st "bike shop" bike)
7. Black Miata 710 10-spd
8. White/purple, then red used custom (for someone else) race bike
9. '85 Purple Cannondale R300
10. '87 Battleship grey/pink Cannondale M600 - 1st mtbike
11. Red/silver Cannondale R800
12. Purple/black Cannondale SR50
13. '96 Gary Fisher Montare
14. '00 Titus Racer X
15. '01 Litespeed Tuscany
16. '01 (?) Ventana El Fuego
17. Haro Group 1 Cruiser (24")
18. '03 Iron Horse Hollowpoint
19. '05 Brew Cruiser (24")
20. '06 FMF BMX 20"
21. '01 Monty 221 X-Lite

The ones in blue are still in the stable.

Kathy :^)
 
#107 ·
My list is pretty short...

- learned on an old gray and black 20" Schwinn, with a banana seat and the mom/dad handle at the back of the seat
- Huffy BMX. Blue metallic with rider-added flourescent green paint splashes. Always wanted a Haro or whatever, with pegs and rotors but it was a choice between a better bike and skateboards. Boards won out for some reason- it'd be cool to have some BMX trick moves to fall back on these days but I'm pretty sure skating helped my surfing.
- MTB style Columbia, 26" POS- rode this from 8th grade thru high school
- Trek 720 Hybrid- bought after college, commuted on a little bit, exercised, etc.
- Kona Jake bought last summer when it became apparent that I was gonna stick with my commute (13mi r/t)
- Nashbar steel MTB frame I just picked up for $45, the basis for my TBD cheapass singlespeed. Thinking vaguely about making it a 96er but not positive.
 
#108 ·
So that's where all my money went...

Not counting the more modern bikes, which I consider disposable, these are my bikes worth mentioning:

53 Schwinn Hornet (Pictured in my profile. My Favorite bike ever.)
86 Trek Sh!tbox I turned into an mtb
86 Cannondale SM500 (the yellow one with the 24" rear wheel)
86 Ciocc Track thing
87 Fisher CR-7 (Mantis XCR copy)
87 Ron Keifels Team 7-11 Eddy Merckx
87 Pinarello Track Bike
87 Cinelli Track Bike
88 Battaglin Time Trial machine
88 Trimble Carbon Cross
89 Trimble I4
89 Pinarello Supercorsa
89 Mantis Flying V
90 Merlin Titanium
90 Mantis Flying V
90 Fisher Supercaliber (2x)
90 Breezer Lightening
91 Trek 8900
91 Trek 2300
91 Mantis Profloater
91 Trimble I4
91 Bridgestone MB-0
91 Waterford Track
92 Trek OCLV prototypes (2x)
92 Mantis Profloater
92 Fat Chance 10th Anniversary
92 Trek Y Prototypes (3x)
92 Klein Attitude (yeah, in gator)
92 McMahon Titanium
93 Klein Rascal
93 Funk Procomp (2x)
93 Mountain Goat Deluxe
93 Nuke Proof Titanium
94 Mountain Goat WhiskeyTown Racer
95 Mantis Profloater
97 Mantis Profloater

Also, I picked up 11 different Santa Cruz Bontragers, having first dibs in the buyout of the Bontrager brand. Since the serial numbers don't correlate to the model years, I had no way of knowing what year any of them are. Sold them all.

Under consideration are projects from Moots, Jones, Vanilla, and Oswald.
 
#109 ·
I've been into biking for three years and this is my list

90's bonelli mt st-anne (converted into trials bike)
96 ish specialized rockhopper
03 kona scab
02 norco 4hun
01 giant NRS (was stolen)
05 norco evolve
00 jamis cross country XS
04 kona stuff
90's eclipse (local brand)
02 giant XTC
03 echo pure
90's giant sedona
03 norco fluid
04 specialized p3
90's eclipse fixie
 
#111 ·
Hmm...My past in bikes is kind of feeble compared to most.
1. Mountain Lion BMX ( got it for my 5th birthday)
2. Trek 4200 13" (9th B-Day)
3. Giant Rincon 2004 (Saved up and bought it it late 2003)
4. Getting a Giant STP1 2006 + BB7 Brakes (Getting at xmas)

Since ive only gotten started in proper jumping and mountain biking in the last year most of my bikes were replaced due to me getting bigger, not them breaking.

Peace
Gabriel
 
#112 ·
1. No name 16" wheeled banana seat bike. My grandfather cobbled it together from found parts.
2. Schwinn Sting Ray Jr.
3. Schwinn Predator
4. Mongoose Alta (my first mountain bike, although it was closer to a hybrid with 26"wheels)
5. Schwinn Sierra
6. Schwinn Paramount Series 70
7. Balance Al 450
8. Answer Manitou FS ('94 model with Manitou 3 shocks on the rear)
9. Voodoo Canzo (Tom Teasdale built steel FS)
10. Iron Horse Toby Henderson (basically a Foes Weasel)
11. Yeti Lawill DH 6
12. Chuck CR FS (still have this, the frame is currently hanging up)
13. Merlin Echo
14. Haro Cyclocross
15. Independent Fab Cross
16. Merline Cyclocross bike
17. Specialized DH (first one broke and was warrantied with the newer frame)
18. Ellsworth Dare
19. Surly Instigator
20. Yeti DH 8

Current Bikes:
21. Dekerf Team ST
22. '02 Turner RFX (with 5" and 6" rockers)
23. Kelly Cross Bike
24. Klein Attitude circa '91, with a mix of parts ranging from '90 to '95
25. Raleigh 3 speed circa 1970 for going to the store
26. 1958 Amf Roadmaster Balloon tire

The interesting thing (from my point of view) to note is that up to bike #19 (but excluding bike #1) every bike was bought new. I worked in a bike shop for a long time and bikes #6 through #19 were all bought for wholesale (as were the parts). #5 was the last bike I bought complete...every other bike was bought as a frame and parts (often parts swapped from one bike to another, and one bike often, but not always, sold to finace a new one).

Since leaving the bike industry, bike buying has slowed significantly (although to be fair, since leaving the industry I've also gone back to grad school, got married, and had two kids, and my ride time has also gone way down), and every frame has been bought used (or in the case of the Raleigh, found in the trash).

Looking at the list, I'm sure I'm forgetting a bike here and there (in fact, I realize I'm forgetting at least 2 road bikes I owned as well as several cruisers).
 
#113 · (Edited)
1.1963 1st bike ever a Speedwell 24" back pedal brake , Man I still get exited when I think about the rides I had on it. Road, dirt and grass we did it all.
2. Malvin Star "Dragster"
3. Malvin Star "Chopper"
4. Malvin Star 27" racing bike
5. Malvin Star "Delux racing bike" , this probably was the begining of the addiction!
6. Mid '70's Puch 10 speed, First intro to racing
7. '77 Colnago 10 speed (SLX tubing and sutour)
8. '80 Vitus with Suntour superbe pro (wish I still had it)
9. '81 Basso , Red with Campy
10.'82 Colnago , Campy
11.'83 Vitus , Suntour
12.'84 Vitus , Dura Ace, Did my first Ironman Australia on it
13.'85 Vitus , Campy , Did Double Brown NZ ( ironman NZ)
Moved to Canada
14.'86 Meile road and mountain bikes (1st REAL mtn bike)
15.'87 Vitus carbon , Ironman Canada in '88
16.'88 Fat Chance
17. '89 Brodie Soverign
18.'89 Merlin Road (1st pair of Scott Aero bars)
19.'90 Nisiki Alien , WHY did I sell it
20.'91 QR Tri bike
21.'91 Norco ?
22.'91 Rocky Mtn
23.'92 Colnago
24.Nuke proof ?
25.Merlin Mtn
26.'95 Norco Team Issue another one of those why did I ever let it go
27.'96 Norco Team
28.'96 Litespeed Road
29.'97 Litespeed Tri
30.'97 Norco Team Ti (still have)
31.'98 Norco Team Ti
32 '99 Norco Team Ti (still have)
33.'99 Seven Road (still have)
34.'00 Seven Cross (still have)
35.'00 Seven Tri gave it to a mate
36.'02 Seven Duo (still have)
37. Spot SS (still have)
38.Piss Off SS
39.Piss Off SS Xross
40.Piss Off Fixed Gear Road
41.Piss Off 29" SS
42.Spot "City bike"
43.Steve Potts 29"
may have missed a few.
Oh yeah better add about 10 or so Track bikes in ther from'75 to '85
In the works a Temple Tri and on the JJ list
Next year would like to get a Ericksen mtn and a Ti fixed gear
 
#114 ·
Jessep said:
I may of missed a few...

1989 Bridgestone MB-1
1990 Bridgestone MB-1
1991 Bridgestone MB-1
Bianchi cross(now fixed)
Bianchi Ibex
Bianchi Pista

Cannondale Chase 2
Cannondale Darwin (yes I did ride one)
Cannondale F4000sl
Cannondale Gemini 800
Cannondale Jekyll 900SL
Cannondale Judge 1
Cannondale Prophet 2 MX
Cannondale Prophet 4000
Cannondale Prophet 4Cross
Cannondale Synapse Carbon

Eddie Mercxx road
edge cycles Icarus full suspension

Ellsworth Chaos
Ellsworth Epiphany
Ellsworth Flight
Ellsworth ID
Ellsworth Moment
Ellsworth Rogue
Ellsworth Specialist
Ellsworth Truth (the crappy one)
Ellsworth witness (sweet)

Fisher Cake 2 DLX
Fisher Fat Possum XO
Fisher King Fisher 2
Fisher Procaliber
Fisher Rig
Giant ATX Team XC
Giant XcX DS1
GT I-drive
Ibis Bow-ti
Ibis Mojo
Ibis Ripley

Ironhorse 7.7
Ironhorse MKIII
Ironhorse Yakuza

Lemond zurich road

Litespeed Bella
Litespeed Ghisallo
Litespeed Mount Diablo
Litespeed Niota Ti
Litespeed Pisgah

Marin (Something crappy)
Merlin Newsboy
Merlin Works 4.0 (wow)
Merlin XLM 6/4
Nishiki Manitoba
Redline MX-2 BMX

Santa Cruz Blur (old one)
Santa Cruz Blur 4X
Santa Cruz Blur LT
Santa Cruz Blur XC
Santa Cruz Heckler
Santa Cruz Jackal
Santa Cruz Nomad
Santa Cruz Tazman

schwinn 1960 cruiser
Schwinn Aluminium MTB,
Schwinn something MTB
Schwinn Tourney ATB

SE Racing PK Ripper Looptail,

specialized hardrock
Specialized P.1 (still have)
Specialized Rockhopper Comp FS
Specialized Stumphumper 120

Titus quasimoto
Titus racer x
Titus supermoto
Titus titanium 29" racer x exogrid

Trek Fuel EX 9.5
Trek Jack 1
Trek Police Bike FS (bar ends and a rear rack)
Trek Remedy 66
Trek session 77
Trek Y

Yeti ASR Full Carbon
Yeti 575
Yeti 303
Yeti DH9
Yeti ARC Ti
Yeti ARC
Wow you have spent more on bikes than me by a long shot. I no longer feel bad about my habit.:D
 
#116 ·
i dont know you ... and i might be wrong ...

Jessep said:
I may of missed a few...

1989 Bridgestone MB-1
1990 Bridgestone MB-1
1991 Bridgestone MB-1
Bianchi cross(now fixed)
Bianchi Ibex
Bianchi Pista

Cannondale Chase 2
Cannondale Darwin (yes I did ride one)
Cannondale F4000sl
Cannondale Gemini 800
Cannondale Jekyll 900SL
Cannondale Judge 1
Cannondale Prophet 2 MX
Cannondale Prophet 4000
Cannondale Prophet 4Cross
Cannondale Synapse Carbon

Eddie Mercxx road
edge cycles Icarus full suspension

Ellsworth Chaos
Ellsworth Epiphany
Ellsworth Flight
Ellsworth ID
Ellsworth Moment
Ellsworth Rogue
Ellsworth Specialist
Ellsworth Truth (the crappy one)
Ellsworth witness (sweet)

Fisher Cake 2 DLX
Fisher Fat Possum XO
Fisher King Fisher 2
Fisher Procaliber
Fisher Rig
Giant ATX Team XC
Giant XcX DS1
GT I-drive
Ibis Bow-ti
Ibis Mojo
Ibis Ripley

Ironhorse 7.7
Ironhorse MKIII
Ironhorse Yakuza

Lemond zurich road

Litespeed Bella
Litespeed Ghisallo
Litespeed Mount Diablo
Litespeed Niota Ti
Litespeed Pisgah

Marin (Something crappy)
Merlin Newsboy
Merlin Works 4.0 (wow)
Merlin XLM 6/4
Nishiki Manitoba
Redline MX-2 BMX

Santa Cruz Blur (old one)
Santa Cruz Blur 4X
Santa Cruz Blur LT
Santa Cruz Blur XC
Santa Cruz Heckler
Santa Cruz Jackal
Santa Cruz Nomad
Santa Cruz Tazman

schwinn 1960 cruiser
Schwinn Aluminium MTB,
Schwinn something MTB
Schwinn Tourney ATB

SE Racing PK Ripper Looptail,

specialized hardrock
Specialized P.1 (still have)
Specialized Rockhopper Comp FS
Specialized Stumphumper 120

Titus quasimoto
Titus racer x
Titus supermoto
Titus titanium 29" racer x exogrid

Trek Fuel EX 9.5
Trek Jack 1
Trek Police Bike FS (bar ends and a rear rack)
Trek Remedy 66
Trek session 77
Trek Y

Yeti ASR Full Carbon
Yeti 575
Yeti 303
Yeti DH9
Yeti ARC Ti
Yeti ARC
I call bulls....
 
#117 ·
Thanks for jogging the memory.

Tricycle- Hand me down. Was painted the same green as the shed.
Schwinn Stingray- 3 foot sissy bar, banana seat, ape bars. Painted Green, Purple, Orange.
Schwinn Orange Crate
Schwinn Uni-cycle
Schwinn 10 Speed- Inverted handlebars. Could ride a 1/2 mile wheelie when 11 years old.
Moped- found hot wired and abandoned on local trail
Another Stingray- Almost killed me during Evil Knievel era.
Some Schwinn Road Bike- started packing on the miles
Fuji Mountain Bike 1989- first MTB race
Trek 850 MTB
Cannondale Beast of the East- still have frame. Fork being used for daughters cable ride in backyard.
Cannondale Team Crest Road
Cannondale 2.8 Road
Proflex 950- carbon fork and swingarm
Jamis Dakar
Weyless- SuperLite Clone
Ventana Pantera
Turner Burner
29" Astrix Fixy .... just ordered
 
#118 ·
Hi, I'm new here... so what the heck, in order of appearance w/many overlapping:

tricycle - red
big wheel - does this count?
sears 16" w/solid tires
random girls 20" upgrade to pneumatics!
AMF 20" w/motorcycle tank & trim
random garage sale 20"
Schwinn Orange Crate (bmx-ized - dang worth $$ now)
Webco early BMX
Powerlight 20" BMX mild steel
Powerlight 20" BMX Cro-mo x-long
Bassett Racing 20" BMX (best bike I've ever owned ever!)
huffy Beach cruizer
Univega Alpina Uno - first mtb
Schwinn beach cruizer (stolen)
random beach cruizer (stolen)
Cannondale F1000 mtb (current unfortunately)
Torker beach cruizer (trashed, it wishes it was a real Torker)
Mongoose 24" bmx (current)
Supergo Access XCL mtb (in progress)

Have made a lot of those bikes last a long time - thanks for the memories!
 
#119 ·
I don't even understand why some of you would have so many bikes. Some of you seem to be more into collecting bikes than actually getting out and riding them. As long as my bike works and isn't acting as a blatant hurdle to my ability to ride, I'm set.
 
#123 ·
Did anyone have the red and white schwinn predator? It would have been mid 80's. I remember it came with dice valve caps and the chainstays had integrated platforms to stand on. That was the best christmas present ever?

Since then...
fugi hybrid
cannondale - m ??? big, red and all aluminum
cannondale - m300 w/rock shox
merlin mountain
tomac revolver
gary fisher rig
Electra straight 8
Cannondale prophet
Cannondale Chase
 
#124 ·
1) Cheap Moto BMX
2) Cheap ST BMX
3) Cycle Pro BMX
4) Trek 1995 Steel Rootbeer color Hardtail, forgot name, one of my favorites though!
5) Shwinn Powermatic BMX for college (1998)
6) Cannondale F1000 Alum. Hardtail
7) Trek Fuel 100, 20004
8) Bianchi SASS
9) Bianchi Pista
10) Black Sheep Steel Cruiser
11) Black Sheep Ti Cruiser
 

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  1. Tec Nova
  2. Ritchey Ascent Comp
  3. Bridgestone MB1
  4. Cameron hardtail
  5. Cameron full-suspension
  6. Kona Explosif
  7. Moots YBB
  8. Specialized steel FSR
  9. Psycle Werks Wild Hare (DH upgrades)
  10. Dirt Works Piranha
  11. Rocky Mountain Reaper
  12. Turner RFX
  13. Specialized Big Hit DH
  14. Knolly VTach
  15. Santa Cruz VP Free
  16. Knolly VTach
 
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