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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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#177 ·
See if I can remember that far back.......

1955...Hand painted red Xmas special-loved the freedom
1958..Black Schwinn Racer single speed
1964..Western Auto import conversion. SA 3 spd hub+Cyclo 3 speed derailler
1966..White Pugeot PX-10- tour de france replica
1972..Raliegh Professional- full campy record
1973..Masi-Campy
1974..Colnago Super - need to say more?
1976..Raliegh Professional- should have kept the first!
1978...Self-bulit Custom Touring frame-retired after 20 years use and hanges on the wall
1998..Santa Cruz Heckler
2006..Turner 5-Spot - LOVE THE FREEDOM!
 
#178 ·
1983 black banana seat thing with 3 peed shifter on the down tube
1984 black moto looking thing with front and rear 'suspension', complete with orange plastic fenders and gas tank (stolen :rolleyes: )
1988 split stem something that looked like a real mountain bike (broken bb, rode home once with one crank arm, front wheel and fork came off during a ride, put to sleep)
1994 Kuwahara Roc D'Azur XT (first real mountain bike, one of the last Japanese built)
1996 GT Zaskar LE (still have the frame)
1996 GT Team LTS (with 98 rear triangle, transfered Zaskar parts to shiny new frame)
2006 Ibis Mojo carbon SLX (all new parts) :thumbsup:
 
#179 · (Edited)
97 Spec Ground Control A1 (shop demo bike, bought in 98)
-Sold when I outgrew it
06 Kona Scrap
-Bought two weeks ago

Looking at adding a road/cyclocross bike to the list soon, don't like commuting on the scrap
EDIT: that plan went horribly wrong. Lol, bike numero three, summed up in one word: softride
now still looking for something to drag to school!
 
#180 ·
Starting from when I was super young (I am only 25 currently)

Raleigh Monger (91/92 maybe)
Raleigh Legend (93 ish) was probably the first bike I had that actually got me into riding.
Concorde Team Comp (my first real bike) 1995 ish.
Gary Fisher Supercaliber (1997) Just sold this bike last year, was my longest running, best overall bike to date. I miss her sometimes.
Devinci Silverstone road bike (2004)
Current: 2006 Trek 8000 disc, looking at a full susser for this spring.
 
#181 ·
early 70's 4 Big Wheels
early 70's Some kind of three wheeled three speed chopper thing
mid 70's Schwinn bannana seat (sisters hand me down, man was I cool)
late 70's Huffy wannabe 20" BMX
early 80's Schwinn Duster 20"
mid 80's off brand discount store 10 speed
late 80's Schwinn World ten speed
1993 Trek Antelope 830 (neighbor kids still riding it, very durable cromolly bike)
2001 Trek 8000 (sold to help pay for the EX9 wish I still had it now that it is gone)
2006 Trek 1000
2006 Trek Fuel EX9
We'll have to wait and see what the future brings.
 
#182 ·
circa 1966- a red no-name coaster brake bike...singlespeed you say? been there, done that!
circa 1970- green Raleigh Colt 3-speed
1976- siler Motobecane Mirage
1987- Red/Yellow Miyata 712
1997- green/purple Trek 930 Singletrack (my first mountainbike)
2001- GVH Raleigh Professional
2002- Trek 8000 hardtail
2002- Cannondale R900 (1986 frame built up as a project)
2002- Raleigh Grand Prix (1987)
2003- Raleigh GS Professional (1978) my first Campy equipped bke
2003- Peugeot Nice (1987)
2004- KHS Solo One singlespeed MTB
2005- Santa Cruz Heckler
2006- Santa Cruz Chameleon
2007- Cycles Gitanes Tandem (1976)
2007- Specialized Allez (1992)
2007- Titus Racer X (on the way!!!)
 
#183 · (Edited)
1992---Specialized Crossroads.
1995---Giant ATX 890. (saved up $1000 for it when I was 15)
1997---Schwinn Homegrown XT Hardtail.
1997---Schwinn Homegrown Factory. Black w/ red darts; replaced from XT (BB threads crossthreaded from the schwinn)
1998---Scwhinn Homegrown Factory. Bassboat red/gold :rockon: - Replaced the black frame which I accidentally crumpled riding off an 7' drop
1999---Trek 5500 Team OCLV. (Sold about 2 years later, road biking wasn't my thing then)
2006---Titus Modena. Road bike
2007---Just ordered a 2006 black ano Racer-X (can't wait, haven't had a all new mtn. bike for 10 years!)

I was so happy with the Yeti built Homegrown Factory hardtail (soon to be single speed), I thought I would never replace it, but I've been drawn to the RX for a year and finally decided to pull the trigger!!
 
#184 ·
I've had a few....

  • Gary Fisher CR-7
  • Haro Extreme
  • Fat Chance Buck Shaver
  • Aegis Carbon Fiber
  • Spooky Darkside
  • KHS Pro FZ
  • KHS Team Issue (x2)
  • Cannondale F900
  • Cannondale "Beast of the East"
  • Yeti 575
  • Titus Moto-Lite
  • GT Zaskar
  • Breezer Jet Stream
  • Schwinn Panther
  • Surly 1x1
  • Surly Karate Monkey
  • Intense Spider
  • Santa Cruz Super-Lite
  • Anvil Hammer
  • Access XCL
  • Giant XTC Hybrid (carbon/AL)
  • Two Circles Cycloid
  • Ritchey P-20
  • Slingshot
  • Scott Pro Team
  • Spot SS
  • Kona Jake the Snake
  • Alan ALU cross
  • Simoncini 'cross
  • Soma Double-Cross
  • Look CX
  • Redline 'cross
  • Diamond Back TG roadie
  • Look AL384
  • Cannondale AL roadies (x2)
  • Trek 1200 roadie
  • KHS roadie w/ the goofy curved seat tube
  • Macalu (Built by Russ Denny) roadie
  • Morgul Bismark Zinger
  • Anvil Chisel
  • Jamis 853 roadie
  • Fuji roadie
  • Numerous BMX bikes
  • Honda CR125
  • Honda XR400
  • Honda XR80
  • Honda CBR F2
  • Honda Superhawk 996
  • Honda Interceptor
  • Suzuki RM125 and 250
  • Yamaha YZ 400/426
  • Kawasaki KX250

That about sums it up.....but I'm sure I missed a few :D
 
#185 ·
Ohhh fun game! I grew up in a real effed up neighborhood so most of the bikes were stolen. The rest were broken during bmx racing (and later mtb idiocy).

1. Huffy bmx (stolen)
2. Schwinn bmx (stolen)
3. Haro freestyle (stolen)
4. Redline bmx (broken)
5. Robinson bmx (stolen)
6. GT mtb (sold)
7. Mongoose mtb (stolen)
8. Voodoo Bokor (broken)
9. Voodo Canzo (sold)
10. Trek 2000 road (sold)
11. Jamis XLT (broken)
12. Norco Shore (sold)
13. Specialized p.3 (sold)
14. Norco Sasquatch (broken)
14. Norco Manik (sold)
15. Trek 1200 road (gave to friend)
16. Giant TCR1 carbon road (still have)
17. Santa Cruz V10 (sold)
18. Specialized Enduro Expert (still have)
 
#186 · (Edited)
01. AMF Renegade 1971
02. Schwinn Stingray (Yellow)
03. Sears 10 Speed (stolen)
04. Huffy BMX (dumpster)
05. Redline BMX (sold)
06. Huffy low-rider bike. (sold)
07. Schwinn Stingray low-rider. (sold)
08. Schwinn World Traveler converted into a fixed-gear (1986)(given to friend)
09. Nashbar Time Trial with a 24" front wheel.(sold)
10. Schwinn Madison track bike (Suntour,with flip-flop rear hub)
11. Schwinn Mesa Runner.(trashed)
12. Tour de Mode mountain bike(free,with purchase of electric appliance)(crashed and trashed)
13. Peugeot 14 speed road bike.(sold)
14. Schwinn Madison track bike(2nd) with Campy components,sew-up wheels and Cinelli track fork.(sold)
15. Univega Alpina Uno (stripped down and modified)(sold)
16. Mongoose IBOC Pro (1989)(recently sold)
17. Specialized Stumpjumper Team (Dave Tesch built)(stolen)
18. Univega Alpina Pro.(traded)
19. Raleigh Technium Heat.(given away)
20. Trek Singletrack MTB(traded the Alpina Pro for this one)
21. Olmo Time Trial with Campy and Mavic components and 26" front wheel.(crashed and badly damaged doing 33mph)
22. Bottachia roadbike with Campy Record.(sold for the MB-1)
23. Bridgestone MB-1(1991)(stolen)
24. Alenax MTB( tossed out,no regrets)
25. Schwinn World Traveler with cantis/for cross-country traveling.(sold)
26. Raleigh 24/26 Trials.(sold)
27. Jamis Diablo MTB.(given to friend)
28. Specialized Stumpjumper with Bontrager composite fork.(stolen)
29. Schwinn Aluminum MTB.(sold)
30. Specialized Rockhopper,red wit Shimano XT and Deore.(still own)
31. Schwinn Moab M3.(sold frame,donated parts to F500)
32. Specialized Stumpjumper with threadless fork.(Maroon with gray Umma Gumma tires)(sold)
33. Specialized Stumpjumper (Yellow)(sold)
34. Scott CST with XTR (frame#309)(spare frame)
35. Haro Extreme elevated chainstay (Pearl Orange,cracked frame)
36. Diamond Back Ascent.(sold)
37. Ritchey P-23 MTB.(sold)
38. Scott CST / Team Ritchey- Former T.Frischknecht race bike.(Frame #143)
39. Haro Impulse elevated chainstay.
40. Specialized Ground Control AL.
41. Specialized Stumpjumper (1983)
42. Shogun Prairie Breaker MTB
43. Trek Singletrack 930 MTB
44. Trek Suspension Track 9500 MTB(sold)
45. Raleigh Technium Carbon Fiber MTB (1988)
46. Mongoose IBOC Team(sold)
47. Raleigh F500 Police MTB.
48. Bridgestone MB5.(sold)
49. Bridgestone MB6.(sold)
50. Specialized Rockcombo
51. GT Korakorum K2 (1987)
52. Ross Mt Hood Hi-Tech
53. Nishiki Cascade.
54. Schwinn Aluminum 5.0 roadbike with the seat-post/binder bolt.(sold)
55. Ross Mt Hood Hi-Tech (2nd bike)(sold)
56. Motiv MTB. Beater bike.(crap)
57. Trek Singletrack, Drk gray with 1 1/8 headset.(sold)
58. Specialized Rockhopper,black with Suntour X-1.(sold)
Hey,I searched to see if I already posted so I didn't have to do this again but guess what?. I added some bikes since then.Sorry.
No,I didn't add my wife's bikes or motorcycles since they don't count.
 
#188 ·
This post has forced me to realize two things about myself: 1.) My memory sucks compared to most of you. 2.) I suddenly realize that I haven't owned all that many bikes(in comparison).

It started with a trike-I have a pic of me riding it at 3 years old..with nothing on but a cowboy hat, boxer shorts and cowboy boots. That's still my riding attire to this day.
Several inexpensive kids bikes.
My first big purchase..a Schwinn Stingray..3 speed
Ross Mono Shock
Swing Bike..don't recall the brand
Schwinn BMX..several of them
Mongoose BMX..it was a sweet bike..and it was stolen
Peugeot 10 speed..my only road bike
My first mountain bike was in 1990..don't remember the brand, but it was blue..and about $350
1991 GT Tequesta
1992 GT Avalanche with Rock Shox Mag 20..or was it 21?
Long lull in bike purchases..ex wife didn't approve..I had to get rid of her, and buy more bikes
2000 GT Avalanche
2005 Jamis Dakar..another one that was stolen
2005 Kona Coiler
2006 Raleigh Phase 2
2006 Fetish Fixation SS
And the ones that I know I've forgotten about..
 
#191 ·
indigosky said:
Every bike I've owned
Lets see...

Some no name Sears Bike
Then another No Name Sears Bike
Then another No Name Sears Bike

Then came High School...
First 'real' bike. Schwinn Frontier '91. Abused that bike for many years.
94 - Univega Alpina 7.5
Schwinn Sierra
Specialized Rockhopper (First bike bought used off the Internet)
95? - Diamondback V-Link 1.0
Giant Road Bike (Don't remember the name)
97 - Specialized Ground Control
97 - Jamis Dakar Team
01? - Specialized Rockhopper
94 - Univega Alpina 7.5 (Reclaimed the one above)
03 - Rocky Mountain Fanatik
04 - Interloc Hardtail
05/06 - Ventana El Feugo
94 - Univega Carbon Bike.

One hopefully planned for this year too... :)

That's not including the kids or wife's bikes.

JmZ
 
#192 ·
bikes! bikes! bikes!

1987 De Rosa SLX campy chorus (sweet wine colored)
1988 Eddy Merkx SLX campy chorus (tri colored rose to pearl)
1991 Serotta colorado 2 (red to yellow with blue forks)
1991 Wicked fat chance (hot pink,black splatter)
BOTH THE SEROTTA AND FAT WERE STOLEN FROM ME IN 1992
1993 Litespeed E-stay full mavic groupo (frame was the worst frame- too soft and too stif to ride)
1993 Serotta TG (red)
Went back to school...took some time away from bikes.....
1997 Maranai SL (steath black for the streets)
1993 Merlin with dura-ace
1992 Merlin mountain
1998 Cannondale cyclocross with headshok
1998 Serotta soft tail titanium
1998 Merlin Extralite
2002 Ellsworth Truth dark grey ano- sweet ride!
2004 Bianchi DISS
2004 Dean titanium singlespeed
2002 Seven Axiom
2005 Argon 18 Platinum (full carbon lugged) campy record 10 carbon.
2006 Ellsworth Truth smoky red (broke the 2002) full race build 24.5 lbs f100x
2002 Cannondale scalpel lefty 2000- turned into single speed SWEET! My favorite bike!
2006 Serotta titanium 1x9 custom cyclocross WOW!
not sure whats next...........maybe a Custom Serotta road bike, also need a touring bike, and a 29er and a .....
 
#193 ·
Murray 24" BMX Cruiser in about 1982
Kmart-special hot pink and neon green MTB in about '90-'92
Sears branded "cross"(training) bike with MTB style and road wheels in '93, rode that thing all over Seattle when I first moved here.
Blue Shogun MTB, bought from Play It Again Sports in Northgate in '94, my first messenger bike and it came with those silly Scott MTB aero bar things (which later got cut off to about 20" wide for serious high speed whitelining)
Some kind of Diamond Back MTB, was neon orange when my friend bought it from a pawnshop at first and Pike, then he painted it rattle can green. Under heavy messenger work the rattle can got roughed off by constant locking and banging and the bike ended up a lovely multi-layered orange/green/bare steel mix. Lasted forever.
Kona Hahanna full rigid, tan, with the original Project Two fork. Great bike. Bought used from a friend mostly stock, ended up spec'ed with full XT and Syncros group with a CK threaded headset (purple, of course) before it got run over in Seattle's beautiful Lake Union neighborhood. It gave it's life for me, as that accident was the closest I have ever come to death (that I know about).
GT Avalanche, brushed aluminum, with a Ritchey rigid steel fork and the surviving remnants of the group from the Hahanna. Purchased for me by the driver in the above-listed accident's insurance company. Sold when I switched jobs and need some scratch, still regret selling the Syncros tubular cranks, seatpost and bar ends that were on it.
Kona Fire Mountain, red, the last year they were steel. Another great Kona frame, lasted through two years of messenger work, ended up full XT/LX with Salsa highlights. Replaced the crappy R(eally)S(uspect)T(echnology) fork with a Project Two rigid.
Iron Horse SGS Sport ('03). First freeride bike, not bad. Broke the frame after two seasons.
Kona Smoke Commuter. Yet another great steel Kona, still have this bad boy, which just became nearly all XT.
Iron Horse Yakuza Waka-Gashira. Not bad for a freeride hardtail, but ultimately too piggy to do it all. Sold it last September.
Iron Horse Yakuza Kumicho. Good in a way, but too big for me. As an aside, I will never buy another single pivot bike.
Fetish Cycles Obsession DJ/park bike. Fun, light and single speed all the way!
'06 Transition Dirtbag,it sports many of the parts from the Kumicho, with Azonic Outlaw wheels and an X.7/Saint/RF Diabolus custom group.
'06 Kona Coiler Deluxe: just picked it up yesterday and broke it in on some jumps and drops, inaugural AM ride tomorrow at Galby. Love it! Like a more nimble little brother of the Dirtbag, but with all the confidence and less of the bulk.
 
#194 ·
ok I'll play

The ones I remember:

1981 - Gios Torino; full Campy race package except for Phil Hubs; natch great bike parted out

1980 - Trailmaster #5 - I was of the Cove Bike shops mascots. I had it eight years; straight guage aircraft 4130; Mert Lawill built them and Eric Koski brazed the braze-ons. This I really do regret selling.

1986 - Cunningham 014 - aggh many permutations on this beast, it chewed up a lot of parts - now on permanent display in europe and not being ridden - such a shame

Current:

2001 series Mikkelsen rides like a dream
Rock Lobster fixed: one of the most rediculous bikes in the world. No expense saved here - all that said it rides f'ing schweet
Singlespeed. I love singlespeed, its no maintenance man - no problams man

VTW
 
#195 ·
Not too many...now at age 35

circa 1976 - Schwinn single speed (bought off the radio "swap shop", maybe $5)
circa 1980 - Huffy 20" BMX (hristmas present)
circa 1987 - Western Auto Flyer single speed (still rusting at the parents')
1991 - Giant Iguana (later traded it in, had at least 3 lives)
1996 - Diamondback Ascent EX (stolen after about 6 months)
1996 - Kona Lavadome bought used in '99 (trashed frame after RD failed)
1999 - Kona Muni-Mula (built up from the frame, still have)

Chuckie
 
#196 ·
Updated list

I've made some changes to my list. It seems like there's a new bike every 2-3 months or so. This was how the list looked in March:

93 Cannondale M700
95 Klein Rascal
96 Trek Y-33
96 Manitou System DH (still have)
01 Iron Horse G-Spot
01 Schwinn Straight 6
02 Foes Fly
03 Intense Spider
03 Titus Quasimoto
03 Titus Quasimoto DH
05 Titus Moto-lite (still have)
05 Seven Sola Ti (still have)
06 Ellsworth Moment (still have)
06 Ellsworth Rogue (still have)
06 Gunnar Ruffian 29er SS (waiting to be built up)

and 2 road bikes:

05 Orbea Lobular (still have)
05 Orbea Aletta Tri (still have)

Now, the Gunnar Ruffian 29er SS is built up. I've sold the Orbea Lobular and now have a 06 Titus FCR road titanium road bike. I'm thinking about building up a 29er FS bike - either a Ellsworth Evolve or a Niner RIP9. Eventually, I'd like to replace the Moto-Lite with either an Ellsworth Epiphany or maybe an Oracle. Decisions, decisions.
 
#198 ·
1. Late 50s: a small trike.
2. Early 60s: a bigger trike later changed into real 2-wheeled bike.
3. Mid-60s: "Schoolboy"
4.Mid-60s: "Eaglet" - to terrible envy of my peers, even despite being second hand.
5.Late 60s: "Ukraine". 1 speed, 18 kg, kick brake. I did quite a few long solo trips in Lithuanean forests on it.
6.Late 70s: "Sputnik" - no, it wasn't by DaBomb, it was the real thing. 8 speeds, quite decent bike for the time
7. Early 80s: one more "Sputnik", after riding my first one into grave.
8. Early 90s - one more Ukraine, given me by my sister.
9. Early 90s - No name, no paint, 1 frame, 2 wheels. With gears, some working, some not. Ended up in garbage bin.
10.Mid to late 90s - same, with paint. 3 in a row. Strange but true, I somehow succeeded in riding pretty tough Galilean trails on them. I believe, I was by far first mountain biker in my town. We still have just 1 LBS keeping no brands at all.
11. 2000: Marin Palisades Trail 1999!! Still alive, even with original wheels(Ritchey Rock rims on Ovation hubs.) Over all this time and kilometrage - just once out of true, due to broken spoke!
12. 2001: Diamondback X-Link sport. Gave everything to me, now retired - in shape of cannibalized frame.
13. 2005: Diamondback XSL comp.
 
#199 ·
1. Ventana El Ciclon
2. Bianchi SASS
3. Bianchi Veloce
4. Kona Bear
5. Raliegh Super Corse
6. Giant Iguana (?)
7. Ventana Chamuco
8. 1998 Schwinn HomeGrown Pro
9. 2004 SC Blur LT
10. 2003 Ellsworth Joker
11. 2002 Ellsworth Isis
12. 2001 Ellsworth Joker
13. 2001 GT I-Drive Team (Ping pong paddles)
14. 2000 GT I-Drive 1000
15. 1999 GT I-Drive 1000
16. 1999 Ellsworth Joker
17. Kona Unit
18. 1997 14.5" GT Zaskar
19. 1989 16" GT Zaskar
20. 1996, 96, 97, 97, 98, 98 (six in all) GT LTS (1's or team frames)
21. 1992 GT Richtor
22. 1993 GT Pantera
23. 2004 Turner 5-Spot
24. 1987 Jamis Dakota
25. 1983 Bianchi Squadra
Memory is too fuzzy beyond 1983 other than I remember the bikes used to come equipped with a "turbo boost button" that I used during one race and got DQ'd.
 
#200 ·
"Belvedere" Red white and blue trike (Not sure why I named it that.)
"The Green Bean" Schwinn pixie maybe. (literally a junkyard bike my Dad got at the dump.)
Schwinn Tornado (with MX seat, fenders, number plate)
Unknown (raleigh?) Blue 1970's 10 speed, 24 inch road bike (restored wreck)
Puch Pathfinder 12 speed road bike (hit by car)
Fuji Whitecap BMX (bought it part by part, took all summer mowing lawns)
Cannondale SR400 1985 Roadbike (sold last year)
Jamis Diablo 1988 (still have it somewhere in Michigan?)
Specialized Stumpjumper 1995 (stolen)
Living-X Team Edition 1995 (broke frame last year right after riding Kokopelli Trail)
Specialized Epic 2003 (my current good bike)
Specialized Rockhopper 1986 (the commuter. rode it to work today too)

Summary: I have 3 bikes, but I'm not sure where the Jamis Diablo is right now. :)
 
#201 ·
Ok, I'll play....

1. 1994 GT Backwoods
2. 1996 Cannondale CAAD 3
3. 2000 Santa Cruz Bullit
4. 2004 Santa Cruz Bullit
5. 2004 Santa Cruz VP-Free
6. 2006 Santa Cruz Nomad
7. 2000 Santa Cruz Roadster
8. 2000 Santa Cruz Roadster #2
9. 2006 Santa Cruz Roadster
10. 1999 Intense M1
11. 1985 Cannondale Crit-3
12. 1968 Murray "The Rail"
 
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