vintage MTB ads
just found this one on some random vintage site. i remember it well:
Mtbing makes me look like James Dean too.
Greg "Hairball" Herbold was the man when I was a kid..
Originally Posted by
OCtrailMonkey
Greg "Hairball" Herbold was the man when I was a kid..
shame we didn't get a 20th anniversary release of those tights.
trust the tread
How styles do change. Only a 10 year old girl would be caught wearing tights like that now.
Use it, use it, use it while you still have it.
Man. I had all that Ringle' stuff. The hubs are on my son's 20" bike now.
This kick started everything 30 years ago, I wanted this bike so
Since I published the first MTB magazine, all the old ads are in my collection. Here are a few.
It don't mean a feng shui
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J.B. Weld
This kick started everything 30 years ago, I wanted this bike so
I *so* wanted one of those, but they were out of my price range.
Mountain bike with 15k miles, Road bike with 10k miles - new 29er to break in!
While not strictly an ad, this website has the Trek Catalogs dating back to 1984.Trek, Fisher, Klein, Lemond bike catalogs, bicycle brochures
My fav product name! Its the Anti-Chainsuck thingy!
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Originally Posted by
shekky
just found this one on some random vintage site. i remember it well:
I had a pair of those forks! In red ano, lasted about 6 months before I snapped the legs off.
Originally Posted by
mfisher1971
shame we didn't get a 20th anniversary release of those tights.
That trulee helmet would still be interresting nowadays...
expensive cars are a waste of money. Expensive bikes...not so much!
Awesome stuff in here.
Where did you get this ad online? I wonder if I could buy one to put on my wall in my bike room. Awesome!
Originally Posted by
shekky
just found this one on some random vintage site. i remember it well:
"Chancho. When you are a man sometimes you wear stretchy pants... Its for fun..."
Originally Posted by
Whason
Where did you get this ad online? I wonder if I could buy one to put on my wall in my bike room. Awesome!
my memory fails me.
In 1981 Specialized introduced their first product for the new type of bikes, a tire specifically designed for off-road. They called it the "Stumpjumper." They were a small company and didn't even have a publicity still photo to send us, so we had our house artist draw the tire.
It don't mean a feng shui
Keep them coming Repack Rider!
no disrespect but my first introduction to trails was on this in socal '75!
skill & a courtesy flush > your preferred wheel size
That Moto-Bike is seriously cool!
Mountain bike with 15k miles, Road bike with 10k miles - new 29er to break in!
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Makes me think of when the first Rockshox came out. Had pink Rockshox logo on black lowers!
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1banger
Makes me think of when the first Rockshox came out. Had pink Rockshox logo on black lowers!
those were the days! i blew up my first pair on a brodie catalyst!Retrobike | If it's Old School, It's in great stuff to look at.
skill & a courtesy flush > your preferred wheel size
Rigid fork, squishy tail (1991):
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