Bike Talk

[Zealot]

Last year fir Petite's great adventure, I located an old Trek 800, (very similar to the first mtn bike I ever owned and learned a lot about mtb on)that was in bad repair, but salvagable, and I built it up to tour.  It worked very well.

Anyway, I've recently had some nostalgia and a desire to do some old school rigid mtb. So i took a few days and rebuilt the bike to technical   singletrack worthiness and took her out on my regular trail. It rode like a dream and climbed better than my other rigs. Can hold a line almost worth of trials riding.

This is at a small juncture about 100 yards from the most technical climb:

Complete with old bull horn bar ends and canti brakes! Very much the replica of first Trek.

Anyway, was so much fun, I keep taking it out.  Going to put the rims from the Mongoose on this bike. And just bought these to put on the Goose:

This is my contribution to SW bike talk day. 

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

I love it when old bikes live on. Ride in good health Z

[smudge ★]

Love it, love it, love it!!

[Ralphie ★]

I love it when smudge and Old#7 love it.

 

[Zealot]

Thanks!

[jsharr ★]

You would love my 1992 Trek 8000.

[Johnny Come Lately Name]

You might like this one of mine, then. (Except you’re too much of a goddamn gorilla for it):

 

[Zealot]

1 hour ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said:

You might like this one of mine, then. (Except you’re too much of a goddamn gorilla for it):

 

Very cool!  Have never done ss off road!

[Zealot]

1 hour ago, jsharr said:

You would love my 1992 Trek 8000.

Yes I would! When I bought the Mongoose, I had narrowed my choices down to the Mongoose IBOC Comp and the Trek 7000.  The Trek was beautiful.

[Dirtyhip]

2 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said:

You might like this one of mine, then. (Except you’re too much of a goddamn gorilla for it):

 

He is rather tall.  

I know he would love my Brutus, if it were his size. 

[jdc2000]

[Zealot]

2 minutes ago, jdc2000 said:

OMG, Bridgestone!!!  Nice! Do you still own that bike?

  I remember when they closed up. The world seemed a little grayer that day.

[Zealot]

6 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said:

He is rather tall.  

I know he would love my Brutus, if it were his size. 

Got a pic?

[jdc2000]

Still have the Bridgestone MB/2.

 

[Dirtyhip]

2 minutes ago, Zealot said:

Got a pic?

2016 stumpjumper FSR with all the goodies.

[Zealot]

6 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said:

2016 stumpjumper FSR with all the goodies.

Oooooooooooo!

 

[Johnny Come Lately Name]

1 hour ago, Zealot said:

Have never done ss off road!

If you like a bike that mocks you, it’s awesome.?

I still question the wisdom of going fully rigid, from time to time, though....

Spoiler

 

 

[Johnny Come Lately Name]

All you retro-grouches would probably cry over the Nishiki MTB I put out at the curb, then....

[Zealot]

11 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said:

If you like a bike that mocks you, it’s awesome.?

I still question the wisdom of going fully rigid, from time to time, though....

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Once I learned the secret of riding ultra low tire pressures, it became a breeze!  

[Zealot]

11 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said:

All you retro-grouches would probably cry over the Nishiki MTB I put out at the curb, then....

You know, I'm not really a retro grouch. I love vintage bikes, yes. But i love the newer stuff as well; just not the price tags so much.

 

[Johnny Come Lately Name]

21 minutes ago, Zealot said:

Once I learned the secret of riding ultra low tire pressures, it became a breeze!  

It’s tubeless and a 29’er with a carbon fork....which I expected to at least take some of the sting out.

It still beats the shit out of me.

[Dirtyhip]

2 hours ago, Zealot said:

Oooooooooooo!

 

Close, but mine is a different build.