What are your favorite vintage mountain bikes?
#102
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I owned this early '90s Marin Eldridge Grade bike until I sold it a couple months ago. It was a pretty decent bike. Mountain biking isn't my thing. I like the fast skinny tire bikes.
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#103
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Some beautiful bikes here. That Gordon, wow.
I am a flatlander and have no real business owning a mountain bike, but I have this 1992 Stumpjumper Comp. It’s a great all-rounder and a total kick to ride.
I am a flatlander and have no real business owning a mountain bike, but I have this 1992 Stumpjumper Comp. It’s a great all-rounder and a total kick to ride.
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Bikes: 2011 Handsome/ Twin Six Speedy Devil, 2006 Soma Groove, 1991 Haro Impulse Comp, 1987 KHS Montana Pro, 1986 Ross Mount Hood, 1986 Mongoose ATB, 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker I, 1973 World Voyageur, 1941 Schwinn DX "Klunker"
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Bikes: '83 Specialized Expedition, '87 Ritchey Ultra, '88 Ritchey Ascent Comp, '89 GT Avalanche, '90 Bianchi Equinox, '90 Bianchi Project 5, '90 Trek 950, '90 Miyata TripleCross, '95 Kona Explosif, '09 Alan Wanta
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#107
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Bruce only built a handful of what he called mountain touring bikes with 26" wheels and flat handlebars in the mid '80s. The tubing is a mix of SP and Tange stays & blades with 70 head angle, 72 seat angle and 4cm BB drop. The bike is built to take the Bruce Gordon F/R mountain racks. Every bike is custom so there is no set built spec, my example is set up with a mix of 6 spd DX/XT and Deer Head components with Specialized hubs and Saturae rims. A fillet brazed bullmoose paint to match.
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Still looking for that pioneer maker of Mountain Bikes manufactured in Sunny Saint Cloud Minnesota - American Bicycle Manufacturing ABM. I have seen very few so no picture here. Beautiful and leading edge at that time.
American Bicycle Manufacturing M-16 from 1990 at classic cycle | Classic Cycle Bainbridge Island Kitsap County
American Bicycle Manufacturing M-16 from 1990 at classic cycle | Classic Cycle Bainbridge Island Kitsap County