prairiepedaler

The bike inventory is one less now. It's a good feeling actually. I owned it for three years and never even rode it once. It's a true offroad bike who's home is on uneven ground, certainly not the type of riding I do. But, the 6'8" fellow who has it now will do some offroad riding with his kids. A nice happy scene for a sunny Easter Weekend.

Kobe 

If you have not ridden it in 3 years you probably never will. It's better to concentrate on riders.

How well did the 6'8" fellow fit on it? It looks like that seatpost is maxed out already.

Narhay

From what I recall Manitoba was razor flat as far as the eye could see. The only bumps on the ground were the Volkswagen sized blackflies taking a breather in the grass.

WGB 

Narhay Manitoba has flat areas but Saskatchewan is 100x worse.
In January '82 I drove in one of those wretched M151 jeeps at 45mph from Winnipeg to Dundurn, Saskatchewan then next day to Wainwright, Alberta. I didn't have a drivers licence so my "job" was to keep the driver awake through mile after mile of... nothing. I'd assume that torture of having water slowly drip on your forehead would be similar.

WGB 

Narhay Manitoba has flat areas but Saskatchewan is 100x worse.
In January '82 I drove in one of those wretched M151 jeeps at 45mph from Winnipeg to Dundurn, Saskatchewan then next day to Wainwright, Alberta. I didn't have a drivers licence so my "job" was to keep the driver awake through mile after mile of... nothing. I'd assume that torture of having water slowly drip on your forehead would be similar.
I should've said, driver never spoke except one word answers.

Bianchi84

I think the new owner will enjoy it. I just rode my '85 SM600 last week, though this picture was taken before then. You can tell I ride the hardcore trails that the Girl Scouts decorate.

prairiepedaler

The taller fellow fit no problem. He said he was going to put a riser bar on there and I recommended a cro-mo for offroading. The original was alu alloy. He was not a heavy type of 6'8". The frame had an equivalent TT of 24". I decided it was time to let it go. I bought it originally because of it's size, condition and because I thought it would be good for carrying a milkcrate on the back (like I always do) to get the load lower down as a benefit of the 24" rear wheel, but those chainstays are just too short for that plan. This means, the thing just sat there all that time. I really would prefer to find something younger. It's nice to be able to arrive at a meeting on a spiffy modern looking bike with panniers. These old mountain bikes, while durable, are just old looking. It's kind of like wearing a really high end top quality suit from the 1930's. People can tell it is good quality, but it is still out of place. I'll keep riding old MTN's nonetheless for the most part. And, if you lose an old mountain bike (like the Elkhorn) it is less of a loss than losing something more modern and expensive. I've still got that old Maruishi frame as a standby.