What was your dream bike thread?
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The year was 1999 if memory serves correctly and was watching as much Ch4 (didn't have Sky back then) extreme sports on weekend mornings as I could whilst taping it and watching again during the week. The Rob Warner / Crawford Carrick Anderson days.
This was my dream bike...
One day, I would like to find a good example of the ATX 1 frame and build a replica but for now I don't mind living the nostalgic dream!
What would be yours...
This was my dream bike...
One day, I would like to find a good example of the ATX 1 frame and build a replica but for now I don't mind living the nostalgic dream!
What would be yours...
AWG said:
The year was 1999 if memory serves correctly and was watching as much Ch4 (didn't have Sky back then) extreme sports on weekend mornings as I could whilst taping it and watching again during the week. The Rob Warner / Crawford Carrick Anderson days.
This was my dream bike...
One day, I would like to find a good example of the ATX 1 frame and build a replica but for now I don't mind living the nostalgic dream!
What would be yours...
Too many, and I think (with the exception of the RC300) mine all come from the same era as yours.This was my dream bike...
One day, I would like to find a good example of the ATX 1 frame and build a replica but for now I don't mind living the nostalgic dream!
What would be yours...
Edited by budgie smuggler on Wednesday 23 April 14:12
Same era and bikes for me, got into mountain biking in '99 and worshipped the pages of MBUK for many years.
Always loved Rob Warner's Giant ATX downhill rig, and the ATX hardtail he used for dirt jumping which always looked more suited to XC! And Martin and Martyn's Giant and Cannondale trials bikes (as seen in the classic 'Tricks and Stunts' video!). Also loved the 26mhz; I popped into the old Pashley shop once and one of the Tongue brothers was working in there. But I think my ultimate dream bike would be Brooklyn Machine Works downhill bike from the early 2000s.
Always loved Rob Warner's Giant ATX downhill rig, and the ATX hardtail he used for dirt jumping which always looked more suited to XC! And Martin and Martyn's Giant and Cannondale trials bikes (as seen in the classic 'Tricks and Stunts' video!). Also loved the 26mhz; I popped into the old Pashley shop once and one of the Tongue brothers was working in there. But I think my ultimate dream bike would be Brooklyn Machine Works downhill bike from the early 2000s.
AWG said:
Wow we are a retro bunch!
What was the double chain all about on the Brooklyn/Cannondale?
For the Cannondale it was to do with gear ratios and optimum chain ring sizesWhat was the double chain all about on the Brooklyn/Cannondale?
"Cannondale's engineers optimised the linkage to work with a specific chairing size, a larger or smaller ring would affect the performance, but their racers still wanted to be able to change their gear ratios to suit different courses, so this system was developed to keep that size constant.
There are five rings in all, but it is the ring on the non-drive side crank that drives the system, in the same way that the chainring(s) do on the bike sitting there in your garage. That power is then transferred by the first chain up to the sprocket sitting forwards and above it. A fixed axle transfers that power through to the sprocket on the driveside and a chain connects that to another sprocket sitting behind the larger driveside chainring. There is then a system similar to a freehub engagement to turn the main chainring as it is not directly attached to the crank arm. To adjust the gear ratios the team mechanics could change the size of those four sprockets driving the chainring - although it wasn't too popular with them as it was so complicated."
Matt Sketch said:
For the Cannondale it was to do with gear ratios and optimum chain ring sizes
"Cannondale's engineers optimised the linkage to work with a specific chairing size, a larger or smaller ring would affect the performance, but their racers still wanted to be able to change their gear ratios to suit different courses, so this system was developed to keep that size constant.
There are five rings in all, but it is the ring on the non-drive side crank that drives the system, in the same way that the chainring(s) do on the bike sitting there in your garage. That power is then transferred by the first chain up to the sprocket sitting forwards and above it. A fixed axle transfers that power through to the sprocket on the driveside and a chain connects that to another sprocket sitting behind the larger driveside chainring. There is then a system similar to a freehub engagement to turn the main chainring as it is not directly attached to the crank arm. To adjust the gear ratios the team mechanics could change the size of those four sprockets driving the chainring - although it wasn't too popular with them as it was so complicated."
Clever!"Cannondale's engineers optimised the linkage to work with a specific chairing size, a larger or smaller ring would affect the performance, but their racers still wanted to be able to change their gear ratios to suit different courses, so this system was developed to keep that size constant.
There are five rings in all, but it is the ring on the non-drive side crank that drives the system, in the same way that the chainring(s) do on the bike sitting there in your garage. That power is then transferred by the first chain up to the sprocket sitting forwards and above it. A fixed axle transfers that power through to the sprocket on the driveside and a chain connects that to another sprocket sitting behind the larger driveside chainring. There is then a system similar to a freehub engagement to turn the main chainring as it is not directly attached to the crank arm. To adjust the gear ratios the team mechanics could change the size of those four sprockets driving the chainring - although it wasn't too popular with them as it was so complicated."
1989 was the first year I remember watching le tour so this is Greg Lemond's TT bike which I probably thought at the time, was the coolest bike ever. 650b front wheel and pushing 55:12....
this is a 1992 Kona Hei Hei which even today, I think is mountain bike perfection. I remember begging a bike shop owner for a kona catalogue so I could have this picture on my wall. RRP back then must have been around £1500...
this is Jason McRoy's Specialized from the "Dirt" video which must be so many peoples dream bike for influencing them and their continuing passion for just riding bikes and having fun.
this is a 1992 Kona Hei Hei which even today, I think is mountain bike perfection. I remember begging a bike shop owner for a kona catalogue so I could have this picture on my wall. RRP back then must have been around £1500...
this is Jason McRoy's Specialized from the "Dirt" video which must be so many peoples dream bike for influencing them and their continuing passion for just riding bikes and having fun.
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 23 April 19:18
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