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On One "The Gimp" - What I was riding back in 2006 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What were you guys riding back in the day? This was the final form of my bike back when I was a teenager.

One One Gimp frame

FSA pig three piece cranks

Single speed conversion

24inch Atomlab rear wheel with DMR moto

26inch Atomlab front with DMR moto digger

Manitou forks

DMR wing bars and zip grips

DMR V8 pedals

I was chasing that slack head angle before it was cool apparently, not that I knew that was even a thing back then :D

My brakes were always my feet and I only recently got a saddle in these pictures as I rode without a saddle for around 4 years prior to this.

I wish I still had this bike but sadly it moved on a long time ago now.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I had a Norco Spitfire when I was a teen. https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/norco/107821 (Yes I'm old) The one in the pic is bare, mine had all the foam pads but I can't find a pic of one with them still on.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Awesome, when I was younger still I had a Raleigh burner at one point foam pads n all :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That paint is killer! So glad you posted pictures after mentioning it in your other post. I can see why you want your new bike to match.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks, I did it myself, perks of going to college learning to paint cars you could use all their paint and ovens etc.

It was a standard Fiat pink I found in the book with a yellow pearl added to the laquer. I also added a fine grade of mettalic to the laquer so you could see the mettalic metal flakes shimmering in the light, I sadly don't have a photo that shows that part off though xD

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My first mountain bike was a 1996-ish GT Avalanche with a rigid steel fork. It was light and fast, but stiff as hell and rattled me to death.

Later I built a Soma Groove (steel hardtail) with a bunch of used components and a short XC fork. It was nothing fancy, but I had endless fun on that bike. I wish I had never sold it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Nice! The bike that started my obsession with riding and what later became this bike through years of upgrading parts before changing frames etc was a Saracen X-ess which originally came with some dodgy late 90s SR suntour forks and plenty of plastic shit :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Don't have pictures that old, but my first mountain bike was a Norco 250(?) from early 2000s. Equipped with Z1 bomber qr20 year 2000, 24/26 mullet Atomlab wheels

That bike was absolute tank, and way too long for me but damn do I have good memories of it.