VINTAGE MOUNTAIN BIKES

Was looking through the First Flight Website and found a few really sweet early mountain bikes.

Here are a few of my favorites...


1986 Breezer Series III



1982 Specialized Stumpjumper


1982 Ritchey Sierra


1983 Fat Chance


1981 Bruiser

 

Those are cool. It is great that FirstFlight hopped on documenting the early MTB's. Don' t forget you can buy a new version of the Stumpjumper(classic).
http://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/xc-hardta ... 27crx.aspx

I know where there is a Stumpjumper frame just like that one. I might have to pick it up for fun.

 

Thanks for the link, I started mountain biking in the early 80s and raced from 1984 until the early 90s. It kinda makes me feel a little old when the bikes I thought were state of the art are now "Vintage" :shock:
Like when you are listening to the radio with your kids and the songs from your youth are on the oldies station

 

I wondered what it would take to buy one of those Stumpjumper remakes.

It's kind of ironic in a sense...buying an old MTB for a really high price with outdated technology.

If I had the dough and the space I'd like to own one.

 

There is one availalble on CL

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/bik/905736547.html

 

i raced xc when i was an early teen.
i had the first specialized rockhopper with front suspension.
came out in 92 i think.

rockhopper fs - stood for future shock. shock was made by rock shox.

great bike. wish i still had it. ended up giving it to a girlfriend in college.
DUMBA**!

hah

i put a crap-ton of miles on that thing.

 

It's a bummer that they went and put new looking cranks and derailleurs on that Stumpjumper.

I guess if they only made 200 of them they had to go with what is available.

Just think of the aftermarket popularity of a new set of cranks that look just like the vintage TAs or Suginos...the fixed gear crowd would eat them up.

 

I agree on all accounts. If you remember Hugo 's been on one of them. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8315&p=86501&hilit=specialized#p85837

I wonder if he ended up with it.

 

These may not quite be "vintage" but were our first MTBs purchased mid 80s I believe. Both Nishiki Colorados, different years. One had the Biopace chainring.

 

MMM...... I think I have a early stumpjumper like that one in the photo. I'll have to take a closer look.

 

[img]http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/holyrollin72/rossmt003.jpg[/img]I would still like some 24 inch gumwalls for this anyone know a source?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Comp-3-III-Styl ... 0013311107

 

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: sweet!!!

 

One promise...lose the seat and that rack...ha ha.

 

You dont like that fine ergonomic designed glutomous porportioner yeah it will have to go even though I will admit I have one on my Peugoet its not bad...maybe I shouldn't admit it my buddy at the bike shop says he would be afraid of getting something caught :shock: and the rack, I wouldn't miss it. But the cool shoulder harness is factory gotta stay.

 

Oh yeah heres the Peugoet Us Express I dont know the year I would guess late eighties.[img]http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/holyrollin72/cleaned004.jpg[/img]

 

Anybody needs a brand new set of TAs to complete the look

http://www.velo-orange.com/pro5viscr.html

 

Speaking of Peugeots... Here's one we bought as a retirement gift for my Dad so he could ride with us. Probably late 80s also.

 

Dan I swapped out the photo for Lora. We definitely know it was the 80s due to the hair.

 

Scanned a few cool ads from a 1984 issue of Fat Tire Flyer.