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06-10-10, 08:24 AM

I first started mountain biking in the late 80's. I guy at work got me into it. I started out with an Emmelle, they used to make reasonable bikes back then. It had double skined rims, Biopace chainset (remember biopace)and a mountain LX groupset, it was black with green flecks. Only being used to road bikes and being 6'3" tall I opted for a 23" frame. I had many a crossbar groin interface.

We used to ride out find an obsticle and ride it. There used to be a ford along a farm track that was made up of rubble and broken bricks, that was always a challenge, we'd sometimes ride down the river until the water got to saddle height.

Now I just trundle about with my wife.

06-10-10, 08:24 AM	#818
BigBaddad Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The MTB thread I first started mountain biking in the late 80's. I guy at work got me into it. I started out with an Emmelle, they used to make reasonable bikes back then. It had double skined rims, Biopace chainset (remember biopace)and a mountain LX groupset, it was black with green flecks. Only being used to road bikes and being 6'3" tall I opted for a 23" frame. I had many a crossbar groin interface. We used to ride out find an obsticle and ride it. There used to be a ford along a farm track that was made up of rubble and broken bricks, that was always a challenge, we'd sometimes ride down the river until the water got to saddle height. Now I just trundle about with my wife.