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Rank Order All the Bikes You've Owned

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brentos

Discussion Starter · Nov 20, 2021 (Edited)

I've been thinking about how happy I am with my current bike and how I feel no need to replace it. It's absolutely perfect for our trails and how I ride and far more versatile than it's intent and reputation.

It got me thinking if I've ever liked a bike as much at the time of ownership...against it's contemporary competitors, trying to put myself in that moment...when I own the bike. I did realize that I've had some bikes I've been very fond of at the time of ownership, but not quite to the same level as my current bike. I even made a rank-ordered list.

I debated posting this in another forum, but I think this is the best as we likely have similar tastes in bikes. Anyway, here's my list. I'm going to post bikes of other types as well for fun, all have been raced XC except the drop bar bikes. Post your list if you're into it.

The top ten are pretty stellar bikes, the bottom six were either critically flawed or just didn't fit/work well for me. Everything in between were solid performers that I enjoyed riding, but weren't outstanding.

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plummet

· #2 · Nov 20, 2021

Fark.... that is an effort and a half.

1, 2018 Rocky Slayer
2, 2017 Rocky Slayer
3, 2012 SC Blur ltc
4, 2003 SC V10
5, 2006? SC nomad
6, 2001? Ellsworth Dare
7, 2004? Ellsworth Moment
8, 2008? Ibis Mojo,
9, 1998? Shaun Palmer FRS dh bike.
10, 2012 Intense 951 dh rig.

The rest dont make the grade to be worth mentioning.

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utmtbrider

· #3 · Nov 20, 2021

My list is extremely easy since I started riding within the last few years.

1. 2019 Revel Rascal (Current bike)
2. 2008 Yeti 575
3. 2018 Scott Spark rc
4. 2020 Rocky Mountain Instinct bc edition

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OldMike

· #4 · Nov 20, 2021

1998 Giant ATX
2001 Jamis Dakar Comp
2000 C'Dale F800
2003 Jamis XLT 2.0
2021 SJ Carbon Comp

AKamp

· #5 · Nov 20, 2021

1: 2012 Potts 29 Type II
2: 2017 Potts 650 Travel Type II
3: 1994 Specialized M2 (prob fastest I have ever been)
4: 1990 Slingshot
5: intense Sniper
6: 1st gen pivot 429
7; 1987 American Breezer
8: vulture Cycles #2
9: 1996 M2
10: 1988 Fischer Montare SC
11: Proflex 857
12: 1986 Peugeot Orient Express

forgot about the Mantis Valkyrie. That would fit in probably 6 or 7. Had a few others that weren’t memorable enough to make the list.

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jupitersending

· #6 · Nov 20, 2021 (Edited)

1) 2021 orbea rise
2) 2018 whyte g-170
3) 2018 yt jeffsy
4) 2020 Yeti SB150
5) 2021 whte 120-s
6) 2017 haibike seet
7) 2018 vitus e-sommet

308

· #7 · Nov 20, 2021

1: 2019 Salsa Spearfish
2: 2020 Salsa Mukluk
3: 2022 Pivot Les Fat
4: 2018 Salsa Warbird
5: 2020 Salsa Horsethief
6: 2020 Yeti SB130
7: 2018 Niner Air 9 RDO
8: 2019 Fuji Tahoe 1.5
9: 2006 Trek 5100

These were hard to put in a prefered order. I bet I would change the order daily! The order is probably less about which is better and more about which I have gotten most used to riding.

kosmo

· #8 · Nov 20, 2021

Top 3 for me in the endurance racing category:

1. Trek Supercaliber
2. Trek Fuel EX 2016
3. Turner Czar

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FortOrdMTB

· #9 · Nov 20, 2021

OP, that is a lot of bikes. Mine is a bit shorter. 🤣

1. 2021 Santa Cruz Tallboy
2. 1997 Marin Bear Valley

KobayashiMaru

· #10 · Nov 20, 2021

That's almost too hard to do. It's like old girlfriends, unless there was a horrible relationship that ended badly, all the girls have had their pluses and minuses. They're all similar yet equally varied in so many ways that their individual strengths don't make the entire package remarkably better than any of the others.

If you try to use a bike for something it's not made for or naturally good at, that's when the negatives mount up, but if they're used in the right environment, they're well suited.

If the girl said no then the answer obviously is no, but she's not gonna say no. She would never say no... because of the implication.

If you feel odd reading that, you don't know the context. It is a quote from the longest running sitcom of all time (that isn't a cartoon) and what I think is the craziest thing the funniest character in all of TV or movies has ever said. The show is a dark, heavy satire where people buy boats to entrap women, have fake funerals for babies they tried to use as tax write-offs during an IRS audit, make movies while performing in black face, hold immigrant families hostage while giving their home a makeover, and willfully become addicted to crack to get welfare benefits. Check out It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia to get the full experience. If it doesn't suit you, that is fine. Please hate in silence. There are probably things I might not appreciate about you, but I'll just keep them to myself like a polite person.

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sgltrak

· #11 · Nov 20, 2021

Hard to remember close to 40 mountain bikes over the years. Some of the more memorable bikes:
1. 2009 Moots Mooto-X YBB
2. 2008 Moots Mooto-X YBB
3. 2008 Jamis Dragon 29
4. 1997 Moots YBB SL
5. 2008 FELT Nine Comp
6. 2012 Niner Air9 RDO
7. 2013 Niner Jet9
8. 1993 Paramount Team
9. 2005 Giant Trance 1
10. 1990 Bridgestone MB-1
11. 1989 Bridgestone MB-1
12. 1988 Bridgestone MB-1

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Udyr

· #12 · Nov 20, 2021

1. Ibis HD3 (a perfect trail bike)
2. 2017 Kona Hei Hei CR DL (stupid fast bike never should have sold it)
3. 2019 Yeti SB100 (it's too bad the suspension wouldn't stay together)
4. 2021 Cannondale Scalpel (current bike)
5. Santa Cruz Chameleon (current bike)
6. Ibis Ripley v1
7. BMC Fourstroke 2016
8. Trek Procaliber
9. Scott Scale 2013

Shark

· #13 · Nov 20, 2021

Geez you guys go through a lot of bikes....

Years are approx...

1. '16 lenz fatillac
2. '15 salsa bucksaw
3. '11 9zero7
4. '10 trek ex9
5. '09 Giant trance
6. '03 Trek liquid

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Shark

· #14 · Nov 20, 2021

KobayashiMaru said:
That's almost too hard to do. It's like old girlfriends, unless there was a horrible relationship that ended badly, all the girls have had their pluses and minuses. They're all similar yet equally varied in so many ways that their individual strengths don't make the entire package remarkably better than any of the others.

If you try to use a bike for something it's not made for or naturally good at, that's when the negatives mount up, but if they're used in the right environment, they're well suited.

The question is, do you keep the old ones in the garage still?
Lol

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maynard4130

· #15 · Nov 20, 2021

1.) 2012 Surly Karate Monkey
2.) 2018 Salsa Timberjack

You guys are a bunch of bike-ho's

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kosmo

· #16 · Nov 20, 2021

Shark said:
The question is, do you keep the old ones in the garage still?
Lol

Garden shed.

Garage is reserved for bikes, skis and vehicles.

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rlee

· #17 · Nov 20, 2021

been riding 30 plus years and between DH,XC and road I usually purchased 2 new bikes a year. I have fond memories of some but cannot decide if it was the bike or where it took me.
I have kept two that have real meaning,
20?? Kona Stab Supreme. Equipped with a floating brake and custom 888.
20?? Intense Uzzi VPP that is totally thrashed from use.
And my current favorite rides,
2022 Kona Honzo
2021 Kona 134 supreme

ladeekus

· #18 · Nov 20, 2021

2020 Kona HEI HEI cr built from frame
2017 Kona HEI HEI Race Supreme handed down to my son (lucky guy)
1995 Wasatch Cycle Works titanium
1994 Co Motion hardtail (favorite single track bike)
1993 Boulder Bicycles FS
1992 Specialized S Works steel
1991 Bridgestone MB-0
1990 Bridgestone MB-0
1989 Bridgestone MB-1
1988 Bridgestone MB-2
1987 Specialized Hardrock
1984 Dorado Sherpa

Most loved bike was the Co Motion but it had a short life due to seat stay weld failure.

Most sentimentally attached to was/is the WCW ti.

Most fun is my current Kona. Just love it!

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LewisQC

· #19 · Nov 21, 2021 (Edited)

I had a long period without biking. So not that many bikes but still hard to rank them:

Canfield Nimble 9 2021 (Current bike, I wanted an hardtail for a while and having a blast on this bike)
Ibis Ripmo V1 (current bike)
Intense Spider Comp 2013 (first 29" carbon trail bike)
Peugeot Canyon Express 1987 (not 100% sure about the model, first "real mtb" with biopace triple crankset, was so stoke about this bike at the time)
Salsa Blackborow 2015 (being able to ride 10-11 months a year even during winter was game changer for me)
Trek Fuel EX8 around 2005
Kona hardtail around 2000-2003, can't remember model, gold frame, looked a bit like an Explosif... bought from a racer, xtr with Marzocchi fork (got stolen and I bought the Trek with insurance money)
Had a few more but can't remember them well enough...

LegionX

· #20 · Nov 21, 2021 (Edited)

My list of the funnest bikes I’ve owned.

Late 70’s Big Wheel. Not a bike per se, but my absolute favorite
2016 Yeti SB6c
2020 Pivot 4SL
2019 Yeti SB150
2019 Litespeed Ultimate Gravel
2016 Ibis Ripley LS
2015 Cannondale Jekyll Carbon Team
2021 Pivot Switchblade
2018 Cannondale Super X
2017 Jamis Renegade
2014 Cannondale Trigger 29 Carbon 2
1997 Cannondale m700
2016 Cannondale Scalpel
2018 Cannondale Synapse
2013 Cannondale F29 Alloy
2013 Cannondale Trigger 29 Alloy

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