WhoAmI Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I was digging through my photos for the Critter Sightings thread and came across photos I had forgotten about long ago. I then started looking for the oldest picture I have of me riding a bike, like near the start of when I took up mountain biking as an adult, not a picture of me on my Schwinn Stingray as a kid. So, I want to see your first picture of you riding a mountain bike for the first time or shortly thereafter. If you started as a kid, let's see it! If you started in your 50s, post it up! Tell me a little about that experience! I found this one of me from November of 1997 when my brother and I met at the IMBA Summit in Nantahala, NC, to learn about trail building and build some trail on Flint Ridge. We rode that weekend at Tsali, and the temps were in the high 20s. There were frozen puddles on the trail!!! We rode with a local reporter, Tony Castleberry (I don't know how I remember that name!), and he took pictures of us riding. My bike was a Voodoo Wango from BSS on Toomey Road. I think my pedals were Onzas, though I might have started riding SPDs by then. I rode a mountain bike for the first time in 1988 or 89 but didn't start riding until April of 1992, so I'm trying to find earlier pictures of me! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Although I started in 1993 here in Austin, I do not think I have any pictures of me riding until 2008 at Rocky Hill Ranch: Edited August 3, 2021 by AntonioGG 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Ha! A friend recently sent some group pics of trip we took to the NOC from Tsali. May have been 95/96. Don’t remember which trip. We used to go every spring then for the big blowout Guest Appreciation Fest end of October each year. Edit: on my Profled 856 so either 96 or 97. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockshins Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Started MTBing in mid 90’s but don’t have any photos. This is 2005 South Korea.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, rockshins said: Started MTBing in mid 90’s but don’t have any photos. This is 2005 South Korea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Where in Korea? I rode a few trails there, great biking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Man Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Im sure my Mother has some pic of me getting my first Yellow Schwinn when I was likely 4 or 5 but the oldest I can get my hands on. @AustinBike and Me about 12 years ago. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockshins Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 10 hours ago, AustinBike said: Where in Korea? I rode a few trails there, great biking. This was at Surisan. So many miles of amazing trails there, but this was my local mountain and my favorite. When were you over there? Where did you ride? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) I am sure there are earlier flatland photos, but here's me being a dirtbag bmx street rat grinding a heavily waxed ledge in downtown Indianapolis. baggy jeans, oversized t-shirt, no helmet. I probably have bulky knee pads under those jeans. late '90s. Edited August 4, 2021 by mack_turtle 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Cool thread... Here are my easy to reach photos. I know I can get a little earlier with the MTB and much earlier back to my 11 yr old BMX days. This is my very first MTB race while at TX Tech in Fall of 94', I ended up winning the 3 race series and I still have the 'chainring trophy' on my bookshelf. I made a few friends at that race that I still ride with to this day. 2nd time to Lajitas (Desert Classic 1995). This was my 2nd race ever and believe it was at Flat Creek Ranch 1995. This was back when XC rode very technical stuff on skinny @ss 26er tires, 63mm travel Mag21's were "long travel", and the Expert Class (Cat 1) raced a mind-blowing 3 laps for about 20 miles(!!!) LOL 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Brahma bars or Onza bar ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Onza all the way! I also had onza pedals too. -CJB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) ...and rim brakes! Edited August 6, 2021 by June Bug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I wouldn't say even that I was a mountain biker at the time, but here is me with my first mountain bike, which I purchased online for $499 in 2008 I think. Had rode a mountain bike once before in upstate NY, and after moving to Austin decided that I wanted to take up the sport. Once I had the bike I checked out ARR's website and decided I should head right over to City Park. Nearly killed myself that day and then decided Walnut Creek was a better place for me to get started. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoAmI Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, throet said: Once I had the bike I checked out ARR's website and decided I should head right over to City Park. City Park was my first trail, too! I was about a year out of the military (1992), playing soccer, and in great shape when I came home to visit my family. My brother was going mountain biking with friends, and I said that it sounded like fun. They scrounged up an old Mongoose Iboc for me, and I put on a pair of sweats and some sneakers for my first mountain bike ride. City Park was running clockwise then, and they took off down the first three ledges. I followed them like I knew what I was doing, came into the right hand turn at the bottom of the last ledge, and failed to make the turn, grabbing fistfuls of brakes, going over the bars helmetless, and landing on a poor juniper sapling that broke my fall. From those first 20 seconds, I was in love with the sport! Edited August 6, 2021 by WhoAmI 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie193 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 No pictures around of my ‘92 Giant Stonebreaker, early 2000s is as old as I could find, jumping badly (never got better really) at Aston Hill in the UK on a Klein Adept. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobra Kai MTB Guy Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 8/4/2021 at 9:08 AM, mack_turtle said: I am sure there are earlier flatland photos, but here's me being a dirtbag bmx street rat grinding a heavily waxed ledge in downtown Indianapolis. baggy jeans, oversized t-shirt, no helmet. I probably have bulky knee pads under those jeans. late '90s. I'm from Indy too! What HS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownKing Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I dont have any of me biking, best I have is my 3rd mt bike i owned. Rode a rigid Yakota in the late 80s/early 90s on the greenbelt, then a Trek 6500 until this bad boy in 2001... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 This one is embarrassing. That's me in the middle sporting an extra chin and posing with my first "mountain bike", a Specy Hardrock. Taken somewhere around 2006 in Lubbock after riding trails that in hindsight were definitely too muddy and thinking how cool our bikes looked caked in mud. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 12:00 PM, notyal said: This one is embarrassing. That's me in the middle sporting an extra chin and posing with my first "mountain bike", a Specy Hardrock. Taken somewhere around 2006 in Lubbock after riding trails that in hindsight were definitely too muddy and thinking how cool our bikes looked caked in mud. Lubbock has always been rad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Emma Long late 1980’s. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 8/4/2021 at 8:48 AM, rockshins said: This was at Surisan. So many miles of amazing trails there, but this was my local mountain and my favorite. When were you over there? Where did you ride? I have ridden Surisan, Sinwolsan and I think another that escapes me at this point. Used to go there on business all the time, 2006-2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 8/4/2021 at 8:32 AM, Taco Man said: Im sure my Mother has some pic of me getting my first Yellow Schwinn when I was likely 4 or 5 but the oldest I can get my hands on. @AustinBike and Me about 12 years ago. "All this land, one day will be mine..." - Taco Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, spicewookie said: Emma Long late 1980’s. Brahma bars!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, AntonioGG said: Brahma bars!! Scott AT-3? Had to cut the ends off of some odi mushrooms and hockey tape the tree hooks. Please note the 1-finger braking technique on those cantis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, spicewookie said: Scott AT-3? Please note the 1-finger braking technique on those cantis. I had some GT Brahma knock-off take-offs for my Univega. I don't know anyone that had actual Brahma bars. Also, one finger technique noted. What fork is on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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