Peeking inside the treasure chest // A journey through one mans collection of DH rigs!
The late 90’s through to the early 00’s was a period in downhill racing known as the ‘Golden Era’. At...
Peeking inside the treasure chest
Peeking inside the treasure chest // GT ‘STS Lobo 1000 DH’ 1999
[R]: Ah yes, when GT went through that phase of experimenting with ‘thermoplastic’ frame tubes! Was it meant to be...
Peeking inside the treasure chest // Intense ‘M1’ 2000
[R]: The undisrupted king of DH from that era was of course this big bad boy, the M1! You couldn’t not include one in your collection, right? Exactly, you summed it up nicely. I have nothing more to add! This...
Peeking inside the treasure chest // Specialized ‘S-Works FSR DH’ 1998
[R]: Might be going out on a limb here, but, the iconic graphic scheme on this bike would have to...
Peeking inside the treasure chest // Scott ‘Octane DH’ (the one with two shocks) 1998
Tell us about the concept that Scott were running here with the 2 rear shocks? The idea is that one...
Peeking inside the treasure chest // Giant ‘ATX 1 DH’ 1998
[R]: Giant had such a cool roster of riders when this bike was out; Rockwell, Warner, and of course a rather young (Aussie) Sean McCarroll. The ATX 1 would have to be one of the most iconic frame designs of...
Peeking inside the treasure chest // Tomac ‘204 Magnum’ 1998
When the legendary John Tomac began making bikes their designs were always something super special. Surely this bike featured the...
Peeking inside the treasure chest // Kona ‘Stab-Dee-Lux’ 1998
[R]: When Kona brought out the swooping downtube it was a real game changer. Wonder why they only stuck with...
Peeking inside the treasure chest // Trek ‘Pro Issue DH’ 1998
[R]: It’s all about that MASSIVE downtube, right? Holy moly. Was this model prior or post the year that they cut all those holes out of one that Sharples raced? Yeah, she ain’t going to win any beauty pageants that’s...