Old School Mountain Biking (1990 - 1999)

[@wibmerfabio]

Hell Yeah! That was awesome :D

[@TheCrow90mtb]

+Fabio Wibmer Thanks Fabio! :)

[@WioPerca]

Servus ✌

[@nel5099]

fabio you're awesome

[@jackbelcourt8171]

Fabio Wibmer

[@MtCarara10]

Fabio Wibmer ♡

[@tonyp2632]

This proves what I am always telling my riding buds, "It ain't the bike, it's the rider"!!!

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

While that is true (i started on a cheap 90ies mtb) the funfactor increases a lot when you get a good bike.

[@BFBMTb]

Truth. Please it takes alot more skill to ride an old or sucky bike

[@KarstRats]

Stuff like hardline the bike matters too lol.

[@outdooradventures1361]

I sure the hell not paying 6,000 for a new mountain bike

[@1000stevenbl]

On a mountain 20 years ago...... Long Long before energy drinks...... there was 26” rims, one piece handlebar stems, V brakes and some huge nuts!!

[@The2004NissanXTERRA]

im still rockin it

[@marcusphoenixish]

I remember the old days 20+ years ago telling people i was going mountain biking over the Cannock chase. I would have people look at me as I was an alien or daft. Now 20+ years later everyone and their dog are mountain biking there lol it’s now the norm.....

[@donnovicki9771]

I laugh when people call theold steel bikes crappy and oter derogatory terms. I started in 87 and all I really wanted was a Mountain Goat Whiskeytown Racer but 2500.00 was out of reach so I bought a 600.00 Diamondback Apex. That bike served me well until the little juvenile delinquent next door stole it in 96. Those bikes paved the way for what we have today so some respect please when you talk steel.

[@DeathracerXD]

i still ride a vintage mtb so ye

[@eslaporte3990]

I have a 26 inch and raced 25 years ago. I DO NOT want nothing else but my triple chain ring and 26 inch wheels. It takes skill to ride an "old school" bike!

[@netei]

when i started mtbiking rockshox wasnt invented yet. it came out 4 years later and cost around 1100 Deutsche Mark. that was unbelievable. a fork with a suspension and for a price you could buy 2 bikes. we rode the same tracks without suspension with CroMo frames.

[@TheCrow90mtb]

The road to the 100,000 subscribers began help me to achieve this goal, this is a particular video, our bikes now are the result of years of research and innovation, and I decided to pay homage to the old school mountain bike, it is thanks to them that today we can use bikes well advanced. Enjoy & Share RIDE ON !!

[@emanuelegrotto1936]

fantastico video e montaggio ma soprattutto complimenti per l'idea; questo canale mi lascia sempre a bocca aperta

[@ernestolucchini8598]

+Emanuele Grotto è un grande crow mi fa venire... i brividi

[@AG.Floats]

bars are so narrow haha. Sure have come a long way! I remember the first real trails I hit. Very technical rock in Utah. Was rocking narrow bars, long stem, high seat, high tire psi and a crap short travel fork and no rear suspension. Now people say you need at least 150mm of travel and a nice enduro bike to hit the trails I hit back in the day.

[@KarstRats]

Rode stuff like this on one of them old Honda bikes that looked like the cannondale super v. I can’t remember the name of that old Honda but it ripped for what it was. A whole 2.5 inches of rear shock travel and a whole 2.5 inches of front fork travel. Haha. I even cut the rear spring so I’d have a better head angle and I bottomed my rear sus out more than the hardtails busted tires lol

[@jonathankeith524]

As a young rider who now owns a 2016 Specialized mountain bike, I grew up riding rigid, old school mountain bikes. The history of mountain bikes, particularly in the 90's era is very fascinating to me. That's when bike manufacturers like Klein started pioneering aluminum frame construction, and a lot of suspension breakthroughs happened during the 90's as well. It was definitely an exciting time period for bicycling. I wouldn't mind owning a 90's Klein mountain bike, or something similar.

[@endurotruckererniedesjardins]

Some guys are calling them old rigs supermarket. That Tioga back wheel tomac used was a 3000 dollar wheel. Them old mag 20 rockshox forks were 500 to 800 if u got the ti. Version. Nice thing about today is the price for what you ride is not outta this world like it was back then. Dig out a old bike nashbar catalog for fun and have a look at the cheesy shit we rode that made your bike become what they are. Man o man I broke so many parts. Worse was the cranks an d bottom brackets that snapped so easy if you didn't huck smooth or jump to big. Progression was super fast in making bikes awesome machines we have now.

[@ronninjah]

imagine the actual riders riding these bikes, and the past riders riding the new ones, that would definitely be interesting

[@edmundscycles1]

+Ronald Mattos Yeah he's called Steve Peat. :)

[@rangeldino2633]

+Ronald Mattos Some of the actual riders ride at that time, too. For example Cendric Gracia or Steve Peat.

[@ronninjah]

wow, so they followed all the industry changes, I'll take a look about these riders, thanks guys

[@EvgenyKopnin]

and Cedric Gracia XD

[@s2korpionic]

Most current riders would bitch and complain that these bikes are not "real" mountain bikes without even touching them. The gatekeeping in the community is starting to get noticeable lately.

[@tlansing18]

Never thought id be able to look back at racing in 1990 but here it is !!! Started racing in New England USA in 1989 when all we had were bare hands and ball bearing !!

[@kirfnuffle]

Riders today: "hmm, I think I need to go buy a new stem that's 5mm shorter and $400 before I can do this section of the trail. My bike just isn't up to it"

[@jamescurran3574]

Seth Reichert ..its what we had back then and our crazy little brains knew no better. .you looked down the mountain and just fkn went for it lol..lots of broken frames though

[@thatchman9605]

Seth Reichert worse back then they would pay about 3,000 per wheel

[@ronaldvegamolina6134]

Seth Reichert haha yeah, like if itwas the fucking bike that makes the biker LOL

[@bambityusoff4198]

Lyla Axiom i agree! same here at my country...

[@DaStuntChannel]

@@bambityusoff4198 Not here, we're all running frames and forks from 2006-2013

[@kbc163]

Oh yeah, this is choice! Got my first MTB in 1992, a Mongoose Rockadile. This was when bike shops still sold Gooses and they were decent bikes. I put that thing through hell, then sat it in a garage for 20 years. I got it out last fall, stripped the old purple paint, repainted it, and hung fresh parts. The bottom bracket threads were partially rusted so I had to rethread it. Anyway, it's a cool old gravel grinder now with a new life. 😄

[@lifeonbicycles]

Makes me proud of my 1989 raleigh mountain bike that I saved from the landfill and fixed up

[@josimarsilva3238]

The 90's, when the bikes had chainring. Gold days!!!!

[@andrewgoddard3350]

We owe this great sport to Bob haro.and his buddies who used to take beach cruisers down fire roads in California...Bob also started free ride BMX...very ahead of his time...

[@RideorDieofficial]

They bike looks like a supermarket bike but they ride so fast and clean!!

[@afforestation5106]

trust me, they don't! these guys are just REALLY good riders. so much talent

[@dawn9782]

+Ride or Die it means Supermarket bike these days are 20 years behind in shipping schedule.

[@afforestation5106]

+Danpyo 2g or that they're made in china/Taiwan xD

[@Robipalusaable]

Those bikes were quite expensive, and it was the beginning with hydraulic brakes, you cant even find these old magura vbrakes with hydraulic in good condition because they are so rare, you can see the old stuff in newer bikes but it is just better.. it is awesome :)

[@briancardinal4563]

Ride or Die that why we old school mountain bikers like myself have no fear and more skill do you see how tge frames were back then not like now

[@jamesread007]

Mammoth Mountain, Tomac, massive chainrings, Rock Shox DH forks with just 2-3 inches travel and kevlar disc rear wheels. Great era. These were cutting edge bikes at the time. We do have it so much better nowadays though ;)

[@todd4570]

First bike when i got into actual mountain biking was a fuji. No suspension at all. Second bike was a gary fisher Joshua x.. that thing was so heavy. I miss it so much. We used to race everywhere in the Pennsylvania mountains. We brought 2 teams to West Virginia in 1999 24 hours of canaan

[@suricatefpc81]

old school rules !

[@byza101]

First guy riding DH with bar ends 🤣😂🤣 takes me back for sure… I had bar ends in the 90’s.. and grip shift 😂… Great compilation mate, cheers 👍🏻

[@jemen1709]

I´m from Austria and i was there. I spent my whole money in this sport. I bought a Ringle´ stem for almost 250 Dollars back then, had the Tioga wheel, lots of Answer and Ringle´ components. I still love this days, the races and the flair back then. Less spectators, very familiar atmosphere. We did´nt know this sport will be so huge. And John Tomac was the light!

[@joen3992]

Ride by the seat of your pants; v-brakes 26er tube tires and coil spring forks....when life was simple and awesome. ha ha! right on!!

[@Hypersonicbiker]

Raw sport, raw talented riders. 90's was good times. Thank You for video. Respect for Your work.

[@borgeslt]

Great song!

[@streetcleaner_0000]

Thx bro for the awesome motivation to take my 26er Mantis full suspension out and rip up some trails ahhh brings back memories of the good ole days of Overend,Tomac,Tinker and all the rest. and good soundtrack ! \m/ \m/

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

I still ride and love my 1991 KONA Hei Hei , incredibly rare and beautiful bike that I've modded to be an urban adult BMX Bike that I ride at least 4 times a week as its the bike that I open my front door and take off to the city with .

[@pederfallbom]

I raced as a junior at the Worlds in Italy in -91 and France in -93. The scene was just so intense and involved. The poeple was amazing, compeyetive but very friendly. Bumped into Tomac on the infield in -91 prior to the XC race. He noticed I had my barends upsidedown (on purpose) and commented "cool kid, I see why" later raced with him in the US in a roadrace. The downhills was way faster then I believe, on behalf of the trick suspension nowdays they make the courses alot gnarlier. I liked the really fast courses.

[@ernestolucchini8598]

the best video of old school

[@PureCore]

Buen video, a pesar de las mejoras de la tecnología en las bicis aún prefiero los modelos de hace 20 años, lástima que cada vez hayan menos partes de ese tipo.

[@nickcutler7759]

Yay, this when my MTB journey began, saw one in a bmx mag, bought MBUK 1st mag then first bike was Alpinestars Almega DX in 89. Great to see the old bike in this vid and 34years later still riding 🤠

[@eslaporte3990]

I raced mountain bikes in the late 1980's and early 1990s. I had a Trek 8700 carbon frame with no suspension. Back then, we were athletes and trained in the gym in the off-season. We also learned how to shift triple chain rings and 7 speeds during our training rides. We raced FAST on mulitrack (double track) trails and emphasized hill climbing. Today's mountain biking looks more like BMX for adults or motocross on bicycles, jumping rocks and tree roots on single track trails - and all downhill with little or no hill climbing on "29ers" with single chain ring and 12 speeds in the back. We rode over rocks and tree roots, but those were small parts of the course, not the whole course. Endurance and athleticism, and not just technical skill, were a large part of the sport! I have a 26 inch with a triple chain ring, and I am NO beginner when it comes to mountain biking.

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

Most of today's MTBers are weekend warriors that go to bike parks , go up the lift then ride down the hill as you don't even really have to be in shape much like skiing .

[@SimonBauer7]

well mtb has evolved, downhill is exactly what you guys describe but there is also xc which is closer to what you did back in the day. or enduro. i honestly dont miss triple chainring. they where anoying, a lot of useless chain and range that you never needed anyways. most people (that didnt know) rode them like modern single chainring bikes anyways.

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

@@SimonBauer7 I still Mountain bike religiously at 47 , but the bikers from 20+ years ago had tree trunks for legs which is not really the case anymore as like I stated the sport has evolved into skiing , going to a park with a lift to avoid climbing for most people . I Reside in NH , 20+ years ago I knew areas with many random trail systems that were once farm trails that would be populated with bikers during the spring , fall and winter . The trails were hilly , rocky and rooty which you'd have to be in great shape to enjoy , these days I hardly see anybody using these trails for biking .

[@SI13O14GF]

I ride a 1989 mountain bike. Steel wheels, steel frame and no suspension. And I hammer up everyone on the trails. If you grew up with these bike from the 80s and 90s then you know all the little quirks to get the most out of them. A lot skills most riders have forgotten.

[@SimonBauer7]

you have to try a modern one. the difference is going to be insane.

[@SI13O14GF]

I have modern-day bikes. They are like tinfoil. Constant maintenance, expensive parts if I'm lucky I might get a few years out of the frame before it starts showing signs of fatigue. My good old 1989 bike has no problems. I'm not as fast, but it's a good trade-off, speed for low maintenance. And just as much fun.

[@endurotruckererniedesjardins]

Wow. I drank so many beer with chain smoke, kranked, north shore extreme. Geez tomac with the Rd bike bars racing at mammoth Mt. Wade Simmons Bret Tippi Dustin Adams and dangerous Dan Cowen riding them big dunes in Kamloops bc. Wow that was me n the boys and some beer after a ride 20 years ago lol. Awesome

[@teoridleyhart1875]

its so cool to see the oldschool in action!

[@philemonbuhler7329]

I have never seen a video with such a matching soundtrack

[@musicsuxnowadays]

awesome. wish i would have started back then.

[@nerdexproject]

Awesome video! It's fascinating to see how these bikes looked like back then!

[@zachcook1185]

Love seeing old bikes that was a killer video.

[@wakazuzu]

"Hey guys - maybe we should put the seat down, just a bit?" Followed by blank stares and silence

[@josimarsilva3238]

Mamouth Kamikaze is great dh track. Thank you the 90's.

[@ToysRUsKid_Critter]

Fun times. I love riding Mammoth

[@thistime1483]

Back when downhill bikes had dual crown shocks with 4 inches of travel. Awesome seeing this.

[@skatanic6996]

Emergent - Dead Letters if smb need song

[@SirDewritos]

+Александр Пингвин thnx m8

[@johnrjvex454]

Thank you

[@maximg2796]

благодарю! снос колпака моментально

[@barmoleus]

Cheers!

[@bk83082]

I need to never hear it again. Sounds like Nickelback trying to be worse.

[@ThePibebazooka]

would anyone here comment the name of the song/band on this video?

[@vincentgyda919]

Damn, i have got those legendary Brakes in the Video. Magura Gustav M (neon Yellow), those brakes are still rocking it, after 16 years

[@edmundscycles1]

+Vincent Gyda Oh man I have just built up a bike with 2002 Magura Big Ego forks . I had to fabricate my own brake mounts as they are designed for the Gustav M 41mm c2c brake mounts on the forks .

[@The2004NissanXTERRA]

i'll keep buying old forever. they are just much more fun and cool to look at and ride

[@callsignvader]

Where did u got these clips from ?

[@rcLawnDartPilot]

Reminds me of the videos we'd have playing in the bike shop at the Sport Chalet I worked at back then.

[@MrGabrielJude]

My mtb is a 1998 trek 8300, it’s breed was top of the line during this time. My young friends tell me the “geometry” of my bike is wrong... I think I’ll link them this video.

[@tomilaiho7498]

Those where OTB machines. No brakes, supernarrow bars and loooong toptubes.

[@alexeyrusin4322]

Thanx for postin

[@lambycorn5253]

Hell of an intro

[@MrOrkonero]

😢😢😢many memories!!

[@MircoCore]

Nice Old School videos :D

[@wadeintonature2975]

I love the fact I live in the town where mountain bike championships started.

[@borkoalkoholtariiisk]

When i saw that video i tought myself,what the hell happened to me.When i was younger 2005-2010 i had a very cheap supermarket bike,and i was going everywhere,pedaling every evening,having fun and blast going fast on road and out of it.Now i bought myself a middle class hardtail xc bike and its siting and colecting dust,WHAT HAPPENED,asking myself that question all the time.How to spark the love of biking again i just don't know.

[@HulluJanne]

Get a good quality old cromo steel bike for low price, fix it up and upgrade if necessary. That's how I found the fun again. My 2013 29er hasn't really seen much use at any point, but I've took some parts from it to fit old frames. Old MTB's are a nice and inexpensive hobby If you stay out of the most high end collectors stuff.

[@Mulberry2000]

u got old and a house full of responsibilities

[@Neo2906]

Man this guys have much bigger balls than all the riders today. Respect !!

[@BigVanLittleAdventures]

Why I laugh when people ask "can I ride this on a hardtail?"

[@emptyavatar]

Those riders have the balls of steel!

[@woofdog4219]

I still have my 96 V-link

[@raab6044]

Elastomers gone wild!

[@ganimed1976]

John Tomac with road racing handlebar and RR-Brakes on his Raleigh MTB.

[@pawelwis7215]

As you can see you still can downhill without full suspension with stroke about half meter.

[@pabloriverasalgado3351]

diooossss, los manillares son demasiado cortos para mi! posdata: la música, increible, inmejorable, ojalá pusieras más de esta en los otros ; )

[@niggatore2157]

ahora estamos todos acostumbrados a manillares enormes😂😂👌

[@pabloriverasalgado3351]

+Enrique TheMushRoom Si, yo sin uno de 700 para arriba no vivo jajaja

[@redekco]

eran mas acrobaticas, ahora son mas amortiguadas

[@bikewondo7688]

These guys got serious skill

[@ROZLETKO]

Balls of steel

[@sergioalcocer4827]

Gr8!! Who sings that???

[@pinoyfreeridetv7810]

Now I feel safe riding my retro giant warp DS/3 but with modern upgraded parts lol!

[@leovegan6125]

Song : dead letters - emergent

[@jawg2392]

By today’s standards these are entry level

[@estebanesteban1701]

What is the name of the song and its author please?

[@herlonlinemburg]

We gotta respect those crazies back then...

[@mozarkozark]

Those bikes are so sketch these riders are crazy af LOL

[@ncurses]

what's the title of the song?

[@irelandstudios]

Hey guys, I make downhill mountain biking edits! New one is out and I'm extremely proud of it! Enjoy, cheers!

[@grahamchan4266]

Looks like the sport clearly took cues from BMX. So gnarly!

[@911sareforever]

Damn narrow bars no disk brakes those dudes going down hill on what today would barley be considered a xc hard tail with 80-100mm of travel love all of this

[@ramonmv17]

Amazing! When were the vids filmed? What year?

+Ramon Merino Villamil i think around 1995

[@ramonmv17]

Thanks

[@ernestolucchini8598]

+Ramon Merino Villamil for me about 1899 1900

[@ramonmv17]

Ernesto Lucchini Hahaha

[@AthelstanEngland]

Still riding my 1989 Marin... mostly original. I remember when the Rockshoxs? forks came out and wondering whether to buy a set... never did. Today's bikes are incredible but I'd never swap my old girl. Gutted that I've managed to loose the key to an equally old Kryptonite 4 U lock.

[@aerodynamik]

Grazie

[@powerrrrrr7999]

However, at first glance, not greasy, in addition, I want to know the name of the background music

[@simontschurtschenthaler5372]

Nice i love your viedeos

[@joshuar4796]

What is the Name of the song

[@kofiskingley5336]

Amazing footage, would I be able to use it in an upcoming documentary? With on screen credit of course!

[@ld5325]

Song?

[@maharmusicstudio1733]

Yep, I lived that and before that.

[@aidanhendriks9414]

That intro is bomber!

[@NELSONG12]

the good old days.

[@MTBStoriesWithTheFishtail]

My wife's still got her 23 yr old Spesh Hardrock. Them bars were so narrow. Feels like I'm holding a lollipop stick in both hands when I get on it now.

[@mc540flip]

Cool! Was that Seven Dust?

[@SuperWasweissichdenn]

The guys doing the drops with bikes without any suspension at all have balls the size of grapefruits. I started like this with a giant all steel bike with 65mm front suspension and even that still caused my bones to hurt all the time.

[@Nik-ov2so]

You also ride a bike? Or just doing only videos?:)

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

We're much faster now but when I started back in 1992 it was much scarier 😂

[@kmancrx]

The 90s were rad

[@reinismartinsons]

back when real men rode bikes

[@reinismartinsons]

relaxesonsand Oh so I'm not a real man? You're right, I'm 12.

[@nahfamimgood]

what are you trying to say?

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

PRESTIGE He was trying to say that mtbers used to be "real men", but then noticed that his first comment was stupid.

[@yemadjames1274]

Like missy giove. He had huge balls.

[@marcusphoenixish]

Real men ride hard tales. Sound gay lol 😂

[@borkoalkoholtariiisk]

Holly shit that looks alike Group B rallying but with bycicles

[@sebastienwolf3856]

Never sold my old Trek Singeltrak, and Giant Bronco!

[@gianfrancoaila1174]

what is Fox ? ... What is Tld ? .. What is 650b ? ... haha ... excellent video !

[@don_pepito_1]

Beautiful !!!!!!!

[@jjboswell5043]

Back in the day....

[@bryanwaters210]

Fearless!