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Stuff seen mingling around this year's BMX World Champs:
Old full suspension: http://www.j-harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG
Older full suspension: http://www.j-harris.net/bike/worlds04/n34.JPG
The way lycra used to be: http://www.j-harris.net/bike/worlds04/n59.JPG

bomba says:

>Old full suspension: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
>harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG

I really hate to ask, and I hope it's not just me, but.....
WTF is the guy with the blue cast doing to make his arm
blurred. Is there something peeking out behind it?

Steve

Stephen Baker wrote:
> bomba says:
>
>> Old full suspension: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
>> harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG
>
> I really hate to ask, and I hope it's not just me,
> but..... WTF is the guy with the blue cast doing to make
> his arm blurred. Is there something peeking out behind it?
>
> Steve

He's lubing the bike, silly! Those old spring shocks needed
copious amount of slick stuff.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

Stephen Baker wrote:
> bomba says:
>
>
>>Old full suspension: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
>>harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG
>
>
> I really hate to ask, and I hope it's not just me,
> but..... WTF is the guy with the blue cast doing to make
> his arm blurred. Is there something peeking out behind it?

Hate to ask. Yeah sure. You just wanted to beat Sorni to the
joke. :-) "Heh, heh heh, he said beat."

Shawn

Stephen Baker wrote:
> bomba says:
>
>> Old full suspension: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
>> harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG
>
> I really hate to ask, and I hope it's not just me,
> but.....

It's just you.

> WTF is the guy with the blue cast doing to make his arm
> blurred. Is there something peeking out behind it?

Do you really want to know?

Bill "well, it IS pron" S.

bomba wrote:
> Stuff seen mingling around this year's BMX World Champs:
> Old full suspension: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
> harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG

There's one of those at the shop down the street from me...
They said it's probably frozen though.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

bomba <myarse247@hotmail.com> had this to say
news:pan.2004.06.28.07.28.33.195452@hotmail.com

> http://www.j-harris.net/bike/worlds04/n34.JPG

ahh, the ol' Yamaha moto bike. Had a friend break one of
these Launching over a wide creek next to our elemenatry
school!! (Damn I'm old!)

yess indeed godd times :) Dave

bomba <myarse247@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.06.28.07.28.33.195452@hotmail.com>...
> Stuff seen mingling around this year's BMX World Champs:
> Old full suspension: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
> harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG Older full suspension:
> http://www.j-harris.net/bike/worlds04/n34.JPG The way
> lycra used to be: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
> harris.net/bike/worlds04/n59.JPG

Marin made a version, huh? Manitou made their own aluminum
frame for that model back then. I had that Mach 5 fork on
the front. Heavy, but laterally stiff as hell. Too bad the
seals kept blowing and the plastic compression knob at the
top once tried to brain me. /s

Answer had a frame with dual shocks You know Manitou.

I MTB 2004

supabonbon wrote:

> bomba <myarse247@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<pan.2004.06.28.07.28.33.195452@hotmail.com>...
>
>>Stuff seen mingling around this year's BMX World Champs:
>>Old full suspension: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
>>harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG Older full suspension:
>>http://www.j-harris.net/bike/worlds04/n34.JPG The way
>>lycra used to be: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
>>harris.net/bike/worlds04/n59.JPG
>
>
> Marin made a version, huh?

Yes, Balance and Marin licensed it from Answer/Manitou. They
were all tight at the time so it probably didn't cost them
much. I hope no one else licensed it.

Greg
--
Destroy your safe and happy lives Before it is too late The
battles we fought were long and hard Just not to be consumed
by rock'n'roll

bomba wrote:
> Stuff seen mingling around this year's BMX World Champs:
> Old full suspension: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
> harris.net/bike/worlds04/n58.JPG Older full suspension:
> http://www.j-harris.net/bike/worlds04/n34.JPG The way
> lycra used to be: http://www.j- (http://www.j-/)
> harris.net/bike/worlds04/n59.JPG

Awesome! I knew a guy with that Answer frame back in the
day. He thought it was a shiznit of course, but I was
skeptical. He kept blowing seals on those rear shocks IIRC.

Matt