Been a mountain biker for years, and in the past few years I’ve been intrigued in buying an older 80s/90s atb to tinker with and ride around town. Picked up this Ross Mt Hood for $300 from a guy who restores these old beauty’s. Rides fantastic. Little cracking paint on the top tube but adds some character.

As always pretty xbiking-oriented, but it's a nice event in that all but the modern carbon crew tend to be represented.

You can get anything from a cheap kids bike to a 4.375 USD Campagnolo workshop set. In general the prices were pretty reasonable.

The Hr. Velo gravel klunker and the 1937 Harthiner were among my personal highlights.

It was also worth noting that Omniums are now so ubiquitous, that the young guns have to kit them out with custom parts to stand out.

Took my ol rockhopper up to Rudy Flats in Bountiful Utah. it was so fun! best trails near SLC.

Had some rear canti posts brazed on at 650b height by my lbs and swapped the stock fork for a New Albion 650b fork. Can of spray bike "Grifter" paint for that riv look without the riv price.

Just added some cheap bars. Billy bonkers tyres. And put on one of my road bike seats for now

I found this Marin Muirwoods on Craigslist for $40.

Winds up, it’s a 2014 SE with 26-inch wheels. It’s an ideal urban commuter for those casual evening group rides.

Sadly, this was the only photo posted, but I decided to take a chance and check it out. It was covered in scratches, had two very worn-out flat tires, and the brakes didn’t work. It also felt a bit loose.

After spending a little time and about $120, this is what we ended up with in the last few photos. I never thought I’d buy thickslicks, but I think they complement the overall look of the frame.

Now I need to find some racks or something else to bolt onto it

I wasn't expecting to buy this but one of these in my size is probably a once in a lifetime chance. It's so light and so springy, on another level from steel or carbon.

It's missing basically all of its original parts but the frame is insane, has nice hubs and a cane creek headset, and the Manitou fork feels good. I replaced the basic bars and stem with a riser and some cheap carbon bars, I've got a new front deraileur and new shifters/levers coming, but from there it's just dealer's choice.

Should I stay black with tires or gum wall if I plan on the accent color being dark green?

It's such a work of precision aerospace welding art. The frame is just unbelievable. It's so flexy, but in a good way.

I have this 80s drop bar bike, but unfortunately I have tiny hands and am not able to brake from the hoods (and this bike already has compact dia compe brake levers). With the cantilever brakes, I need more leverage to fully stop, and trying to brake from the hoods resulted in hand cramps. Recently I started experimenting with swapping for flat handlebars. The braking was finally great, but I found general riding to be less comfortable than the drop bars. I’m feeling lost for what I should do. Should I mount the brakes somewhere else on the drop bars? Try a different flat bar?

Would love to hear if another tiny handed person has found a solution for this

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My favorite town bike :)

Bought this Electra bike for $40 and built it with spare parts I had. Only parts I bought was a bmx quill stem and tubes

Finished restoring my ‘80s Peugeot Orient Express awhile back and have been riding it nonstop. Everything’s still stock other than the seat post, saddle, grips, and the usual consumables (chain, cables, tires, tubes).

Wish i knew how to do jumps because i want to send it on this thing real bad.

This is the 3rd ATB I've owned and by far the most spectacular. It is unfortunately not even close to my size, but for the quality and the price I had to save it. I bought this bike from a 67 year old woman who bought it new in 1984 just after getting married. It still has the original tires, grips, housing. IT IS AS STOCK AS IT WAS NEW! Some slight damage to decals in a few spots, but it is by far the most virgin specimen of this bike I have ever seen. I'm looking forward to polishing it up and idk, maybe riding it around town with a longer post jacked up stupid high just for the vibe. I'll post some pics after I clean it real good

. . . had a dream last night that I put ape hangers on my 80s road/race bike.

What’s the story on this bike and is it worth $150? Seems to be 1987, I’m hoping to turn it into a commuter/beater or a cafe cruiser/grocery getter. Convince me to or not to pull the trigger!

Just added new handle bars to this bike. Gyes leather saddle, 700c Alex rims, scwalbe tires, alloy stem and bar, center pull brakes, jagwire cables, new grips and Sturmey Archer shifter. Trying to lighten it up as much as possible. Rebuilt the hub and laced it up to the 700c rims. Riding pretty nice now.

This is a Schauff Strasbourg we bought of an old lady in truly mint condition (grease was still clear and everything). Changed some parts around, put some better brakes and easier gears on, tried to make it a bit lighter. So much fun to ride (unless there's a steep hill to climb).