Rigid and Retro at the Enduro World Series - Video

 he should be happy he got v-brakes and not really old canti brakes

 The youngsters have no idea what hell it was to race bikes like that. You'd race xc for 2hrs on trails like that getting your ass kicked with no suspension and tiny wheelbase. Then maybe do some observed trials and a dh on the same bike if you were dumb enough to register for it thinking you'd have anything left in the tank on day 2.

 I got my first mtb for xmas in 1993. A month ago, I saw an identical one with all origianl bits on ebay about 10 miles away. Bought it for £15. Now I rode miles on that bike including to school everyday. Used to ride it ten miles just to get to a bomb hole in some woods. I did the school run on the new old bike yesterday. Hit a speed bump and thought I was going to die. I had to book an appointment to stop with all eight fingers grasping the canti brakes. Damn it was fun.

 but on the real...that was my brother's #1 bike for like 10 years. I think the frame is actually made out of anti-matter

 The Me from back then just wouldn't believe the capability of the bikes we have now. I still remember the intense itchy palms at the bottom of descents, I was always jealous of my mate with his Flexstem, it was so cutting edge. On the plus side, you didn't catch your bars on trees when they were 550mm wide.

 Ahh the good ol' days; 40psi in your 1.9 panaracer smoke and dart combo tires, 3x7 with that all new grip shift thing from some SRAM company noone ever heard of, 50mm of undamped glorious elastomer awesomeness, carbon fiber was still some scary @$# twig stuff the road toads used but oh that first pair of v-brakes dumping you over your stem as long as a baby's arm after grabbing a handful and expecting canti stopping power. We used to tear Pisgah up on steeds as noble as that outpost. Sniff (wipes forlorn tear from eye)

God I almost forgot, anodized everything to show how truly blinged your bike was. We rocked the purple bar ends and all was good.

 V-brakes?! I was expecting canti's! That would have been my worst fear - Vs were a godsend!
2 weeks in Les Arcs on onza canti rear + v front with about 50mm elastomer forks. Now that was arm pump!!

Great vid though

 needs some mag 21s and all will be smooth as bro

 I'm guessing zero punctures - on that set up, you wouldn't want to go too fast. This is another reason to save some money and get a quality bike from an LBS - It's over two decades old and it probably held up better than any department store bike brand new.

 Still rocking my 97' Tunturi Grunge to work and back, and occasionally he get treated with hard trails. All bikes are fun, it doesn't matter how old are they.

 A GT Outpost very similar to that was my first MTB, though mine had canti brakes and top of the bar thumb shifters. You certainly learn to pick lines on a bike like that.

 I like how they say old school bike on new school trails.........trails in my parts have been around for hundreds of years - they don't change, the bikes do

 this post is pitched as it being a chore to ride that oldschool bike. But with wide bars, short stem, better brake levers and a v-brake on the back as well, that throwback bike would actually still be fun! (don't think there are any short stems available for 1" steer tubes though)

 If you take the voiceover out and just show him riding, you’d have what would be the rowdiest mtb commercial/edit of the 90’s

 Had the pleasure on my stag do a couple of years ago, of riding a 1989 muddy fox courier.... better to remember the good ol days of rigid bikes with canty brakes through "rose tinted specs" .....

 Probably still faster than me if I was on a full sus.

 This is exactly why I own a 91 Yeti Pro Fro. So much arm pumping fun and such a challenge compared to my new rigs.

 brakes should be cantis at 25 years old

 Not sure if those pedals are that retro. He would at least deserve some DX or V8 pedals that don't crack when you put the power down (or meet a rock or root).

 nobody complaining about bike development now are they?

 Noice run, Mate! We are all spoiled with how nice bikes are these days. Gotta spin those old rootsy wheels once in a while to keep the buck-aroo skills sharp.

 I rode my old 98 Cannondale Super V 500 on my favorite trail the other day. I have no desire to do it again.

 Pffft I rode that on my hardtail at the EWS with 130psi in the fork. NBD.... Just kidding, fair play Ric

 Someone needs to bring back the "triple triangle"...but not really.

 Timed trial or it didn't happen. Did we learn nothing from the 29'er debate?

 How did the stem not break? Pre ‘96, that was a regular problem of mine...and brake pads that melt at ski hill speeds.

 is the triple triangle picture a miss?

 Sure all the Chromag boys are proud.

 I've got those gloves. Not much padding in there to help you.

 gotta be like 6 punctures

 That front V-brake is an upgrade over the original canti's.

 No punctures...

 Now try it with a coaster hub ????

 26'' and steel are not dead

 8 flats?