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what's good - ritchey edition

3/31/2026

Spring is coming, so is there anything good for sale out there?

How about a murdered-out Ritchey SwissCross? Do they kids still say 'murdered-out?' I guess if I'm asking, that's my answer. Anyway, this bike is hot - you better believe I've considered selling everything so I can grab this at $1800.

Or maybe a P-650b with Fox forks and tanwall tires for $1299? This is also hot. If I didn't already have a Chromag I'd be after this one.

And finally this barely used P-23 circa 1993. It still has the little sticker on the lower jockey wheel of the rear derailleur. It's very nice and the seller is asking $5000, so do with that what you like.

what's good - old suspension edition

3/24/2026

Spring is coming - anything good for sale out there?

How about a Cannondale Super V 700 for $100? It might have those super crazy XYZ barends on it, but it might also have a dead Headshok. Or maybe it just needs air? After 23 weeks for sale, nobody is willing to find out. Not even me.

$100 will also get you a K2 Proflex 3000 with Noleen forks. Did you know that K2, the 'Original American ski and snowboard company' used to make mountain bikes? And that they used to be called Proflex, and before that, Off Road? And the usual linkage forks were originally called Girvin, before they were Noleen? Hang on to this for when your local pub has a cycling category on trivia night.

Narrator; Your local pub will never have cycling as a category on trivia night.

Finally, it's $500 for this GT LTS-2. I always thought the seatstay design on this bike was funny, as the brake bosses have to be set at a very weird angle for the brakes to work. Also, this bike has a Marzocchi Bomber Z.1 with disc brake tabs on both fork legs. I thought these were really rare, but I've owned two of them in the last few years.

1991 anlen sage

3/19/2026

You are looking at a 1991 Anlen Sage, and I'd bet that you don't know what it is, even though it looks really familiar.

what's good - road edition

3/17/2026

Spring is coming, so is there anything good for sale out there?

Well, there's a something, claimed to be French and 23 pounds with lots of Campagnolo parts for $100. The seller will also throw in a Campagnolo 50th Anniversary group - which is probably worth $5k, so I presume it's a joke.

Or how about a Fisher Rail? Did you even know Fisher made road bikes? In 2010, Gary Fisher bikes had a full lineup. In 2012, they didn't exist anymore. $350 for this. I like the look of this bike, though it looks bigger than the 56 it claims to be.

And here's a Schwinn Aluminum for $395. It's giving late 80's? It's pre-STI at least, so still has downtube shifters. You know how the Brits pronounce it weird? Alu-min-ium? Well, it's not just a matter of putting the emFASSus on the wrong syLAble (as an old teacher of mine used to say), they actually spell it differently - aluminium vs. aluminum.

2000 schwinn homegrown

2/20/2026

You are looking at a 2000 Schwinn Homegrown and it is widely considered one of the best hard tail frames ever made, but this one, is just a Cheap Bike...

1993 maxam lightheavyweight

2/10/2026

You are looking at a 1993 (probably) Maxam Lightheavyweight, and it is peak early 90's alloy.

1994 rocky mountain blizzard

2/5/2026

You are looking at a 1994 Rocky Mountain Blizzard. I've had this for a bit, and keep changing it, so time for an update.

want list 3

2/3/2026

Quick want list update; I was able to pick up a Schwinn Homegrown from my last want list post, so this really seems to be working.

Here's a few more bikes I've always wanted to own, starting with a Gary Fisher Supercaliber. I believe this is the 1991 model. I just love those graphics and the huge aluminium tubes. And to get it just right, you'd want it built up with SunTour.

Here we have a 1991 Klein Pinnacle - just another piece of evidence that 1991 was the best year ever for mountain bikes. I personally prefer this and the Top Gun over the later bikes with the fat aluminium forks. Though if an Adroit or Attitude came up at a good price, I wouldn't say no necessarily.

I've always been a fan of Greg Lemond, and even though I'm not a road bike guy, those Team Z bikes were just fire. And even if a more basic one like the one in the middle came up for sale, I'd be interested. Let's be real though; I'll never have the budget for a Team Z replica.

I can't find any catalogs older than 1998, so I don't really know what was available. And I would only be interested in one from 1995 or earlier. Which brings me to the theme of this want list; have you worked it out yet?

All three of these companies were purchased by TREK, and I would only be interested in the pre-TREK bikes. If you'd like to read more about the worst bike company that has ever been, I've written about how their corporate approach to the sport wiped out Fisher, Klein, and Bontrager, and how awful their handling of Greg Lemond was.

gallery of bikes - teamcow edition

1/29/2026

This week in a very special Gallery of Bikes, we go back in time - right back to the beginning of TeamCow.

want list 2

1/27/2026

Back in '22 I posted a wanted list with five bikes, and I thought it was time to update the list, as I was able to buy two bikes from that list. So, here's five more bikes I'd love to find;

The Schwinn Homegrown is one of the most sought after hardtails there is. Some were made by Yeti, some made by Control Tech, and others made by Anodizing Inc. in Portland, OR. The later ones were known for their flashy 'bass boat' paint jobs, but I'd be happy with the earlier ones that were black or red.

Way back in the day a friend of mine had an Alpinestars cr-mega DX and there was nothing else like it. I especially like the graphics on them, though I'm torn between this black XT and the yellow DX. I'd prefer an aluminium one, but the steel ones were good too.

Just about the least controversial or surprising thing I could say, as the Santa Cruz Chameleon is one of the very best hard tails ever made. Build it as an XC bike with an 80mm fork, or as an all-mountain bike with a 100mm fork - it's fine either way.