You know you've been a mountain biker for a long time if....

[fireboy]

....you remember the term ATB.

.... you remember ODI Mushroom Grips.

....you remember "biopace" rings.

.... add your own below....

[fireboy]

Tap tap.. This thing on??

How about.... If you remember bottle cages and saddle bags on mountain bikes

......you remember when 3 inches of travel and 2 inch tires were "extreme".

[Spaceman613]

7 speed cassettes being the norm.

the revalutionary grift shift introduction

Ringle' nuff said!

those groovy peace sign canti brake cable hanger things

[shirvbc]

you remember v-brakes being an upgrade

[mcwrath]

you've been around long enough to see yet another "you've been a mountain biker for a long time if" threads on the forum!

[worldb1]

"rigid" was the standard and "hardtail" was full suspension, excuse me, the only suspension

[fireboy]

You've been around long enough to remember tim, again, pointing out another "you've been a mountain biker a long time if.. " thread.

Two words.... Greg Herbold

[Marco]

do you remember...

...when 63mm was a long travel suspension fork?

...what life was like before clipless pedals?

...WHY they are called "clipless pedals when, you clearly use them to "clip in" to your bike?

and on...

[fireboy]

This....

first trail day.jpg

Can you name all the faces??

[Billy]

I spot Jason Kassis, and I'll bet Stacy Stinson is in the background? A little blurry for my old eyes.
I'll put this up - when Plank meant Plank


And - who remembers that funky purple/yellow Pamba site started by Roger Hack???