Top 10 Retro Mountain Bikes

What is the ultimate retro mountain bike? Gary Fisher's original clunker? John Tomac's drop bar Yeti? Check out our list and let us know your favourite in the comments.

Mountain bike tech is constantly moving forward. That doesn't mean that there haven't been some absolutely classic bikes. Looking back, there are many great retro bikes that we'd love to ride, even now. The Fat Chance Yo Eddy? John Tomac's drop bar Yeti? Mountain Cycle's San Andreas? All retro classics.

What is your favourite retro mountain bike? Let us know down in the comments and don't forget to share this video.

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[skiak]

Still riding my 1994 Diamondback Axis TT XT won many a race on this bike and other than my Mongoose Tomac, it's probably my favorite older mountain bike that I still ride for fun.

[jlac]

It would be interesting to see you guys compare retro bikes to modern bikes like they did over at GCN. It'd be fun to see Marc and Neil go down some tracks on drop bars!

[peterjv]

My Bridgestone MB-5 that I saved from the scrap pile and converted into a 650b commuter is probably the best bike in the world.

[fransvenrooy]

my Cannondale super V is still active these days, bought in 1998 (brandnew) and i'm still riding him without any problems.

[dirkeickholt]

The Specilized Stumpjumper S-Works FSR from 1994 os the bike of my dreams!!!!

[erik]

Yes! always fun to see your old bike on the list. I miss my Cannondale Super V. Was pretty superb back then.

[TheWeardale]

so many lissed off, but hard to choose a top ten...pace for example...

my first proper mtb was a white trek 950 from 1991 ish...loved it..! 18 inch frame which no one had really seen in newcastle around then...

[techjunkiesmusicandtech]

I currently own 5 GT bikes, my favourite is my 1992 GT Bravado in yellow, bought the frame and forks and built it up with a mix of Deore XT and DX components, including thumbshifters.
It's such a joy to ride!
My other GT's are 1992 GT Pantera AL (red), 1998 GT Tempest, 1999 GT Tequesta and a 2011 GT Zaskar Sport.
Back in the early to mid 90's I owned four GT's.
1992 GT Timberline (green), 1992 GT Pantera AL (red), GT Timberline (daktari white) and a 1993 GT Zaskar custom build from frame up. I seem to have a soft spot for 1992 models ;-)

[jasoncross]

My top two are the M1 and Mountain Cycles, two bikes that where ahead of their time. The MC wouldn't look out of place at a DH race today! I feel all nostalgic now 😏🚵👊🏼

[keirfarnum]

Fat Chance Yo Eddy! That was the finest steel framed MTB available during the early 90s! Still riding mine!

[teapeaster]

God, I longed for any of these many a year a go. I still think that the M1 is the don.

Thanks for the video!

[RunnerTK]

Still in love with my blue ´94 Breezer Lightning!

[kilroywashere]

My first professionally designed bike was a Gary fisher mountain mamba my cousin gave me because he didn’t use it anymore. That was 2 years ago and now I have a specialized rockhopper and I couldn’t be happier

[CrazyCyclingVlogger]

I am old. I remember all those bikes and rode a few of them...

[ganimed]

I had a 98' GT Xizang 19" with Rock Shox SID Race Ti and XTR m950 components. One of the best bikes I'd ever had ridden on. I still have a 92' Fat Chance Yo Eddy and also their 10th Anniversary. Both build up with parts from this time period. These bikes are iconic. Another bike in this top ten ranking that I'd owned once is the Manitou FS. I had a 1994 Manitou FS 3 with blue anodized Ringle, Grafton and Cook Bros parts. But the frame later had an hairline crack under the seat clamp near the weld. So it was no longer save to drive with and a repair was too expensive and risky. The tubing in this frame section was very thin.

[superchampion]

Rode a super v back in those days and enjoyed every second of it! Got me hooked on cannondales for the next 20 years!

[nigelsmith]

So many missed bikes.... Proflex.... Kona.... Marin.... Pace.... Merlin

[bicyclist]

You forgot the Ibis BowTi, and the Trek Y bike. I have a Schwinn Homegrown carbon I've pimped out with Thomson and King parts. The 90's and early 2000's was an exciting time to be a mountain biker. Thanks.

[superdomestiquesd]

I love the Yeti's.
Always had a soft spot for the Fisher CR7 too.

[MasterOfWTF]

What no love for Tinker Juarez and his Klein Adroit?