1989 Diamond Back Apex mountain bike
The eldest of my vintage MTB collection
1989 Diamond Back Ascent EX mountain bike
The little brother to the Apex above
1991 GT Timberline mountain bike
The cleanest of my vintage bikes, a survivor with a beautiful Blue Fission paint job
1991 Parkpre Sledgehammer mountain bike
An early race bike from Diamond Back expat Cozy Yamakoshi's Parkpre
1992 Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper M2 Team mountain bike
A rare Team Red 1991-serial race bike with aluminum composite frame converted to a comfort hybrid by previous owners
1994 Diamond Back Apex mountain bike
The speed demon of the vintage collection with ultralight True Temper TT-Lite frame
1994 GT Tequesta mountain bike
My first foray into vintage bike repair
1994 Klein Pulse mountain bike
Too small for me but a unique find in custom colorway
1995 Diamond Back Axis TT Pro mountain bike
The crown jewel of my collection, a titanium-frame race bike with top-of-the-line XTR groupset
1996 Mongoose Menace BMX bike
A birthday gift in elementary school, well-loved and hard-ridden
2004 Diamondback Outlook mountain bike
A birthday gift as a teen, surprisingly fun to revisit and ride agin
2014 (Gen 2) Tern Link D8 folding bike
I bought this used in 2016 and have used it on and off as a commuter bike.
2022 Specialized Sirrus X 4.0 flat bar gravel/fitness hybrid
This bike got me back into cycling after a few years off, it's great for anything from rough country roads to gravel and I even rode it in a cyclocross race!
2021-2023 Soma Double Cross drop bar CX/gravel bike
I cannibalized the Royce Union RGF into this beast. It's geared like a mountain goat with 46/30t in front and an 11-36 9-speed cassette in the back, I wanted a bike that would handle everything LA has to offer.
2024 GT Sensor Sport full suspension mountain bike
My first "modern" mountain bike. A completely different riding experience from the rest of my bikes.
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info - The Library of Alexandria of bike knowledge
RetroBike - Great info on all kinds of older bikes, active forums
Mountain Bike Review forums - lots of good info on mountain bikes
Gringineer Cycles Blog - old catalog scans and other info
BikeWrench subreddit - Good subreddit for working on bikes
MOMBAT - Museum of Mountain Biking Art & Technology, lots of catalog scans and other vintage bike info
Mountain Bike Catalogue - Some Australians putting together a decent database of vintage MTBs
Gear Calculator - calculate and compare bike gearing options
Bike Insights - Geometry comparison between bikes with good visualization
GeometryGeeks - Another good frame geometry comparison tool
MTB Timeline - a timeline of early MTBs up through the 90s
Vintage Trek - great for IDing old Trek, Gary Fisher, and Klein bikes
Parkpre Bikes - Parkpre Bike fan site
Bike History - Vintage Schwinn Bikes - Schwinn fan site