Happy 20th B-Day to My Bike!

[stefan]

i don't know exactly which day it is so i thought i would celebrate it today.

my mountain bike is a good friend, a compadre who's been with me through thick and thin,
carrying me to school & work come winter, rain or shine, up canyon roads, and on the occasional trail ... an '87 Gary Fisher HooKooEKoo. :2thumbs:

Despite many bike shop folk telling me, "just buy a new bike," there's no bike i'd rather ride
everyday in the urban jungle. i know how she moves, how she responds ... a pleasure to ride.

to celebrate #20, i replaced her pedals, today, with a never-been-used set of '91 Shimano Deore pedals ... and they spin like budda

and i hope for 20 more!

[greyhair biker]

One of the best Fisher ever put out! Dont get rid of it ever!

[Heather]

pics? :)

[stefan]

pics? :)

uhhh ... you know, me camera broken. hmmm ... i might try to borrow someone's. hmm ...


ps. did you enjoy fern canyon?

[stefan]

One of the best Fisher ever put out! Dont get rid of it ever!

never! :2thumbs:

[Heather]

pics? :)

uhhh ... you know, me camera broken. hmmm ... i might try to borrow someone's. hmm ...


ps. did you enjoy fern canyon?

That's no excuse! ;)

Fern canyon was absolutely amazing. Beautiful place. Well...except there was this forest ranger chick who kept following us around. She was kinda creepy. :lol:

[stefan]

pics? :)

uhhh ... you know, me camera broken. hmmm ... i might try to borrow someone's. hmm ...


ps. did you enjoy fern canyon?

That's no excuse! ;)

Fern canyon was absolutely amazing. Beautiful place. Well...except there was this forest ranger chick who kept following us around. She was kinda creepy. :lol:

awright ... i'll see what i can do. but it may be a little bit.



the stalker ranger eh? on time i was taking some friends through there we just started up from the mouth when all of a sudden six mountain bikers started tearing through there ... all the small stones tossing about, shattering the peaceful calm of the place. i think it's the first time i have confronted someone saying, they weren't allowed to be in there. f

did you guys get a chance to head down damnation creek?

[accadacca]

an '87 Gary Fisher HooKooEKoo. :2thumbs:
Wow, my Dad has one of those hanging in the garage. Its a green one. :five:

[stefan]

seriously? sweet! :five:

[accadacca]

seriously? sweet! :five:
Yup, I'll grab a photo of his and you grab a photo of yours. . . :five:

[stefan]

alright, heather here ya go. borrowed a camera today :2thumbs:

she's been though a lot, each scar has a story ...

i had to color correct though for the bike frame, as it came out slightly too cyan in the digifoto. i have seen this happen with two others digital photos as well. i don't think i have it quite right. tricky paint. ah whell

... the '87 Gary Fisher HooKooEKoo ...

http://math.bu.edu/people/sf/hookooekoo/hoo1.jpg
http://math.bu.edu/people/sf/hookooekoo/hoo2.jpg
http://math.bu.edu/people/sf/hookooekoo/Hoo00.jpg
http://math.bu.edu/people/sf/hookooekoo/Hoo0.jpg

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one of my FAVORITE aspects of the bike ... shimano THUMB SHIFTERS!!! :ahh:
http://math.bu.edu/people/sf/hookooekoo/Hoo3.jpg
these have both an indexed mode and friction mode. though they were indexed for 6-speed gears, the friction mode can be easily used up to 9-speed. (i have a 7-speed cassette).

[accadacca]

Yup, thats the same one that my Dad has in the garage. My quest is to snap a photo now.

[stefan]

Yup, thats the same one that my Dad has in the garage. My quest is to snap a photo now.

very cool ... i am really curious to see what condition his is in. i imagine it might be pretty good if he's had it in there for a while. mine has been through a lot and i've ridden it everyday and had it in the corrosive air of the pacific coast.

i would love to have a mint condition of this bike. i am also wondering what original parts he has on it. i have tried to change as little as possible, but alas, i have changed the rims, chain rings, cassette, pedals, and seat (which was unfortunately damaged).

for example, does he still have the biopace chain rings on them? i know the biopace bothered a number of people, but i really enjoyed it.

looking forward to seeing 'em acca.

[stefan]

just decided to move this post from the general section to the mountain biking section where it belongs. replaced the back wheel yesterday after a section of the rim blew out ... oh boy ... kicked up a notch!

anyone else here have this bike at one time or another?

[Fuzzy TheBikeGuy]

HOLY S#!T< original seat AND reflectors intact! BITCHIN"!!

...bummer about the wheel.

[Sombeech]

ees a slesh hammer

[stefan]

HOLY S#!T< original seat AND reflectors intact! BITCHIN"!!

...bummer about the wheel.

no ... as i said the seat is not original. unfortunately that got damaged and i needed to replace it. it was a great seat though. all black with a double yellow ^^ mountain peak on the side. that i am bummed about.

i added the reflectors to it. everything else (not mentioned before) is original (save obviously the bottom bracket.)