| Re: OLD Gary Fisher MTB questions
RonSonic wrote:
> So there's this ancient rigid Hoo Koo E Koo for sale in my price
> range, says made in Taiwan right on the head tube. All Deore stuff on
> it with the back brake under the chainstay. I'll get a better look at
> it soon, but in the meanwhile can anyone tell me.....
>
> Is this brake location as silly as I think it is?
>
> About how old is this bike - I'll be able to look at date codes later
> - but for now can anyone place it within a few years?
>
> Any disagreement that this'll make a cool errand runner and
> occasional trail rider for a big old guy?
My brother's got a comparable era Fisher -- maybe a notch above the Hoo Koo,
IIRC. I think he bought his in about '90 (???)
Wait....actually, this is his:
http://www.firstflightbikes.com/86Montare.html . 1986!!
Same funky location for the rear brake. I just tuned it up for him and rode
it around for a couple of days.
The bike is basically an excellent bike--relatively light, stable, handles
well. He had a Rock Shox fork on the front that--lo these many years
later--still works exceptionally well.
The rear brake seemed to /catch/ a lot more mud than my XT canti's do--just
the problem it was designed to /prevent/ from my understanding--but it had
ample power for the limited riding I did with it.
I think you'd enjoy this bike....
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