OLD Gary Fisher MTB questions

01-06-2005, 07:49 AM

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?

Thanks

Ron

01-06-2005, 09:16 AM

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:49:31 +0000, RonSonic wrote:

> Any disagreement that this'll make a cool errand runner and occasional trail
> rider for a big old guy?

Nope, that's a cool old bike.

The brake placement is stupid though, but it was the fashion in the early
ninties (I think).

Such a beastie would make a pretty keen single speed urban assault
vehicle.

01-06-2005, 09:16 AM

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:49:31 +0000, RonSonic wrote:

> Any disagreement that this'll make a cool errand runner and occasional trail
> rider for a big old guy?

Nope, that's a cool old bike.

The brake placement is stupid though, but it was the fashion in the early
ninties (I think).

Such a beastie would make a pretty keen single speed urban assault
vehicle.

01-06-2005, 09:16 AM

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:49:31 +0000, RonSonic wrote:

> Any disagreement that this'll make a cool errand runner and occasional trail
> rider for a big old guy?

Nope, that's a cool old bike.

The brake placement is stupid though, but it was the fashion in the early
ninties (I think).

Such a beastie would make a pretty keen single speed urban assault
vehicle.

01-06-2005, 09:16 AM

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:49:31 +0000, RonSonic wrote:

> Any disagreement that this'll make a cool errand runner and occasional trail
> rider for a big old guy?

Nope, that's a cool old bike.

The brake placement is stupid though, but it was the fashion in the early
ninties (I think).

Such a beastie would make a pretty keen single speed urban assault
vehicle.

01-06-2005, 09:25 AM

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:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] . 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....

01-06-2005, 09:25 AM

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:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] . 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....

01-06-2005, 09:25 AM

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:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] . 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....

01-06-2005, 09:25 AM

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:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] . 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....

01-06-2005, 09:27 AM

Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:49:31 GMT,
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, RonSonic
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:

>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?

The rear brake is a U-Brake which also dates the bike to 1986-88.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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