I've got a 92 FRO out in the shed. Great bike! I put a Manitou suspension fork on mine for awhile but somewhere along the line I took that off and put the original fork back on. 1.250 HS should be noted. I set it up as a drop bar training bike way back. I used to ride it in training road races, early gravel races, CX races and of course mountain bike races. My wife can sell it when I'm gone.
I had a 93 Pro Fro. I loved that bike. Rode it 11 years before my brother got it stolen. I rode it rigid for about 5 of those 11. The great thing about the loop stays is they were like rear suspension or rode like a soft tail. I wish companies still made loop stay bikes.
Boy that FRO frame has always reminded me of a MTB version of a Floval Flyer save for the downtube. Fact: You needs the two waterbottles worth of fluid to choke down a single PowerBar if you wanna live. FYI...Inerloc Racing Design made that post in a ton of sizes cause I ordered one from Rod Moses in road Klein 27.4 and short length back in the day.
Love this stuff. Like muscle cars for all the cash broke 20 somethings of the time. Found a real good example of a similar bike that looked cool as hell but did not feel as cool as my modern hardtail.
@@johnvandenberg - The bike in this video is my old bike that I built and rode/raced. I’m 100% sure those are Cook Bros RSR cranks. First Gen Grafton and Topline cranks are similar to each other at first glance, but not what is on this bike.
Interesting. I thought all Cook cranks had their name etched on the crank arm faces. One giveaway though upon further looking is the pedal axle holes goes all the way through. My 1st gen Grafton has a round ball behind the pedal hole. I should have looked closer. rumpfy has a mighty fine bike right there. Did you sell it to them? Or do you just loan them? I'm not clear how they have so many old bikes still in the box yet to even be opened?@@rumpfy
@@johnvandenberg - You’re correct, they do. Hard to see in the video, but the ‘Cook Bros’ etching is there. If a close up photo can be dug up you’ll see it. Correct on the axle hole as well!
I used to have a bunch of rigid front forks as the mechanically inclined kid of the group I was the one upgrading everyone's bike to a front suspension... Who knows what happened with all these, maybe my mum knows?! 😂
I am in the process of restoring my Yeti FRO serial # XR0321. From what I have read, it should be the 21st FRO made. I have some good provenance on it having grown up in Santa Cruz.
Your guest didn’t know what made that bike “race spec.” I’ll tell you. The short cage rear mech, cook brothers cranks. (Check the bottom bracket, it might be titanium). The wheels are probably extra light a couple of different ways. To answer the question about why they are so stiff, there wasn’t any suspension, (yet)and those tires were considered huge. Finally, races in the era had hike-a-bike sections and no outside assistance. It wasn’t the groomed slopes with manicured rocks/jumps it is now..
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thanks for such a fun opportunity! I would crush these bikes up and snort them if Tasshi told me it was appropriate.
Thank you!!! 😂
I've got a 92 FRO out in the shed. Great bike! I put a Manitou suspension fork on mine for awhile but somewhere along the line I took that off and put the original fork back on. 1.250 HS should be noted. I set it up as a drop bar training bike way back. I used to ride it in training road races, early gravel races, CX races and of course mountain bike races. My wife can sell it when I'm gone.
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That was a great watch with so much information and memories. Love that the history of MTB is being preserved. Stoked for more!
Glad you enjoyed it, more to come!
"I can feel my fillings falling out of my mouth..." lol
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Owned an Atac and salivating on the Cooks Bros cranks! This bike owner def knew his bmx.
So cool. Love the historic bike ya'll get to see. Enjoy your banter!
Thank you!
I have a 94 or 95 FRO frame in my garage. Dark purple. Bulleye cranks, nukeproof hubs wheelset. love to get it rebuilt.
I had a 93 Pro Fro. I loved that bike. Rode it 11 years before my brother got it stolen. I rode it rigid for about 5 of those 11. The great thing about the loop stays is they were like rear suspension or rode like a soft tail. I wish companies still made loop stay bikes.
Boy that FRO frame has always reminded me of a MTB version of a Floval Flyer save for the downtube. Fact: You needs the two waterbottles worth of fluid to choke down a single PowerBar if you wanna live. FYI...Inerloc Racing Design made that post in a ton of sizes cause I ordered one from Rod Moses in road Klein 27.4 and short length back in the day.
Just got my fro frame back from ftw repaired chain stay great repair was built in Durango
The ovalized top tube makes frame stiffer for twisting better handling not harsh ride flex designed into rear triangle
Love this stuff. Like muscle cars for all the cash broke 20 somethings of the time. Found a real good example of a similar bike that looked cool as hell but did not feel as cool as my modern hardtail.
How did nobody comment on the cook bros E crank. I remember lusting after those in the pages of MBA
Cook Bros RSR. The E-Crank came out later.
are you sure that's not a 1st gen Grafton crank? Also made/sold as Topline? I'm pretty sure that's not cook.@@rumpfy
@@johnvandenberg - The bike in this video is my old bike that I built and rode/raced. I’m 100% sure those are Cook Bros RSR cranks. First Gen Grafton and Topline cranks are similar to each other at first glance, but not what is on this bike.
Interesting. I thought all Cook cranks had their name etched on the crank arm faces. One giveaway though upon further looking is the pedal axle holes goes all the way through. My 1st gen Grafton has a round ball behind the pedal hole. I should have looked closer. rumpfy has a mighty fine bike right there. Did you sell it to them? Or do you just loan them? I'm not clear how they have so many old bikes still in the box yet to even be opened?@@rumpfy
@@johnvandenberg - You’re correct, they do. Hard to see in the video, but the ‘Cook Bros’ etching is there. If a close up photo can be dug up you’ll see it. Correct on the axle hole as well!
4:44 "a lot of the bikes were essentially the same thing" Really? Love the anodized 3DV pulley wheel and alloy crank bolts
Just wondering if my Merlin XLM from 1995 is worth a picture or two?
Ultimate!
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What do you use to display the cycling jerseys on the wall 🧱?
I have a grey yeti fro made in Durango took it to Moab 2007 great bike
Awesome video , please unbox one a week 🙏 and share it in video fashion like this one !
We are thinking every other week! Takes a bit to edit these. Glad you like them!
@@nickmartin2876 awesome 👌
I used to have a bunch of rigid front forks as the mechanically inclined kid of the group I was the one upgrading everyone's bike to a front suspension...
Who knows what happened with all these, maybe my mum knows?! 😂
even the bubble wrap has value
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Anyone still have those powerbars lying around?
Period correct Powerbars only!
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I am in the process of restoring my Yeti FRO serial # XR0321. From what I have read, it should be the 21st FRO made. I have some good provenance on it having grown up in Santa Cruz.
$3,500 was right on the mark. The other guy is off.
F.T.W.
Your guest didn’t know what made that bike “race spec.” I’ll tell you. The short cage rear mech, cook brothers cranks. (Check the bottom bracket, it might be titanium). The wheels are probably extra light a couple of different ways. To answer the question about why they are so stiff, there wasn’t any suspension, (yet)and those tires were considered huge. Finally, races in the era had hike-a-bike sections and no outside assistance. It wasn’t the groomed slopes with manicured rocks/jumps it is now..
Yeti color best color.
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I would HAPPILY drop 5000 for that bike.