IRON HORSE Suspension Mountain Bike...Just Got It...

[sworley]

I just found this...

G-Spot 2001

knowyourbike.com

Glad you did, I never could.

Wheels are likely not original, Bontrager was pretty much strictly a Trek house brand by that point.

 

[J-wagon]

Cool color!
For townie riding don't need much suspension, you can try tighten the red preload adjuster to compress coil, stiffens rear, turn red adjuster clockwise.

Front fork elastomers most likely deteriorated crumbly hard dust. Literally.

 

[HARPO]

Almost done, and if it ever stops raining I'll take a bunch of photos outside.

 

[DrRumack80]

Looking good!

 

[soddruntlestuntle]

I bought my wife a full-suspension Iron Horse (different model from this, a ‘Maverick’) about eighteen years when I was trying to get her interested in mountain biking. It’s a nice bike with good components, but it’s HEAVY, much heavier than my Schwinn Homegrown.

 

[HARPO]

Any guesses as to what the bike is actually worth?

 

[DrRumack80]

Not really. My only advice would be to search completed auctions on Ebay. These bikes are still a bit new for collectors, and being mass produced, may never have any significant value. The real money in vintage mountain bikes is in the early stuff from the late 70's and 80's, especially bikes made by pioneers like Joe Breeze and Tom Ritchey. Early Specialized Stumpjumpers, especially the first year bikes from '81 and '82 have gone up in value.

 

[HARPO]

OK...all done. Took it for a ride, but my 6' frame won't allow me to keep it.

 

[HARPO]

And the rest...

 

[HARPO]

I would try and sell it here on The Cabe, but since no one ventures to Long Island and I don't ship...