Myles Rockwell with a replica re-build of his old Mammoth Mountain Kamikaze DH bike that was on dislpay at Fort William. "The front end was a glorified version of the Manitou #1 as it was called the Manitou #2. The travel was an honest 3" of unrestricted non dampened rubber grommet pogo stick bull ride travel. The rubbers would frequently explode into bits and change things mid run.

The obvious other attributes are to be honest the direct cross over of cross country parts. We ran 100% the same equipment apart from possibly the wheels but that may be it as the cross country bikes. Ti spindles, 23" bars, Paper thin Yeti Fro IRC tires. I might ad that at the time I was running 55 to 60 psi in order to make it down the hill without pinching. I am confident that that bike has gone over 60 on dirt at the Kamikaze and Reebok Eliminator.I won $5,000 cash. You Tube Rockwell vs. McRoy I also made my first European appearance on that machine in Kaprun Austria.Three chain rings for all around riding. We fitted a Manitou bumper inside the front derailier as a fix to losing the chain. No back pedaling in those days. Rim brakes with brake boosters for stopping quick, ha."
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Myles Rockwell with a replica re-build of his old Mammoth Mountain Kamikaze DH bike that was on dislpay at Fort William. "The front end was a glorified version of the Manitou #1 as it was called the Manitou #2. The travel was an honest 3" of unrestricted non dampened rubber grommet pogo stick bull ride travel. The rubbers would frequently explode into bits and change things mid run. The obvious other attributes are to be honest the direct cross over of cross country parts. We ran 100% the same equipment apart from possibly the wheels but that may be it as the cross country bikes. Ti spindles, 23" bars, Paper thin Yeti Fro IRC tires. I might ad that at the time I was running 55 to 60 psi in order to make it down the hill without pinching. I am confident that that bike has gone over 60 on dirt at the Kamikaze and Reebok Eliminator.I won $5,000 cash. You Tube Rockwell vs. McRoy I also made my first European appearance on that machine in Kaprun Austria.Three chain rings for all around riding. We fitted a Manitou bumper inside the front derailier as a fix to losing the chain. No back pedaling in those days. Rim brakes with brake boosters for stopping quick, ha."
7 Comments
  • 7 0
 Pizza pan for a chain ring.
  • 2 0
 incredible!!!!!!!!!!for me a yeti is this!!!!!!!!blue-yellow,answer a-tac,a lot blue anodize ringlé,brake booster...the ARC AS are one of the most beautiful dh bike of all time.
  • 2 1
 Grafton cranks, and the last generation of XTR that had a resemblence to road derailleurs. Even though the Kamikazee wasn't technical, there is no justification for that head angle, orher than the dogmatic influence of XC back in the day. classic colors & logos.
  • 5 0
 holy chain rings batman!
  • 1 0
 that was my dream set back in the 90s.. ringlé hub.. yeti frame.. banzaï !!
  • 1 0
 Yeaaa brobie!! Your bike is totally bosonova. That was a compact chainring back in the 1990s.
  • 1 0
 My uncles childhood friend, &, he used to build Myles's wheels, this is rad to see







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