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27 June 2025

• 00:4000:40, 27 June 2025 1994 Cannondale Killer V-900 (hist | edit) [1,699 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox | name = {{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}} | image = {{{image|}}} | caption1 = {{{caption|}}} | label1 = Bicycle Type | data1 = Mountain bike, non-suspension | label2 = MSRP USD (new) | data2 = $1,099.00 | label3 = Weight | data3 = 24.25 | label4 = Sizes | data4 = 15", 17", 19", 21" | label5 = Colors | data5 = Not Available }} == Specifications == === Frame & Fork === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Frame Construction | Welded aluminum |-...")

8 June 2025

• 00:4100:41, 8 June 2025 Syncros (hist | edit) [4,636 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right == 1986 == The Syncros brand is founded by Peter Hamilton and Pippin Osborne in Vancouver, BC. == 1991 == <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="March 1991 bar end ad plus May 1991 full line ad:"> File:391SyncrosBarEnd.jpg|alt=Syncros File:591SyncrosAd.jpg|alt=Syncros </gallery></center> == 1992 == <center><gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="July 1992 bottom bracket ad:"> File:792SyncrosBB.jpg|alt=Syncros </gallery></center...")

7 June 2025

• 00:4900:49, 7 June 2025 SunTour (hist | edit) [65,815 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== 1977-1980 == '''1977:''' Ultra 6 freewheels to fit on 120mm OLD hubs. '''1979:''' Ultra 7 freewheels to fit on 126 OLD hubs. List of components available in 1979 (chart to the right). '''1980:''' Mighty Click rear derailleur/index shift system. Suntour VGT rear derailleurs and Power thumb shifters were popular on early mountain bikes. <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300> File:79Suntour.jpg </gallery></center> == 1983 == <center><gallery widths=200 heights=30...")

26 May 2025

• 01:4001:40, 26 May 2025 RockShox (hist | edit) [16,375 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== 1989 == Rock Shox, Inc. was founded by Paul Turner and Steve Simons in 1989 and incorporated in North Carolina. It was later reincorporated in California. Turner, who raced motorcycles in his teen years during the 1970s, went on to found an aftermarket engine parts company in 1977 at the age of 18. He then went to work for Honda Motor Company as their factory motocross team mechanic, an opportunity which provided Turner with experience working with the top racers in t...") originally created as "Rock Shox"

24 May 2025

• 23:5223:52, 24 May 2025 Timeline of Mountain Bike Components and Accessories (hist | edit) [69,643 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is an attempt to document when some of the bike, components and accessories were available. I have used magazines and catalogs to try and determine the timeline of availability. Items were often advertised or tested prior to being readily available which makes it difficult to come up with definitive dates. Things that were introduced late in a calendar year may be the next model year. Parts are often listed in catalogs for a year or two after they are out of pro...") originally created as "Timeline"
• 03:0903:09, 24 May 2025 K2 (hist | edit) [624 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="5500 Review in Mountain Bike Action, August, 1998. Courtesy of William Mitchell. This is, of course, essentially the same bike (certainly the same frame) as the 4500 series ProFlex, and both the Oz M and Oz Z models from 1999 under the newer K2 brand."> File:5500review.jpg File:5500review1.jpg File:5500review2.jpg File:5500review3.jpg </gallery></center> <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 ca...")
• 00:1300:13, 24 May 2025 Suspension Forks (hist | edit) [12,255 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Suspension Timeline == === 1987 === Bushido full suspension bike, claimed 12" front and rear travel. No production. === 1988 === Kestrel Nitro is shown at the Long Beach bike show which features a Paul Turner/Keith Bontrager suspension fork. The fork used a Bontrager triple-clamp design and is the first showing of the future RS-1. === 1989 === Rock Shox and Dia-Compe produce the RS-1. The price is $350 for a fork with 1" Cro-moly stanchions, two piece bonded alumin...") originally created as "Suspension"

23 May 2025

• 00:1200:12, 23 May 2025 Litespeed (hist | edit) [16,002 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right From the [https://litespeed.com/ Litespeed web site] Long before Litespeed was a bicycle company, it was functioning as a high end custom machine shop specializing in exotic metals. What was then called Southeast Machine created anything from items as simple as nuts and bolts for local companies to items as exotic as underground tanks for liquid gun powder for government agencies, and pretty much anything in between. Southeast Machine wa...")

22 May 2025

• 01:0601:06, 22 May 2025 Campagnolo (hist | edit) [4,382 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right == 1989 == Groups: Euclid is introduced in late 1988 for the 1989 model year and is joined later in the year by Centaur (which shares some of the Euclid parts) <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="1989 Euclid advertisement:"> File:89Euclid.jpg|alt=Campagnolo </gallery></center> <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="1989 Euclid catalog:"> File:Euclid1.JPG|alt=Campagnolo File:Euclid2.JPG|alt=Campagnolo File:E...")

21 May 2025

• 00:4000:40, 21 May 2025 Diamondback (hist | edit) [251 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right == 1987 == <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="1987 Diamond Back catalog pages:"> File:87DB1.jpg|alt= Diamondback File:87DB2.jpg|alt= Diamondback File:87DB3.jpg|alt= Diamondback </gallery></center>")

20 May 2025

• 00:3600:36, 20 May 2025 ProFlex (hist | edit) [1,287 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right == 1988 == <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="May1988 Offroad:"> File:588Offroad.jpg|alt=Proflex </gallery></center> == 1990 == <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="October 1990 bike review from Bicycle Guide magazine:"> File:1090ProFlex1.jpg|alt=Proflex File:1090ProFlex2.jpg|alt=Proflex </gallery></center> == 1991 == <center><gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="March 1991, Flex Stem press release:"> File:39...")

19 May 2025

• 01:0001:00, 19 May 2025 Klein (hist | edit) [4,637 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right == 1985 == <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="Klein review from the November 1985 Bicycle Guide magazine:"> File:MtKlein1.jpg|alt=Klein File:MtKlein2.jpg|alt=Klein File:MtKlein3.jpg|alt=Klein File:MtKlein4.jpg|alt=Klein </gallery></center> == 1986 == <center><gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Mountain Klein ad from September 1986:"> File:986MtKlein1.jpg|alt=Klein </gallery></center> == 1988 == <center><gallery widths=200...")

18 May 2025

• 05:0605:06, 18 May 2025 Specialized Specs (hist | edit) [15,361 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Below is a spec listing for Specialized bikes. Please keep in mind that specs often changed during the year and parts were often substituted for an out of stock part. Many of the earlier bikes were made in batches and the specs would change with each batch. Dealers would also change components for a customer at the time of the sale. {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto" |- ! Year !! Model !! Frame Fork !! Fork !! Headset !! Rear Derailleur !! Front Derailleur !!...")
• 04:4404:44, 18 May 2025 Specialized (hist | edit) [6,125 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right Specifications for early Stumpjumper bikes can be found on the Specialized Specs page. == 1983 == <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="Multi-maker bike review, including Specialized, from March 1983:"> File:383Makers1.jpg|alt=Specialized File:383Makers2.jpg|alt=Specialized </gallery></center> == 1984 == <center><gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="June Saturne Rim ad (distributed by Specialized):"> File:684SaturneR...")
• 02:5002:50, 18 May 2025 WTB (hist | edit) [39,751 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "rightDuring the life of WTB, Cunningham and Potts continued to make bikes under there own names. Some of the info below is more specific to the individual makers and not specifically WTB. It is sometimes difficult to separate the individual efforts from the company as a whole.. Many of the scans below were provided by Michael Brown (Thanks, Michael!) == 1978 == Cunningham's first oversize aluminum mountain bike. The fork was built with 1" butted...")

13 May 2025

• 02:3002:30, 13 May 2025 Trek (hist | edit) [39,395 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right == 1975/6 == The vision of the company arose out of a meeting between Richard Burke, a former accountant with a knack for investments and Bevel Hogg, an owner of a Midwestern chain of bicycle stores. Burke had spent 15 years sharpening his business skills with a burgeoning appliance distributor, Roth Corporation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hogg had grown tired of the retail business, but his heart remained with bicycles. Burke’s passion for out...")
• 00:4000:40, 13 May 2025 Schwinn (hist | edit) [4,548 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "rightSchwinn first introduced the balloon tire (2.125" wide) to the US market in 1933 and most of the early converted mountain bikes were based on the pre-war Excelsior-type frames. The first hand built bikes used the geometry from the early Schwinns as well. Despite all this "history", Schwinn did not pick up on the mountain bike trend and many feel it was a major contributing factor to their bankruptcy. If you check out the specification sheets...")

12 May 2025

• 00:3900:39, 12 May 2025 29er (hist | edit) [24,440 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This history of the first bicycle is mired with claims and counter claims. Since this occurred in the 1860's, with minimal documentation from that era, it is easy to see how the origins could be muddied. While mountain bikes hit the scene in the 1970s, the father of the mountain bike is still in dispute. Much of the dispute depends on the definition used to define "mountain bike" and if you require commercialization of the concept to qualify. There are many examples of b...")

10 May 2025

• 01:2901:29, 10 May 2025 Mavic (hist | edit) [35,469 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right '''1890:''' Mavic founded (Manufacture d'Articles Velocipediques Idoux et Chanel) '''1934:''' First all aluminum rims and equips Tour de France riders '''1975:''' Introduction of the Paris-Roubaix SSC rim '''1977:''' First one piece bottom bracket unit '''1979:''' First Mavic component group '''1980:''' First professional team adopts all Mavic components '''1982:''' First French team adopts all Mavic components '''1985:''' First mount...")

5 May 2025

• 23:0423:04, 5 May 2025 Shimano (hist | edit) [86,253 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Shimano Timeline == '''1921:''' Shozaburo Shimano establishes Shimano Iron Works and begins production of the original Shimano freewheel. '''1931:''' First export of the Shimano freewheel '''1940:''' Company is incorporated and name changed to Shimano Iron Works Co., Ltd. '''1956:''' First Shimano derailleur appears. '''1957:''' First Shimano 3-speed internally geared rear hub appears. '''1965:''' Shimano American Corp. established in New York, USA. '''1967:'''...")

4 May 2025

• 01:5501:55, 4 May 2025 Cannondale (hist | edit) [46,466 bytes] Brian (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== 1970 == From the 1984 Cannondale catalog: " How we got our name. In the late summer of 1970 our design studio and workshop were still over the pickle store across from the old station at Cannon RR crossing in lower Connecticut. Mrs. Forrester had just stewed up a "smelly" batch of pickle relish downstairs. We had all the windows open and Jager was barking at the 9:27 from Wilton. We'd been in the place for just two-and-a-half weeks, working day and night, and st...")