---- ===== Longus Bicycles ===== Paul Lange & Co. was started by Paul and Fernanda Lange in 1949, in Stuttgart, Germany as a reseller of French and German bike parts. In 1967 they started an exclusive Shimano distributorship for Austria and Germany. In the early 80's Paul Lange & Co. //"set themselves up as a bicycle manufacturer to prove the merits of the mountain bike - the two models under the Longus brand are still familiar to insiders. "//(([[https://www.velobiz.de/news/der-mann-im-blauen-kittel-veloQXJ0aWNsZS8yMTU2OAbiz|velobiz]])) In 1984((Or is it 1985? There is not much information available about early Longus MTBs.)) the Longus brand was born and Paul Lange & Co. imported mountain bikes from Japan((Most early example have "made in Japan" stickers.)), followed later by touring and town bikes. Fernanda & Paul have since passed away, leaving the company to their children and more recently, their grandchildren. Today it remains a large supplier of bicycle components to much of Europe. Resources: * [[https://www.longus.de/|longus.de]] * [[https://www.paul-lange.de/|paul-lange.de]] * [[https://www.bike-eu.com/7993/lange-40-years-with-shimano|bike-eu]] * [[https://www.velobiz.de/news/der-mann-im-blauen-kittel-veloQXJ0aWNsZS8yMTU2OAbiz|velobiz]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/paulLangeCo/|facebook]]

{{pf.jpg?460|Fernanda und Paul Lange}} \\ Fernanda und Paul Lange [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKF8CnqQfb/|instagram]]

---- ===== 1984 MTB ===== RD-AL11 (1984-86). Is this a 1984? The owner claims this, yet it's very similar to the following 1985 MTB model, except for different cranks, hubs, grips, tubing & stickers. Specialized touring triple crankset (1983-85) - which is an unusual component choice, even as a replacement.

{{1984.jpg?300|1984 MTB }} \\ [[https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/mtbs-vor-1985-galerie.370838/page-2|mtb-news]]

---- ===== 1985 MTB ===== RD-AL11 (1984-86), slingshot stem, faux bi-plane forks, lugged frame, Shimano XT M700 shifters (1983-86), SR MTS-100 stem (1982-86)

{{1985.jpg?300|1985 MTB }} \\ [[ https://fotos.mtb-news.de/p/965444|mtb-news]]

---- ===== 1987 Competition I ===== Shimano XT RD-M531 (1987-88), slingshot stem.

{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Competition I }} \\ [[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-9|mtb-news]]

---- ===== 1988 Competition I ===== Shimano XT RD-MT60 (1987-88)

{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Competition I }} \\ [[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-2|mtb-news]]

---- ===== 1989 Comp 2000 Pro ===== Shimano XT M732 (1989)

{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Comp 2000 Pro }} \\ [[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-3|mtb-news]]

---- ===== 1990 Comp 2000 Pro ===== Shimano XT M732 (1989)

{{1990.jpg?300|1990 Comp 2000 Pro }} \\ [[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-2|mtb-news]]

---- ===== 1991 Leader LX ===== Shimano Deore LX (1990-92). Drop frame with extra seat post strut.

{{1991.jpg?300|1991 Leader LX }} \\ [[ https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/longus-leader-mtb-women-1991-33439|pedalroom]]

---- ===== 1992 Competition Hitech Pro ===== Al frame, Shimano XT M735 (1990-92). This differs from the Hitech debut in 1991 [[https://fotos.mtb-news.de/p/2603323|catalog]] with a fatter downtube and simpler stickers.

{{1992.jpg?300|1992 Competition Hitech Pro }} \\ [[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-4|mtb-news]]

---- ===== 1993 Comp 2000 Pro ===== Shimano XT RD-M560 (1993-98)

{{1993.jpg?300|1993 Bike }} \\ [[ https://fotos.mtb-news.de/s/86811|mtb-news]]