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===== Giant Bicycles =====


Renegade Cycles is an "own store brand" supplied to various regional bicycle retail chains, including
[[https://www.onyourbike.com/|On Your Bike]] in the UK and others in the US, Canada and Germany.
It appears to have started around 1982 in the UK ((Date guess based upon an early, and unique, Renegade road frame.)) and quickly branched out to the US and then Canada.  ((There's an online rumor that the Renegade was designed by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_Cycles|Chas Roberts]], a custom, low volume UK builder.  This is very unlikely.))
It even has operated as recently as 2020 in Germany.
((Here's a 2010 link: [[ https://web.archive.org/web/20100720025702/http://www.fahrradgigant.de/Fahrraeder/Mountainbikes/Hardtail/Renegade-Mountain-FG-M80-He27G-08::4393.html|fahrradgigant]].  A Renegade has also been spotted on their website in the 2020's.))
It's currently owned by [[http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/accounts/15317867/on-your-bike-holdings-limited|On Your Bike Holdings]], which also runs a few retail outlets ([[https://www.onyourbike.com/]]) which do not sell Renegades.
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The model name "Renegade" has been used by [[jamis:start|Jamis]], [[http://evoairbike.com/|Air Bike]], [[https://www.bicyclebluebook.com/value-guide/brand/905/?familyName=Renegade|Jeep Bicycles]], [[https://www.bicyclebluebook.com/value-guide/brand/905/?familyName=Renegade|Specialized]], [[https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/25721-amf-renegade|AMF]], [[https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/huffy-truetimber-renegade-16-bike-for-kids|Huffy]], [[https://www.regalbicycles.com/en-us/products/the-renegade|Regal]], [[https://knowyourbike.com/ross/renegade|Ross]], [[https://www.sportsexperts.ca/en-CA/p-renegade-b-20-boys-mountain-bike/160372/160372-1|Nakamura]], [[http://www.bikeroar.com/products/bh/renegade-2013/s-black-orange-db6a1235-527a-43fe-9722-6deacd509ae7|BH]], [[https://www.univega.com/en/bikes/2019-bike-models/renegade-performance-1/|Univega]], [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/561613016027630775/|Mongoose]], [[https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/raleigh/49979/3|Raleigh]] and at least another dozen brands.
This makes finding authentic, vintage Renegade Cycles MTBs difficult.

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On Your Bike, East Grinstead, UK
[[https://www.facebook.com/onyourbikeEG/|facebook]]
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===== 1983 Renegade =====
AG Tech (1981-83), TIG welded, socket fork, BMX bars, downtube logo, doubled cable guides, welded horizontal dropouts and hanger.
Shop sticker for "The Clean Machine", Carrboro, North Carolina, USA.  ((The Clean Machine still exists.  [[https://www.thebicyclechain.com/about/the-clean-machine-carrboro-pg612.htm|link]])).  Made in Taiwan.
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How is it that a UK brand first shows up in North Carolina??  There's another 1983 to be found in New Zealand.  But not the UK...
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1983 Renegade
[[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1501078173412301/permalink/1523135031206615/|facebook]]
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===== 1984 Renegade II =====
Shimano Deore XT (v1) (1982-84), bullmoose bars, biplane Tange fork.
((An identical bike completely dates to 1983-84: [[https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/295553-vintage-mountain-bike-question.html|bikeforums]]))

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{{1984.jpg?300|1984 Renegade II }}
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1984 Renegade II
[[https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/renegade-ii-urban-commuter-13469|pedalroom]]
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===== 1985 Renegade =====
SunTour AG Tech GTL (1983-87), Socket fork, bullmoose bars, double cable guides, TIG welded, thin chainstays, welded dropouts (later ones are bolted).
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{{1985.jpg?300|1985 Renegade }}
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1985 Renegade
[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/cobrabyte/5962645825/in/photostream/|flickr]]
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===== 1986 Sierra =====
Shimano AG Tech GTL (1985-87), socket fork, bullmoose bars, cursive logo, lugged frame, seat stays attached on top of the seat cluster lug.  Canadian.
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{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Sierra }}
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1986 Sierra
[[https://www.kijiji.ca/v-mountain-bike/st-catharines/renegade-sierra-mens-mountain-bike/1586629762|kijiji.ca]]
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===== 1992 Sierra =====
Shimano Tourney (1989-1995).  The date is a guess and no Renegades have been found in the interim 1987-1991.  Lugged frame, Ontario, Canada shop decals.
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{{1992.jpg?300|1992 Sierra }}
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1992 Sierra
[[http://cycletransitions.org/renegade-sierra/|cycletransitions]]
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