Steve Potts Overview

Steve Potts says it best himself:

Steve grew up at the base of Mount Tamalpais where his love of bicycles started at a very young age. As a kid, he would explore that mountain as if he were discovering the Wild West for the first time. The feeling of freedom that bicycles brought him would forever shape his future. This passion extended into his high school machine shop where he rebuilt old broken down bikes that he bought at the local junkyard.

In 1980, he and his friend Joe Breeze took their bicycles to New Zealand and rode around both islands. It was that trip that convinced him that building bikes was going to be his full-time vocation. When Steve returned home, he sold everything that he owned, bought a lathe and mill, and began building bikes from scratch.

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In 1982, Steve started Wilderness Trail Bikes with his friends Charlie Cunningham and Mark Slate.

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Frame #006. Mark Slate's personal bike. Cunningham fork crown,

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1982 Steve Potts

Frame #019.

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1983 Steve Potts

The parts are somewhat mixed: Shimano XT v2 rear derailleur (1985-86), XT v1 (1982-84) front. MAFAC brakes (⇐ 1984). Serial number: 12840 ? For now, I'll take the owner's word on dating.

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1984 Steve Potts