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 ===== Araya =====
-Araya is best known in the west for making bicycle rims, most notably the Araya 7x which was equipped on most mountain bikes in the early 80's.  They are also Japan's earliest mountain bike manufacturer, starting with their Muddy Fox models which continue to be made by Araya [[http://araya-rinkai.jp/products.html|today]]((Muddy Fox in Europe is currently an unrelated [[https://www.muddyfox.com/|brand]] which split off from [[sng:start|S&G]] in the early 80's)).
+Araya is best known in the west for making bicycle rims, most notably the Araya 7x which was equipped on most mountain bikes in the early 80's.  They are also Japan's earliest mountain bike manufacturer, starting with their Muddy Fox models which continue to be made by Araya [[http://araya-rinkai.jp/products.html|today]]((Muddy Fox in Europe is currently an unrelated [[https://www.muddyfox.com/|brand]] which split off from [[sng:start|S&G]] in the early 80's))((Specialized were importing Japanese mountain bikes as early as [[special:start#s1981|1981]].  Perhaps Araya was the first mountain bike destined for the Japanese market?)).
 Araya started making wooden bicycle rims in 1903 in Yamanaka, Japan.  ((See google translation of company history: [[https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.araya-kk.co.jp/company/|google]] and also [[https://ja-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%B6%E5%B7%A5%E6%A5%AD?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp|japanese wikipedia]].))
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 Five speed freewheel.  The rear derailleur cable mounting goes through a strapped on guide, then through a glued-on? mid cable housing, over the top of the bottom bracket and finally along the top of the chainstay.
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+According to [[http://www.italian.sakura.ne.jp/sons_of_biscuits/?p=5572]], Araya originally released their first MTB in 1982 as the "Path Hunter" and the export version was the "Path Finder" and the "Muddy Fox" name came later.
 {{1982b2.jpg?200|1982 Muddy Fox}}
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+===== 1985 MB26L =====
+MountTech GTL (1982-83).  Is this a Muddy Fox?  The mixte frame doesn't leave any advertising space for a model name, other than the tiny MB26L on one of the "top" tubes.
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+{{1985.jpg?300|1985 MB26L }}
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+MB26L
+[[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/927406034014215/permalink/3380072388747555/|facebook]]
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+----
+===== 1987 Muddy Fox SuperPro =====
+Shimano XT M730 (1987-88) gruppo.
+</div>
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+{{1987.jpg?300|1987 SuperPro}}
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+SuperPro
+[[https://gino.shop-pro.jp/?pid=171094092|gino.shop-pro.jp]]
+</div>
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