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| With //**gold**//, anodized bullmoose bars, rims, crankset and calipers. Columbia may have been late to the MTB party, they arrived in style. No other major manufacturer has ever shipped a production gold plated MTB, well, except perhaps Miyata's 1990 14k gold plated [[miyata:start#s1990|Mt. Century]]. | With //**gold**//, anodized bullmoose bars, rims, crankset and calipers. Columbia may have been late to the MTB party, yet they arrived in style. No other major manufacturer has ever shipped a production gold plated MTB, well, except perhaps Miyata's 1990 14k gold plated [[miyata:start#s1990|Mt. Century]]. |
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| ===== 1987 MPL ===== | ===== 1987 MPL ===== |
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| //"Ingenuity in action."// Those are not suspension seat posts and stems, but //bellows sleeve protectors.// And yes, the handlebars are merely inverted to match the aerodynamic theme with the //sprocket disc cover.// But what, really, does a //shell enclosed saddle// feel like? Maybe the theme is //waterproof//? Note the 5-speed internal hub, matched with a front derailleur and bulky chain tensioner. | //"Ingenuity in action."// Those are not suspension seat posts and stems, but //bellows sleeve protectors.// And yes, the handlebars are merely inverted to match the aerodynamic theme with the //sprocket disc cover.// But what, really, does a //shell enclosed saddle// feel like? Maybe the theme is "waterproof"? Note the 5-speed internal hub, which required two shift cables to operate((Two cable 5-speed internal hubs also required a complicated shifter which had two controls. Each cable had to be precisely tensioned and worked against each other. Which, of course, were all easily prone to failure. See: [[http://www.sturmey-archerheritage.com/index.php?page=history-detail&id=151|Sturmey Archer]] and[[https://www.sheldonbrown.com/sturmey-archer_5-spd.html|Sheldon Brown]].)), matched with a front derailleur and bulky chain tensioner. |
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| **MPL** := Multi-Purpose Lightweight. | **MPL** := Multi-Purpose Lightweight. |
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| 10s, side pull brakes, off-brand components. | 10s, side pull brakes, off-brand components. |
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| The 1988 catalog has "A New Beginning" on the cover, referring to their most recent bankruptcy emergence, and to the fact they had even less money to improve their manufacturing processes. At this point they started to import many models. However, one item which they started making back in 1953 which proved successful was school furniture, which they continue to make to this date at the original Westfield factory. | The 1988 catalog has "A New Beginning" on the cover, referring to their most recent bankruptcy emergence, and to the fact they had even less money to improve their manufacturing processes. At this point they started to import many models. However, one item which they started making back in 1953 which proved successful was school furniture, which they continue to make to this date at the original Westfield factory. |
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