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 Jeff Lindsay started with road racing with Gary Fisher which led to building road frames in 1972 followed by high quality mountain bikes starting in 1981. Jeff Lindsay started with road racing with Gary Fisher which led to building road frames in 1972 followed by high quality mountain bikes starting in 1981.
 https://mmbhof.org/jeff-lindsay/ https://mmbhof.org/jeff-lindsay/
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 Mountain Goats were never cheap (($1,055 in 1983 [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/official-mountain-goat-picture-thread.341069/page-5|mtbr]])) and today can command $10,000 and up for the best artistic creations. Mountain Goats were never cheap (($1,055 in 1983 [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/official-mountain-goat-picture-thread.341069/page-5|mtbr]])) and today can command $10,000 and up for the best artistic creations.
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-<div column 50% #1981>+<div column 50% #s1981>
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 ===== 1981 Bike #1 ===== ===== 1981 Bike #1 =====
  
 Drum brakes! Drum brakes!
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 +According to [[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6516246765055067&set=gm.6150016781753088&idorvanity=927406034014215|Dean Bradley]], this bike was exhibited at the 1980 Long Beach Bike Show.  However, other sources state this as 1981.
  
 </div> </div>
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-<div column 50% #1982>+<div column 50% #s1982>
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 ===== 1982 Mountain Goat ===== ===== 1982 Mountain Goat =====
  
-From the begining, Mountain Goats would always be built with the highest level of craftsmanship and art.  The obsession with artistic detail would be their brand.+From the beginning, Mountain Goats would always be built with the highest level of craftsmanship and art.  The obsession with artistic detail would be their brand.
  
 </div> </div>
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-<div column 50% #1983>+<div column 50% #s1983>
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 ===== 1983 Deluxe ===== ===== 1983 Deluxe =====
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-<div column 50% #1984>+<div column 50% #s1984>
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 ===== 1984 Whiskeytown Racer ===== ===== 1984 Whiskeytown Racer =====
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 </div> </div>
  
-<div column 50% #1985>+<div column 50% #s1985>
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 ===== 1985 Deluxe ===== ===== 1985 Deluxe =====
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 </div> </div>
  
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 +<div column 50% #s1987>
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 +===== 1987 Whiskeytown Racer =====
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 +"Smoke" paint job.
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 +</div>
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 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Whiskeytown Racer }}
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 +1987 Whiskeytown Racer [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1987_Mountain_Goat_WTR.html|mombat]]
 +</div>
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 +<div column 50% #s1989>
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 +===== 1989 Deluxe =====
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 +<color red/yellow>NEON.</color> This is likely the same as this [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1989_Mountain_Goat_Deluxe.html|mombat bike]], which has a full description of the bike.
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 +</div>
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 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Deluxe }}
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 +1989 Deluxe [[https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/1989-mountain-goat-deluxe.914105/|mombat]]
 +</div>
  
  
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 ===== Gallery ===== ===== Gallery =====
  
-Each piece is a unique artistic creation.  And useful too!+Each piece is a unique artistic creation.  And you can ride them!
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 Unicorn Vomit Unicorn Vomit
 [[https://www.maderad.com/unicorn-vomit|maderad]] [[https://www.maderad.com/unicorn-vomit|maderad]]
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 +Not a Mt. Goat
 </div> </div>
  
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 [[http://cbklunkers.com/pdf/MountainGoatcycles.pdf|cbklunkers]] [[http://cbklunkers.com/pdf/MountainGoatcycles.pdf|cbklunkers]]
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 +<WRAP #prod2 />
 [2].  About 40 mountain bikes frames per year: "By June of 1987, [Jeff] made 100 racing frames, 75 touring frames, 250 mountain frames and 8 tandems." [2].  About 40 mountain bikes frames per year: "By June of 1987, [Jeff] made 100 racing frames, 75 touring frames, 250 mountain frames and 8 tandems."
 [[https://www.mountaingoatbicycles.com/goat-history/|mountaingoatbicycles.com]] [[https://www.mountaingoatbicycles.com/goat-history/|mountaingoatbicycles.com]]
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