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===== Mountain Goat Overview =====

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/
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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.
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Mountain Goat would become known for some of the most elegant fillet-brazed frames with the most exotic paint jobs.  <cite>[[http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/1990-mt-goat-deluxe.html|vintagemtbworkshop]]</cite></blockquote>


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{{jeff.jpg?300|Jeff Lindsay}}
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Jeff Lindsay
[[https://mmbhof.org/jeff-lindsay/|mmbhof]]
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===== 1981 Bike #1 =====

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.

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{{1981.jpg?300|1981 pre-Mountain Goat}}
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1981 pre-Mountain Goat [[https://www.facebook.com/MountainGoatCycles/|facebook]]
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===== 1982 Mountain Goat =====

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.

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{{1982.jpg?300|1982 MG}}
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1982 MG [[https://www.vintagemtbscandinavia.com/blog/2018/9/15/mountain-goat-1982-8225|https://vintagemtbscandinavia]]
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===== 1983 Deluxe =====

Detail shot only - note the crown details.

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{{crown.jpg?300|1983 crown detail}}
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1983 crown detail[[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1983_Mountain_Goat_Deluxe.html|mombat]]
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===== 1984 Whiskeytown Racer =====

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{{1984.jpg?300|1984 Whiskeytown Racer }}
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1984 Whiskeytown Racer [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1984_Whiskeytown_Racer.html|mombat]]
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===== 1985 Deluxe =====

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{{1985.jpg?300|1985 Deluxe }}
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1985 Deluxe [[https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/mtn-bikes?year=1985|theproscloset]]
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===== 1987 Whiskeytown Racer =====

"Smoke" paint job.

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{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Whiskeytown Racer }}
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1987 Whiskeytown Racer [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1987_Mountain_Goat_WTR.html|mombat]]
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===== 1989 Deluxe =====

<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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{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Deluxe }}
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1989 Deluxe [[https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/1989-mountain-goat-deluxe.914105/|mombat]]
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===== Gallery =====

Each piece is a unique artistic creation.  And you can ride them!
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The last pic is a modern example from [[https://www.maderad.com/|MadeRad]], painted on a Canondale fixie, just to show that bike art is alive and well.
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{{badge.jpg?180|badge}}
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Headtube Badge
[[https://www.facebook.com/MountainGoatCycles/|facebook]]
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{{coral.jpg?200|Kingsnake}}
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Kingsnake
[[https://www.facebook.com/MountainGoatCycles/|facebook]]
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{{paint3.jpg?200|Colorful}}
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Colorful
[[https://www.pinterest.it/pin/289708188521279889/|pinterest]]
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{{yuppie.jpg?200|California Yuppie}}
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California Yuppie
[[https://www.facebook.com/MountainGoatCycles/|facebook]]
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{{univom.jpg?200|Unicorn Vomit}}
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Unicorn Vomit
[[https://www.maderad.com/unicorn-vomit|maderad]]
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Not a Mt. Goat
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==== Production Notes ====
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[1]. Probably less than 30 frames by 1983. [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1982_Mountain_Goat_Camo.html|mombat]].
The Jan. 1982 catalog is complete, so business must have been productive.
[[http://cbklunkers.com/pdf/MountainGoatcycles.pdf|cbklunkers]]
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[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]]