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| It's likely Bernard partnered with [[gitane:start|Gitane]] to produce these VTTs, as they often shared the unique seat collar construction. Hinault MTBs were all outfitted with Shimano components, while Gitane's were not ((It's likely that Hinault road bikes were produced by [[https://www.cyfac.fr/|Cyfac]].)). They were only distributed in France. | It's likely Bernard partnered with [[gitane:start|Gitane]] to produce these VTTs, as they often shared the unique seat collar construction. Hinault MTBs were all outfitted with Shimano components, while Gitane's were not ((It's likely that Hinault road bikes were produced by [[https://www.cyfac.fr/|Cyfac]].)). They were only distributed in France. |
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| The Hinault badge is nearly identical to the [[fisher:start|Gary Fisher]] twin mt. peak logo((Compare the Montexel logo with a 1983-ish dual branded Fisher/Ritchey water bottle: {{fisher:bottle1.jpg?200}}.)). | The Hinault badge is nearly identical to the [[fisher:start|Gary Fisher]] twin mt. peak logo((Compare the Montexel logo with a 1983-ish Gary Fisher water bottle: {{fisher:bottle1.jpg?100}}.)). |
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| There are no online Hinault catalogs, despite there being dozens of books (and movies) about Bernard. His branded mountain bicycles never became noteworthy. The bicycles he rode in competition, manufactured by Look, Gitane and Cyfac, are all high quality, collectible and well documented. | There are no online Hinault catalogs, despite there being dozens of books (and movies) about Bernard. His branded mountain bicycles never became noteworthy. The bicycles he rode in competition, manufactured by Look, Gitane and Cyfac, are all high quality, collectible and well documented. |
| Hinault on a Look AV 86 MTB, ca. 1988. | Hinault on a Look AV 86 MTB, ca. 1988. |
| [[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/bernard-hinault-look-mtb.482230/|retrobike]] | [[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/bernard-hinault-look-mtb.482230/|retrobike]] |
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| The 1988 Look AV 86 is perhaps the very first aluminum lugged carbon tubed MTB. It's contemporaneous with the Kestrel MX-Z, which was fully carbon. More research is needed. | The 1988 Look AV 86 is perhaps the very first aluminum lugged carbon tubed MTB. It's contemporaneous with the Kestrel MX-Z, which was fully carbon. More research is needed. |
| See also: [[https://generationmountainbike.com/project/1988-look-av86/]], where it quotes Look in 1988, "[Bernard Hinault] was the one who introduced the mountain bike to France." (?) | See also: [[https://generationmountainbike.com/project/1988-look-av86/]], where it quotes Look in 1988, "[Bernard Hinault] was the one who introduced the mountain bike to France." (?!) |
| Note that this simple shot of Bernard on an MTB is already more interesting than all of the MTBs with his name on them. | Note that this simple shot of Bernard on an MTB is already more interesting than all of the MTBs with his name on them. |
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