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+<div column 50% #intro>
+----
+===== Ibis Overview =====
+Scot Nichol founded Ibis in 1981 in Mendocino, CA, and continues to hand craft bicycles today in Santa Cruz, CA.  See: [[https://www.ibiscycles.com/our-story/history]]
+\\
+In 1979, Scot went to Crested Butte with Charlie Cunningham to ride the 4th annual Klunker Tour (([[http://cbklunkers.com/]])).
+<blockquote>"Scot made friends with all the guys on the trip, and ended up spending the Winter in Marin, living with Steve Potts (who was still a sheetmetal worker at the time) and working as an apprentice framebuilder with both Joe Breeze and Charlie Cunningham.
+The next Spring, Scot started building his own frames up in Mendocino."
+<cite>
+[[https://www.ibiscycles.com/our-story/history/1-how-it-all-came-to-be|ibiscycles]]
+</cite>
+</blockquote>
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{scott.jpg?300|Scot Nichol}}
+\\
+Scot Nichol
+[[https://www.ibiscycles.com/our-story/history/1-how-it-all-came-to-be|ibiscycles]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1981>
+----
+===== 1981 Ibis =====
+Drop bar, triple crankset - and... **//chainstay u-brakes//**.  All early Ibis bikes has brakes under the chainstays.  Scot Nicol states that this is frame number 7, from 1981 - however, the following 1982 mountain bike has the same number...
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1981.gif?300|1981 Ibis }}
+\\
+Ibis #7, photo by Scot Nicol
+[[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/post-pics-of-your-ibis-here.195864/|mtbr]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1982>
+----
+===== 1982 Ibis =====
+Scot Nichol field testing the latest model.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1982.jpg?300|1982 Ibis }}
+\\
+Scot on Ibis #7, Mt. Diablo.
+[[https://www.oldschoolracing.ch/archiv/ibis/|oldschoolracing]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1983>
+----
+===== 1983 Ibis =====
+Note the Charlie Cunningham/Nichol rollercam/speedmaster brakes.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1983.jpg?300|1983 Ibis }}
+\\
+Ibis
+[[https://www.vintagemtbscandinavia.com/blog/2018/8/4/ibis-46|vintagemtbscandinavia]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1985>
+----
+===== 1985 Ibis =====
+Ibis hadn't branched out into "models" by this point, as all bikes were custom.  The price list offered complete bikes for $1000 retail. (([[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Ibis.html|mombat]]))
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1985.jpg?300|1985 Ibis }}
+\\
+Ibis
+[[https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/mtn-bikes/1985-ibis-custom|theproscloset]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1986>
+----
+===== 1986 Ibis =====
+All models were simply called "customs."
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Ibis }}
+\\
+Ibis
+[[https://www.vintagemtbscandinavia.com/ibis-253|vintagemtbscandinavia]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1987>
+----
+===== 1987 Avion =====
+Ibis briefly went commercial and imported Japanese tig welded bikes for a couple of years before moving all production back to Sebastapol, CA.
+\\
+All 1987 Avions came in periwinkle blue.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Avion }}
+\\
+Avion
+[[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/ibis-bike-identity-need-help.622325/|mtbr]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1988>
+----
+===== 1988 Avion =====
+Beautiful fade paintjob.  Shimano M730 (1987-88).  It's a custom paintjob, so dating by logo changes isn't certain.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Avion }}
+\\
+Avion
+[[https://www.facebook.com/vintagemtbworkshop/photos/a.858491370904382/2450092871744216/|facebook]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1989>
+----
+===== 1989 Mountain Trials =====
+" rear, 26" front.  SunTour XCD.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Mountain Trials }}
+\\
+Mountain Trials
+[[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1989_Ibis_MT.html|mombat]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1990>
+----
+===== 1990 SS =====
+SunTour XC Pro.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1990.jpg?300|1990 SS }}
+\\
+SS
+[[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1990_Ibis_SS.html|mombat]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1991>
+----
+===== 1991 SS =====
+Japanese imports continued for a few years, with the last named SS, which meant "setting sun."
+Colorful Mavic Paris-Gao-Dakar derailleur ([[https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/mavic_ma2-c_-_fe_-_page_21.html|disraeligears]], 1991-94).
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1991.jpg?300|1991 SS }}
+\\
+SS
+[[https://fotos.mtb-news.de/photos/view/481274|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 35% #s1985>
+----
+===== The Handjob of Michelangelo =====
+Ibis is famous for detailed finishing touches, such as the guiding hand of incredibleness, supporting the rear brake cable stop. (([[https://www.ibiscycles.com/our-story/history/15-sebastopol-days-part-3-bikes|ibiscycles]] Story of the Ibis Handjob))
+</div>
+<div column 30%>
+{{hand.jpg?360|Helping Hand}}
+\\
+Helping Hand
+[[https://jeffkendallweed.com/riding-durango-old-bike-psyche/|jeffkendallweed]]
+</div>
+<div column 30%>
+{{god.jpg?340|}}
+\\
+The Source of Inspiration
+[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam|wikipedia]]
+</div>
+==== Production Notes ====
+<WRAP #prod1 />
+[1]. Ibis serial #'s are sequential.  1982: #7, 1983: #46, 1987: #263.  Hence roughly: 5, 20, 30, 30, 40.  [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Ibis.html|mombat]]