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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 1).
“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.” ibiscycles
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1982 Ibis
Scot Nichol field testing the latest model.
1982 Scot on Ibis #7, Mt. Diablo.
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1983 Ibis
Note the Charlie Cunningham/Nichol rollercam/speedmaster brakes.
1983 Ibis
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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. 2)
1985 Ibis
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The Handjob of Michelangelo
Ibis is famous for detailed finishing touches, such as the guiding hand of incredibleness, supporting the rear brake cable stop. 3)
Helping Hand
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The Source of Inspiration
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Production Notes
[1]. Ibis serial #'s are sequential. 1982: #7, 1983: #46, 1987: #263. Hence roughly: 5, 20, 30, 30, 40. mombat
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