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===== 1981 Sundancer ===== | ===== 1981 Sundancer ===== |
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A pure cruiser with gears. Later 1982 Sundancers used a diamond frame with the same gearing and looked a lot like the 1982 Schwinn [[schwinn:start#sidewinder|Sidewinder]]. Nonetheless, it was marketed as a mountain bike in ads placed in the [[http://www.sonic.net/~ckelly/Seekay/ftf_welcome.htm|Fat Tire Flyer]] magazine starting in 1982. | A pure cruiser with gears. Later 1982 Sundancers used a diamond frame with the same gearing and looked a lot like the 1982 Schwinn [[schwinn:start#sidewinder|Sidewinder]]. Nonetheless, it was marketed as a mountain bike in ads placed in the [[http://www.sonic.net/~ckelly/Seekay/ftf_welcome.htm|Fat Tire Flyer]] magazine starting in 1981.((See FTF Issue #5, May/June 1981, page 18.)) |
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{{peddler.png?300|1982 Fat Tire Flyer}} | {{peddler.png?300|1982 Fat Tire Flyer}} |
===== 1982 Sierra Sport ===== | ===== 1982 Sierra Sport ===== |
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15 speeds. KHS, Schwinn and SR Suntour all sold their own //Sierra Sport// named mountain bikes in the 1980s. | 15 speeds. KHS, [[schwinn:start#s1983|Schwinn]] and [[sr:start#s1985|SR]] all sold their own //Sierra Sport// named mountain bikes in the 1980s. |
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Montaña is Spanish for mountain. | Montaña is Spanish for mountain. |
[[https://www.rodbikes.com/articles/historical-tour/historical-tour.html|R&E Cycles]] of Seattle also manufactured a Montaña at this time, briefly((The R&E Montaña came out in 1983 and immediately got the attention of KHS - which means KHS likely was selling Montañas in 1983. R&E switched brands to TerraTech, of which only a handful of mountain bikes were produced. //Not in the timeline//)). | [[https://www.rodbikes.com/articles/historical-tour/historical-tour.html|R&E Cycles]] of Seattle also manufactured a Montaña at this time, briefly((The R&E Montaña came out in 1984 and immediately got the attention of KHS. R&E switched brands to TerraTech, of which only a handful of mountain bikes were produced. //Not in the timeline//)). |
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===== 1985 Montaña Pro ===== | ===== 1985 Montaña ===== |
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| "KHS Sport", Shimano RD-AL11 rear (1984-86), Aero crankset (?), biplane forks, cantilever brakes (1984 used side pull,) slingshot stem (1984 used bullmoose,) headtube frame gusset. Or, is the above 1984 really a 1985 and this is a 1986? Catalogs? |
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No verfied photos found. The 1985 should have a socket style fork, while later models have unicrowns. | |
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| {{1985.jpg?300|1985 Montaña}} |
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| 1985 Montaña |
| [[https://www.404.com/|photo by mtbtimeline]], |
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| property of [[https://bikex.org/|Silicon Valley Bike Exchange]] |
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| ===== 1987 Montana Team ===== |
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| Columbus tubing, SunTour XC 9000 (1987-8), RollerCams, Tange headset. |
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| {{1987.jpg?300|1987 Montana Team}} |
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| 1987 Montana Team |
| [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/back-from-the-dead-an-interesting-1987-khs-montana-team-columbus-suntour-xc9000.801465/|mtbr]] |
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==== Production Notes ==== | |
<WRAP #prod1 /> | ===== 1988 Montana Pro ===== |
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| Tange triple butted & lugged, Deore (1987-8), Biopace. |
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| {{1988.jpg?300|1988 Montana Pro}} |
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| 1988 Montana Pro |
| [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/did-i-score-with-this-khs-montana-pro.782212/#lg=thread-782212&slide=0|mtbr]] |
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| ===== 1989 Montana XT ===== |
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| Tange lugged frame. Shimano XT M732 (1989 only). |
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| {{1989.jpg?300|1989 Montana XT}} |
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| 1989 Montana XT |
| [[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/khs-montana-xt-complete-15th-feb.44198/|retrobike]] |
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| ===== 1990 Montana Comp ===== |
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| TIG welded True Temper tubing. Shimano Deore DX (1989-91). |
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| {{1990.jpg?300|1990 Montana Comp}} |
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| 1990 Montana Comp |
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| [[http://www.velocipedebikeproject.org/sold-bikes2]] |
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