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===== Longus Bicycles =====

Paul Lange & Co. was started by Paul and Fernanda Lange in 1949, in Stuttgart, Germany as a reseller of French and German bike parts.  In 1967 they started an exclusive Shimano distributorship for Austria and Germany.  In the early 80's Paul Lange & Co. //"set themselves up as a bicycle manufacturer to prove the merits of the mountain bike - the two models under the Longus brand are still familiar to insiders. "//(([[https://www.velobiz.de/news/der-mann-im-blauen-kittel-veloQXJ0aWNsZS8yMTU2OAbiz|velobiz]]))  In 1984((Or is it 1985?  There is not much information available about early Longus MTBs.)) the Longus brand was born and Paul Lange & Co. imported mountain bikes from Japan((Most early example have "made in Japan" stickers.)), followed later by touring and town bikes.  Fernanda & Paul have since passed away, leaving the company to their children and more recently, their grandchildren.  Today it remains a large supplier of bicycle components to much of Europe.


Resources:
  * [[https://www.longus.de/|longus.de]]
  * [[https://www.paul-lange.de/|paul-lange.de]]
  * [[https://www.bike-eu.com/7993/lange-40-years-with-shimano|bike-eu]]
  * [[https://www.velobiz.de/news/der-mann-im-blauen-kittel-veloQXJ0aWNsZS8yMTU2OAbiz|velobiz]]
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/paulLangeCo/|facebook]]



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{{pf.jpg?460|Fernanda und Paul Lange}}
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Fernanda und Paul Lange
[[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKF8CnqQfb/|instagram]]
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===== 1984 MTB =====
RD-AL11 (1984-86).
Is this a 1984?  The owner claims this, yet it's very similar to the following 1985 MTB model, except for different cranks, hubs, grips, tubing & stickers.  Specialized touring triple crankset (1983-85) - which is an unusual component choice, even as a replacement.

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{{1984.jpg?300|1984 MTB }}
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[[https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/mtbs-vor-1985-galerie.370838/page-2|mtb-news]]
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===== 1985 MTB =====
RD-AL11 (1984-86), slingshot stem, faux bi-plane forks, lugged frame, Shimano XT M700 shifters (1983-86), SR MTS-100 stem (1982-86)
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{{1985.jpg?300|1985 MTB }}
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[[ https://fotos.mtb-news.de/p/965444|mtb-news]]
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===== 1987 Competition I =====
Shimano XT RD-M531 (1987-88), slingshot stem.
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{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Competition I }}
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[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-9|mtb-news]]
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===== 1988 Competition I =====
Shimano XT RD-MT60 (1987-88)
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{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Competition I }}
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[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-2|mtb-news]]
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===== 1989 Comp 2000 Pro =====
Shimano XT M732 (1989)
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{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Comp 2000 Pro }}
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[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-3|mtb-news]]
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===== 1990 Comp 2000 Pro =====
Shimano XT M732 (1989)
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{{1990.jpg?300|1990 Comp 2000 Pro }}
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[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-2|mtb-news]]
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===== 1991 Leader LX =====
Shimano Deore LX (1990-92).  Drop frame with extra seat post strut.
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{{1991.jpg?300|1991 Leader LX }}
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[[ https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/longus-leader-mtb-women-1991-33439|pedalroom]]
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===== 1992 Competition Hitech Pro =====
Al frame, Shimano XT M735 (1990-92).
This differs from the Hitech debut in 1991 [[https://fotos.mtb-news.de/p/2603323|catalog]] with a fatter downtube and simpler stickers.
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{{1992.jpg?300|1992 Competition Hitech Pro }}
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[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/longus-galerie.513252/page-4|mtb-news]]
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===== 1993 Comp 2000 Pro =====
Shimano XT RD-M560 (1993-98)
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{{1993.jpg?300|1993 Bike }}
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[[ https://fotos.mtb-news.de/s/86811|mtb-news]]
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