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| He previously gained much experience building frames for [[https://www.mercier.cc/en|Mercier]]. | He previously gained much experience building frames for [[https://www.mercier.cc/en|Mercier]]. |
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| Raymond Crozet helped organize the first [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_d%27Azur|Roc d'Azur]], now the largest MTB event in the world. Mécacycle employee Larbi Midoune won the 1984 event riding a Mécacycle. | Raymond Crozet helped organize the first [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_d%27Azur|Roc d'Azur]], now the largest MTB event in the world. Mécacycle employee Larbi Midoune won the innagural 1984 event riding a Mécacycle. |
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| Mécacycle claims credit, along with many others, of producing the first French made MTB in 1983, debuting his first mountain bike at the Solon du Cycle, Paris, 1983. However, [[gitane:start|Gitane]], [[liberia:start|Liberia]], [[motobecane:start|Motobecane]] and [[peugeot:start|Peugeot]] were all marketing MTBs by 1983((There are over 110 manufacturers in the current MTB timeline by the end of 1983.)) No pictures of 1983 MTB models have been found. | Mécacycle claims credit, along with many others, of producing the first French made MTB in 1983, debuting his first mountain bike at the Solon du Cycle, Paris, 1983. However, [[gitane:start|Gitane]], [[liberia:start|Liberia]], [[motobecane:start|Motobecane]] and [[peugeot:start|Peugeot]] were all marketing MTBs by 1983((There are over 110 manufacturers in the current MTB timeline by the end of 1983.)) No pictures of a 1983 MTB model have been found. |
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| It's likely that Mécacycle created the first carbon tubed MTB prototype((The 1987 carbon Mécacycle used carbon fishing poles as main tubing.)), winning the 1987 | It's likely that Mécacycle created the first carbon tubed MTB((The 1987 carbon Mécacycle prototype used carbon fishing poles as main tubing.)), winning the 1987 |
| [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MNq9RWrXj4|Paris-Gao-Dakar]] MTB race across France, Spain and the perimeter of Algeria. The only other early carbon MTBs include the 1988 Look AV86, and the 1988 [[https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/repack-rwanda-origins-evolution-and-global-reach-mountain-bike/gallery#8|Kestrel Nitro]] prototype. Carbon fiber road bikes first debuted in the [[https://carboncraftx.sg/pages/carbon-fiber-a-brief-history-of-carbon-fiber-bikes|1976 Olympics]] but were deemed too expensive and fragile to waste on off-road toys. | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MNq9RWrXj4|Paris-Gao-Dakar]] MTB race across France, Spain and the perimeter of Algeria. The only other early carbon MTBs include the 1988 Look AV86, and the 1988 [[https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/repack-rwanda-origins-evolution-and-global-reach-mountain-bike/gallery#8|Kestrel Nitro]] prototype. Carbon fiber road bikes first debuted in the [[https://carboncraftx.sg/pages/carbon-fiber-a-brief-history-of-carbon-fiber-bikes|1976 Olympics]] but were deemed too expensive and fragile to waste on off-road toys. |
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| {{ray.jpg?400|Raymond Crozet, 2014}} | {{ray.jpg?500|Raymond Crozet, 2014}} |
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| Raymond Crozet, 2014 | Raymond Crozet, 2014 |
| Stronglight fluted seatpost (1980s), | Stronglight fluted seatpost (1980s), |
| bulky, hard plastic shoulder "strap", | bulky, hard plastic shoulder "strap", |
| Unknown tubing sticker (Tange?) with lugged frame. | Unknown tubing sticker (Vitus?) with lugged frame. |
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| The first reliable bike for renting. | The first reliable bike for renting. |
| <cite> | <cite> |
| 1987 Mécacycle catalog: [[https://vive-le-velo.blogspot.com/2014/07/mecacycle-katalog-von-1987.html]]. | 1987 Mécacycle catalog: [[https://vive-le-velo.blogspot.com/2014/07/mecacycle-katalog-von-1987.html|vive-le-velo]]. |
| </cite> | </cite> |
| </blockquote> | </blockquote> |
