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+<div column 50% #intro>
+----
+===== Moots Overview =====
+Kent Eriksen started Moots(([[https://freehubmag.com/articles/kent-eriksen-cycles-%E2%80%93-industry-hands|freehub]]The name Moots came from a pre-Mr. Bill, Gumby-like 2-inch rubber alligator that Eriksen had kept since the 3rd grade)) Bicycles in 1980 out of Steamboat Springs, Colorado (([[https://kenteriksen.com/about/our-story/|kenteriksen.com]])).  Moots continues today to make beautiful, mostly titanium, mountain bikes: [[https://moots.com/]]
+<blockquote>
+Moots’ niche in the bike industry is well established. They make gorgeous, shockingly expensive bikes for people who want refined, grown-up rides.
+<cite>
+[[https://www.pinkbike.com/news/not-a-review-the-moots-womble-is-more-than-just-a-boomer-bike.html|pinkbike]]
+</cite>
+</blockquote>
+In 1984, Kent invented what we now call bar-ends; those nifty, multi-position gadgets found on so many mountain biker’s handlebars today. (([[https://mmbhof.org/kent-eriksen/]]))
+\\
+Kent left Moots in 2005, and continues to produce custom bikes part time in collaboration with [[https://binghambuiltbikes.com|Brad Bingham]] from [[https://kenteriksen.com/|Kent Eriksen Cycles]] and [[https://binghambuiltbikes.com|Bingham Built Bikes]].
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{kent.jpg?400|Kent Eriksen}}
+\\
+Kent Eriksen, ca. 1981
+[[https://kenteriksen.com/about/|kenteriksen.com]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1981>
+----
+===== 1981 Mountaineer =====
+At the very beginning all Moots bicycles were polished and perfect.   Kent states he built a mountain bike for himself in 1980, but no pictures exist and hence the Moots timeline starts at 1981.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1981.jpg?300|1981  Mountaineer}}
+\\
+  Mountaineer
+[[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/jimi911%E2%80%99s-1981-moots-mountaineer-is-the-2020-retrobike-bike-of-the-year.425966/|retrobike]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1982>
+----
+===== 1982 Mountaineer =====
+Shimano Deore RD-DE20 touring long cage (1981) rear, XT front (1982-3)
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1982.jpg?300|1982 Moots Mountaineer}}
+\\
+  Mountaineer
+[[http://socketsetcycles.blogspot.com/2010/03/1982-moots.html|socketsetcycles]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1983>
+----
+===== 1983 Mountaineer =====
+Four water bottle cages?  All Moots were custom, and every detail was taken care of.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1983.jpg?300|1983 Moots Mountaineer}}
+\\
+Mountaineer
+[[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1983_Moots_Mountaineer.html|mombat]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1985>
+----
+===== 1985 Mountaineer =====
+Outfitted for mountain trekking.  Those wooden knobbies sticking out front are the first "road levers," aka bar ends.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1985.jpg?300|1985 Moots Mountaineer }}
+\\
+Mountaineer
+[[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/moots-mountaineer-s-n-587.649937/|mtbr]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1986>
+----
+===== 1986 Mountaineer =====
+Every customizable option selected.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Moots Mountaineer }}
+\\
+Mountaineer
+[[https://moots.com/story/28-years-old-and-still-going-strong/|moots.com]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1987>
+----
+===== 1987 Mountaineer =====
+Cool internal front brake routing.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1987.jpg?300|1986 Mountaineer }}
+\\
+Mountaineer
+[[https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/12773363/|pinkbike]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1988>
+----
+===== 1988 Zirkel =====
+Named after local [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Zirkel|Mount Zirkel]].  Moots mounts are now bolted in, rather than strapped.  Cool front brake cable routing.  Full Shimano Deore XT.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1988.png?300|1988 Zirkel }}
+\\
+Zirkel
+[[https://generationmountainbike.com/project/1988-moots-zirkel/|generationmountainbike.com]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1989>
+----
+===== 1989 Zirkel =====
+This example was raced [[https://theradavist.com/2014/09/jah-blessed-1989-moots-zerkel-mtb/|extensively]].
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Zirkel }}
+\\
+Zirkel
+[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnprolly/15072794928/|flickr]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #extra>
+----
+===== Extra =====
+Moots/Eriksen bikes had a few pioneering features which should not be forgotten.  For example, the //Moots Mounts// to the right allowed for adjusting wheel sizes by simply moving the brake mount clamps up or down.  Thus, you can switch from 26" to 650b/27.5" with a screw driver, rather that having to throw out your frame((Or simply buying brake post [[https://www.promaxcomponents.com/product/brake-post-extenders/|extenders]] to add arm reach for cantilevers)).  All early Moots frames had clamp on brake mounts.
+\\
+Or, as mentioned previously, Moots invented "bar ends," which were actually wooden meditation balls which acted as a precursor to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_handlebar#Triathlon_or_aero_bars|aero bars]] than [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_handlebar#Bar_ends|bar ends]].  In any case, they're cool and someone should make them again.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{brakes.jpg?300|Moots Mounts }}
+\\
+Moots Mounts
+[[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4614764358568428&set=p.4614764358568428&type=3|facebook]]
+{{barends.jpg?300|Moots bar extender thingies }}
+\\
+Moots meditation balls
+[[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10219641546541368&set=p.10219641546541368&type=3|facebook]]
+</div>
+==== Production Notes ====
+<WRAP #prod1 />
+[1]. 320 frames by 1985, 240 of them mountain bikes.  Roughly 50/year.  Perhaps less the first year.  See: [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Moots.html]]