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 ===== Pre-History =====
-Long before the [[people:repack:start|Repack DH Race]] there were many pre-MTB bikes that would visually fit right into the timeline.   Most of these capable off-roaders didn't evolve into the go-anywhere (especially downhill) focus of the Marin mountain bikes.  The final Marin efforts to re-invent the bike worked because they had:
+Long before the [[people:repack|Repack DH Race]] there were many pre-MTB bikes that would visually fit right into the timeline.   Most of these capable off-roaders didn't evolve into the go-anywhere (especially downhill) focus of the Marin mountain bikes.  The final Marin efforts to re-invent the bike worked because they had:
   * A decade of people Klunking on single speed cruisers through the Mt. Tam woods.
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 Other bicycles came close to critical mass of MTB genesis and deserve to be mentioned.
+{{huret.jpg?160|Huret Duopar}}
+{{texas.jpg?200|Otis Guy's clunker}}
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+Secret ingredients for a decent off-roader: derailleur, knobby tires & cantilever brakes.
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+Huret Duopar Titanium rear derailleur: [[https://en.der-ritzler.de/products/huret-duopar-titanium-schaltwerk|der-ritzler]]
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+Tires & brakes:
+Otis Guy's Repack racer:  Uniroyal Nobby tires, fork truss, Schwinn cantilevers
+with motorcycle cables. [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/coolest-interbike-bike-otis-guy%E2%80%99s-vintage-r
+epack-racer.1171306/|mtbr]]
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   * [[http://cbklunkers.com/page.cfm?pageid=12|cblunkers]]
   * [[https://localfreshies.com/oldest-mountain-biking-event-in-the-world-pearl-pass-tour/|localfreshies]]
+  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20040530234428/http://www.mtnbikehalloffame.com/history.cfm?page=4|mtnbikehalloffame archive]]
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 ===== Miscellaneous =====
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+=== John Finley Scott ===
 John Finley Scott, a Professor of Sociology at UC Davis, owner of the Cupertino Bike Shop, first investor in Kelly/Fisher MountainBikes and also to Tom Ritchey, coiner of the term "Bullmoose Handlebars" and early designer of off road bicycles was hugely influential in guiding mountain biking's story.
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+{{tank.jpg?400|Tankagnolo}}
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+Tankagnolo, 1975
+[[http://mtbprehistory.blogspot.com/2007/09/mountain-bike-prehistory-tankagnolo.html|mtbprehistory]]
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+==== Tankagnolo ====
+Bob Crispin built up a few geared cruisers with disc brakes in Spokane Washington for trail riding, starting in 1974.  See Bob's blog at: [[http://mtbprehistory.blogspot.com/2007/09/mountain-bike-prehistory-tankagnolo.html|mtbprehistory]] and also: [[https://mmbhof.org/portfolio/1974-first-mountain-bike-with-a-disc-brake-tankagnlolo-and-first-mountain-bike-in-the-pacific-northwest/|mmbhof]]
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+Tankagnlolo, by Bob Cripsin, 1975.
+'s Schwinn Varsity donor frame, Shimano disc brakes, Shimano Crane derailleurs, cruiser balloon tire wheels.
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+{{1976.jpg?400|1976 Andy Gilmour}}
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+Andy Gilmour, 1976
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+Extensively rebuilt.
+[[https://www.facebook.com/groups/927406034014215/permalink/5790405547714215|facebook]]
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+==== Gilmour Cycles ====
+Andy Gilmour has hand built over 5,000 racing bicycle frames and complete bikes since 1974 out of his shop in Tuscon, Arizona.  He built a very few ATBs starting in 1975/6, which he called "cycle trucks."  The example here has been rebuilt with "newer" components and removed a brazed on rack - but retains its bi-plane fork, 73/73 geometry, BMX style braking, handlebars and horizontal, rear drop-outs.  ((This exact bike was listed on [[https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/d/gilmer-gilmour-atb/7761838418.html|Craigslist]] in Austin, TX for $2,500 on June 30, 2024.))
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+See:
+  * [[https://www.pinkbike.com/u/bikejerks/blog/mountain-biking-history-the-first-purpose-built-mtb-1976-andy-gilmour-cycle-truck.html|pinkbike]]
+  * [[https://bikejerks.com/blogs/news/the-first-purpose-built-mtb-1976-andy-gilmours|bikejerks]]
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