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Lists of resources for mountain bike history.
Books
The Birth of Dirt (3rd ed.) by Frank J. Berto
The Fat-Tire Flyer by Charlie Kelly
Being Gary Fisher, by Gary Fisher
Stumpjumper, by Mark Reidy
The Dancing Chain by Frank J, Berto
Video
Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes
Catalogs
bulgier: 100's of catalogs plus many pics
retrobike: 100's plus mag articles
velobase: Components and bikes
restoration.bike: Catalogs and vintage restoration tips.
mtb-kataloge: 100+ mtb catalogs from the 80's & 90's
goatsurfer: mtb & mtb parts catalogs from the 80's & 90's
proteanpaper: Howie Cohen's catalog collection
velo-pages: Lots of older, obscure European catalogs
kurtkaminer: Raleigh & Schwinn catalogs plus vintage restoration resources.
birota: Archive.org snapshot of 100's of modern 1995-2010 catalogs.
Forums
mtbr: Vintage, Retro, Classic
the cabe: Vintage Mountain Bikes
ratrodbikes: Klunkers & Mountain Bikes
Bike Forums: Classic & Vintage
retrobike: Retro MTB Chat
facebook group: Vintage Mountain Bike Collectors Society
facebook group: The Vintage Mountain Bike
Links
Charlie Kelly's Website
Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
MOMBAT: Museum of Mountain Bike Art & Technology
BMXmuseum
The Ritchey Project: A Database of Ritchey Mountain Bikes and Historical Information
oldschoolracing: Detailed mt, bike collection, in German.
https://www.vintagemtbscandinavia.com/: Mt. bike collection by someone who knows web design.
The Pros Closet: High value mt bike collection.
http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/: Collection associated with MOMBAT.
https://generationmountainbike.com/: French collection with excellent summaries. See google translation.
Allanti archive: Who make's whose bikes, with links.
Shimano Index: A timeline of 100 Shimano components.
Shimano MTB Groupset Chart: A timeline of Shimano MTB components.
Sheldon Brown: the definitive guide to all things bicycle.
Mombat Timeline: Mombat's timeline of bikes & components.
https://web.archive.org/: There ain't no such thing as a dead link.
Vintage Trek: Dating components.
mountainbikeroots: Early mtb race results and pics.
bikeforums: Asian Serial Number Guide