resources
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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
From Repack to Rwanda The Origins, Evolution, and Global Reach of the Mountain Bike published by the SFO Museum
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 Information1)
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
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The Ritchey Project web site has many dead links. An older archive of it has much of the missing information: oldmountainbikes
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