Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- ridgeback:start [2021/09/07 13:16] – gchandler
+++ ridgeback:start [2022/05/20 14:31] (current) – mtbtimeline
@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 \\
-Ridgeback was the first mass produced mountain bike sold in the UK, predating the [[sng:start#s1983|S&G Muddy Fox]].  Their claim that they are //Europe's// first mass produced mountain bike may only be correct in that earlier European mountain bikes didn't sell as well: [[schauff:start|Schauff]], [[bianchi:start|Bianchi]], [[centurion:start|Centurion]] or [[puch:start|Puch]].   [[raleigh:start|Raleigh]] produced mountain bikes starting in 1982, but sold them only in the US ((US Raleighs in 1982+ were made by [[huffy:start|Huffy]])).
+Ridgeback was the first mass produced mountain bike sold in the UK, predating the [[sng:start#s1983|S&G Muddy Fox]].  Their claim that they are //Europe's// first mass produced mountain bike may only be correct in that earlier European mountain bikes didn't sell as well: [[schauff:start|Schauff]], [[centurion:start|Centurion]], [[bianchi:start|Bianchi]] or [[puch:start|Puch]].   [[raleigh:start|Raleigh]] produced mountain bikes starting in 1982, but sold them only in the US ((US Raleighs in 1982+ were made by [[huffy:start|Huffy]])).
 \\
@@ Line 76: / Line 76: @@
 </div>
-<div column 50% #production>
+<div column 50% #s1986>
 ----
-==== Production Notes ====
-<WRAP #prod1 />
+===== 1986 Ridgeback S =====
-[1]. ?
+Budget, half-price version of standard Ridgeback.
 \\
+[[https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/dnp_derailleurs.html|DNP]] Climber derailleur.  Impossible to date.
 </div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Ridgeback S}}
+\\
+Ridgeback S
+[[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1986-ridgeback-s.421933/|retrobike]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1987>
+----
+===== 1987 Ridgeback 531 =====
+Freewheel Catalog shot.  £389.50 in 1987 == £940 in 2022, or $1174 in today dollars.  Not cheap.  However, they saved money by using out of date parts.  Full Shimano Deore 700, which was **three** years out of production by this point
+and already superseded by two groupset iterations.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Ridgeback 531}}
+\\
+Ridgeback 531
+[[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1986-ridgeback-s.421933/|retrobike]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1989>
+----
+===== 1989 Ridgeback 601 SIS =====
+Low end Shimano Exage Country derailleurs.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Ridgeback 601 SIS}}
+\\
+Ridgeback 601 SIS
+[[https://deadrats.co.uk/2019/11/13/1989-ridgeback-601-sis/|deadrats]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1990>
+----
+===== 1990 Ridgeback 703DX =====
+Catalog shot.
+Full Shimano Deore DX groupset.  Tange Prestige tubing.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1990.jpg?300|1990 Ridgeback 703DX}}
+\\
+Ridgeback 703DX
+[[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/ridgeback-1990-catalogue.203313/|retrobike]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1991>
+----
+===== 1991 Ridgeback 700LX =====
+Exage 400LX and 300LX front and rear derailleurs.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1991.jpg?300|1991 Ridgeback 700LX}}
+\\
+Ridgeback 700LX
+[[https://www.shpock.com/en-gb/i/XrKaTUHSg0iiNjjx/retro-1991-ridgeback-700-mtb|shpok]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1992>
+----
+===== 1992 Ridgeback 707RS =====
+Catalog shot.
+Al frame, full XTR, unknown PowerFork RS3 shocks ((No internet evidence of an RS3 fork existing.  Perhaps relabeled for Ridgeback?))
+.5 pounds.
+£1595 ($3700 in 2022 dollars)
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1992.jpg?300|1992 Ridgeback 707RS}}
+\\
+Ridgeback 707RS
+[[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1992-ridgeback-catalogue.221780/|retrobike]]
+</div>