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 ===== Schauff Overview ===== ===== Schauff Overview =====
  
-Schauff was the first to manufacter mountain bikes in Germany in 1981 (([[https://second.wiki/wiki/schauff_unternehmen|introduced the first mountain bike [in Germanycalled "Landcruiser" in Europe]])).  Starting with the Landcruiser, of which almost no information can be found (([[http://www.mtb-museum.de/bikes/ispo81.htm|1981 ad for Landcruiser)) and then quickly followed by the Alpin.+Schauff was the first to manufacturer mountain bikes in Germany in 1981 (([[https://second.wiki/wiki/schauff_unternehmen|introduced the first mountain bike in Germany called "Landcruiser" in Europe]])).  Starting with the Landcruiser, of which almost no information can be found (([[http://www.mtb-museum.de/bikes/ispo81.htm|1981]] ad for Landcruiser)) and then quickly followed by the Alpin.
  
 <blockquote> <blockquote>
 Johannes C. Schauff, a member of a noted bike industry family in Germany, died Sept. 23 at 83. The Schauff name was perhaps best known in the U.S. during the 1970s bike boom, when the company exported thousands of its 10-speed bikes to the U.S. Johannes Schauff also was heavily involved in the growth of BMX in Europe and brought BMX brands including Kuwahara and Race Inc. to Europe. Johannes C. Schauff, a member of a noted bike industry family in Germany, died Sept. 23 at 83. The Schauff name was perhaps best known in the U.S. during the 1970s bike boom, when the company exported thousands of its 10-speed bikes to the U.S. Johannes Schauff also was heavily involved in the growth of BMX in Europe and brought BMX brands including Kuwahara and Race Inc. to Europe.
-<cite>2016 obit: [[https://www.bicycleretailer.com/retail-news/2016/10/07/german-industry-veteran-hans-schauff-dies-83|bicycleretailer]]</cite>+<cite>2016 obit: [[https://www.bicycleretailer.com/retail-news/2016/10/07/german-industry-veteran-hans-schauff-dies-83|bicycleretailer]]</cite>
 </blockquote> </blockquote>
  
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 <div column 45%> <div column 45%>
-{{hans.jpg?300|Hans Schauff}}+{{hans.jpg?360|Hans Schauff}}
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 Hans Schauff Hans Schauff
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 </div> </div>
  
-<div column 50% #1981>+<div column 50% #s1981>
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 ===== 1981 Alpin ===== ===== 1981 Alpin =====
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 </div> </div>
  
-<div column 50% #1982>+<div column 50% #s1983>
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 ===== 1983 Alpin ===== ===== 1983 Alpin =====
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 {{1983.jpg?300|1983 Alpin}} {{1983.jpg?300|1983 Alpin}}
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-1983 Alpin +1983 Alpin[[http://www.mtb-museum.de/alpin83.htm|mtb-museum.de]]
-[[http://www.mtb-museum.de/alpin83.htm|mtb-museum.de]]+
  
 </div> </div>
 +<div column 50% #s1984>
 +----
 +===== 1984 Djungle =====
  
 +Schauff unchained.  Light & bell for jungle exploration.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1984.jpg?300|1984 Djungle}}
 +\\
 +1984 Djungle[[http://www.mtb-museum.de/bikes/djungle.htm|mtb-museum.de]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1985>
 +----
 +===== 1985 Mt. Blanc =====
 +
 +
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1985.jpg?300|1985 Mt. Blanc}}
 +\\
 +1985 Mt. Blanc[[http://www.mtb-museum.de/bikes/mt-blanc.htm|mtb-museum.de]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1986>
 +----
 +===== 1986 Djungle Damen =====
 +
 +"Jungle Lady."
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Djungle Lady}}
 +\\
 +1986 Djungle Damen[[http://www.mtb-museum.de/bikes/mt-blanc.htm|mtb-museum.de]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1988>
 +----
 +===== 1988 Himalaya =====
 +
 +Other 1988 models included the Kaschmir and the Rocky Mountain.  In 1991 these would morph into the Wild-Himalaya and the Wild-Rocky using elevated chain stays and ditching the chainstay u-brakes.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Himalaya}}
 +\\
 +1988 Himayala [[http://www.mtb-museum.de/bikes/88/bikes88.htm|mtb-museum.de]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1989>
 +----
 +===== 1989 Himalaya =====
 +
 +From 1989 -> 1992, Himalaya's copied GT's [[https://www.gtbicycles.com/triple-triangle|triple triangle]] design.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1989.jpg?300|1998 Himalaya}}
 +\\
 +1989 Himayala [[http://www.mtb-museum.de/bikes/older-bikes.htm|mtb-museum.de]]
 +
 +</div>
  
 ==== Production Notes ==== ==== Production Notes ====
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