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S&G Cycles ((S&G comes from the name "Security & General Finance", see: [[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/who-knows-what-about-muddyfox.18576/page-4|retrobike]])) was founded by Drew Lawson and Ari Hadjipetrou "during a card game in an ex-pat bar in Saudi Arabia." | S&G Cycles ((S&G comes from the name "Security & General Finance", see: [[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/who-knows-what-about-muddyfox.18576/page-4|retrobike]])) was founded by Drew Lawson and Ari Hadjipetrou "during a card game in an ex-pat bar in Saudi Arabia." |
((Short review in [[https://www.bikebiz.com/founders-of-muddy-fox-reunited-by-mtb-history-film/|bikebiz]] of the documentary: [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5947702/|Mountain Biking: The Untold British Story]])) | ((Short review in [[https://www.bikebiz.com/founders-of-muddy-fox-reunited-by-mtb-history-film/|bikebiz]] of the documentary: [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5947702/|Mountain Biking: The Untold British Story]])) |
S&G Cycles imported Araya's MuddyFox mountain bike into the UK from 1983 until around 1991, replacing the S&G/Muddy Fox/Araya branding with the simpler "Muddy Fox" in 1985. The Muddy Fox Bicycles brand continues today ([[https://www.muddyfox.com/|Muddy Fox]]), with new owners but they're no longer made by Araya nor in Japan. | S&G Cycles imported [[araya:start|Araya]]'s MuddyFox mountain bike into the UK from 1983 until around 1991, replacing the S&G/Muddy Fox/Araya branding with the simpler "Muddy Fox" in 1985. The Muddy Fox Bicycles brand continues today ([[https://www.muddyfox.com/|Muddy Fox]]), with new owners but they're no longer made by Araya nor in Japan. |
((muddyfox.com states that: //"Muddyfox can lay claim to the first Mountain bike brand in Europe."// [[cleland:start|Cleland]] & [[schauff:start|Schauff]] both started in 1981. [[centurion:start|Centurion]] of Germany started in 1982.)) | ((muddyfox.com states that: //"Muddyfox can lay claim to the first Mountain bike brand in Europe."// [[cleland:start|Cleland]] & [[schauff:start|Schauff]] both started in 1981. [[centurion:start|Centurion]] of Germany started in 1982.)) |
Arraya continue to make their own line of MuddyFoxes along with many other bicycles, presumably in Japan ((See Araya's web page: [[http://araya-rinkai.jp]].)) | Arraya continue to make their own line of MuddyFoxes along with many other bicycles, presumably in Japan ((See Araya's web page: [[http://araya-rinkai.jp]].)) |
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<div column 50% #s1985> | ===== 1987 Explorer ===== |
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| Suntour XC Sport 7000 (1987-88), Tange MTB tubing, MF branding everywhere. |
| Suntour roller cam rear brakes, |
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| {{1987.jpg?300|1987 Explorer }} |
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| 1987 Explorer |
| [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/233887150624113/search/?q=1987|facebook]] |
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| ===== 1988 Roadrunner ===== |
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| Suntour Alpha-3040 (1988+), u-brake rear, pulley quill stem, MF branded tubing & |
| brakes, lugged frame. |
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| {{1988.jpg?300|1988 Roadrunner }} |
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| 1988 Roadrunner |
| [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/233887150624113/permalink/1390591608286989/|facebook]] |
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| ===== 1989 Pathfinder ===== |
| Shimano Exage (Country/Mountain?) (1989), with Muddy Fox branded shoulder strap/bag & disc wheel covers. |
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| {{1989.jpg?300|1989 Pathfinder }} |
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| 1989 Pathfinder |
| [[https://mountainbikemuseum.nl/en/mountainbikes/muddy-fox-pathfinder-437|mountainbikemuseum.nl]] |
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| ===== 1990 Adventurer ===== |
| SunTour XCM (1989-90) |
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| {{1990.jpg?300|1990 Adventurer }} |
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| 1990 Adventurer |
| [[https://mountainbikemuseum.nl/en/mountainbikes/muddy-fox-adventurer-516|mountainbikemuseum.nl]] |
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| ===== 1991 Alu Pro ===== |
| Shimano Deore (1989-90) |
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| {{1991.jpg?300|1991 Alu Pro }} |
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| 1991 Alu Pro |
| [[https://mountainbikemuseum.nl/en/mountainbikes/muddy-fox-alu-pro-370| mountainbikemuseum.nl]] |
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Jacquie Phelan, three time NORBA champion. | Jacquie Phelan, three time NORBA champion. |
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See: [[https://mmbhof.org/jacquie-phelan/|mmbhof]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquie_Phelan|wikipedia]] and her account of the pic: [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/wombatbiker/1437514484|Jacquie's flickr]] | See: [[https://mmbhof.org/jacquie-phelan/|mmbhof]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquie_Phelan|wikipedia]] and her account of the pic: [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/wombatbiker/1437514484|Jacquie's flickr]] ((Also see the video: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS3Lehv0inw|First Wednesday: Unmitigated Gal with Jacquie Phelan and Friends]], where Jacqui describes how the shot was made.)) |
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[[https://www.facebook.com/drew.lawson.775|Drew's Facebook]] | [[https://www.facebook.com/drew.lawson.775|Drew's Facebook]] |