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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% #s1987>
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-<div column 50% #s1985>+===== 1987 Explorer ===== 
 + 
 +Suntour XC Sport 7000 (1987-88), Tange MTB tubing, MF branding everywhere. 
 +Suntour roller cam rear brakes,  
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +</div> 
 + 
 +<div column 45%> 
 +{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Explorer }} 
 +\\ 
 +1987 Explorer 
 +[[https://www.facebook.com/groups/233887150624113/search/?q=1987|facebook]] 
 + 
 +</div> 
 + 
 +<div column 50% #s1988> 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== 1988 Roadrunner ===== 
 + 
 +Suntour Alpha-3040 (1988+), u-brake rear, pulley quill stem, MF branded tubing & 
 + brakes, lugged frame. 
 + 
 + 
 +</div> 
 + 
 +<div column 45%> 
 +{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Roadrunner }} 
 +\\ 
 +1988 Roadrunner 
 +[[https://www.facebook.com/groups/233887150624113/permalink/1390591608286989/|facebook]] 
 + 
 +</div> 
 + 
 +<div column 50% #s1989> 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== 1989 Pathfinder ===== 
 +Shimano Exage (Country/Mountain?) (1989), with Muddy Fox branded shoulder strap/bag & disc wheel covers. 
 +</div> 
 +<div column 45%> 
 +{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Pathfinder }} 
 +\\ 
 +1989 Pathfinder 
 +[[https://mountainbikemuseum.nl/en/mountainbikes/muddy-fox-pathfinder-437|mountainbikemuseum.nl]] 
 + 
 +</div> 
 + 
 +<div column 50% #s1990> 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== 1990 Adventurer ===== 
 +SunTour XCM (1989-90) 
 +</div> 
 +<div column 45%> 
 +{{1990.jpg?300|1990 Adventurer }} 
 +\\ 
 +1990 Adventurer 
 +[[https://mountainbikemuseum.nl/en/mountainbikes/muddy-fox-adventurer-516|mountainbikemuseum.nl]] 
 + 
 +</div> 
 + 
 +<div column 50% #s1991> 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== 1991 Alu Pro ===== 
 +Shimano Deore (1989-90) 
 +</div> 
 +<div column 45%> 
 +{{1991.jpg?300|1991 Alu Pro }}  
 +\\ 
 +1991 Alu Pro 
 +[[https://mountainbikemuseum.nl/en/mountainbikes/muddy-fox-alu-pro-370| mountainbikemuseum.nl]] 
 + 
 +</div> 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +<div column 50% #sad>
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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]]  ((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 bike is actually made by [[cc:start|Charlie Cunningham]] with its logos covered.))+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.))
 \\ \\
 [[https://www.facebook.com/drew.lawson.775|Drew's Facebook]] [[https://www.facebook.com/drew.lawson.775|Drew's Facebook]]
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