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 By 1991 there were about ten manufacturers of fully suspended mountain bikes.  The following is just a sample of early design styles.
 The evolution of rear shocks continues today.  Early shocks came close, but lagged in durability, weight, cost, and especially performance.
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+=== 1985 Shuler Victor ===
+Rear only spring.  1.5" rear travel.  No dampening.  Springs customized for specific rider weight.  28 pounds.
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+Jerry Shuler would later make a similarly suspended //Rogg Mountain Bike// (1989), see [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Shuler.html|mombat]]. Jerry later founded //Boulder Bikes//, which are next on the list:
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+{{shuler.jpg?360|1985 Shuler Victor}}
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+Shuler Victor [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Shuler.html|mombat]]
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+=== 1988 Moulton AM-ATB ===
+Leading link front, rubber bumpers rear and foldable for transport.  Partially made by [[kuwahara:start|Kuwahara]].  Arguably the first "mass produced, full suspension mountain bike."
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+Shimano 600SIS (1986-87), which only has a 28T capacity.  20" wheels.  Only 361 AM-ATBs made between 1988 -> 1992.((See more at: [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1989_Moulton_ATB.html|mombat]].))
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+{{moulton.jpg?360|1988 Moulton AM-ATB}}
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+Moulton AM-ATB [[http://www.bicyclemuseum.com/?s=moulton|bicyclemuseum]]
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 === 1989 Boulder Gazelle ===
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 === 1990 Offroad Pro-Flex RF-1 ===
-The //"first commonly available full-suspension mountain bike"//(([[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/ProFlex-Girvin.html|mombat]] October 1990 Bicycling review)).  Elastometer single pivot rear with an Offroad Flex-Stem on the front, which counts as front suspension.  $1500, 28 pounds, 2 inches of rear travel.
+The //"first commonly available full-suspension mountain bike"//(([[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/ProFlex-Girvin.html|mombat]] October 1990 Bicycling review, which ignores the Moulton - which was not widely distributed.)).  Elastometer single pivot rear with an Offroad Flex-Stem on the front, which counts as front suspension.  $1500, 28 pounds, 2 inches of rear travel.
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 Four pivots.  Front air-oil damping, elastometer rears.
-Despite its name, the RS-1 did not use Rockshox RS-1's((However, the 1990 prototype RS-1 did use the RS-1 front shocks.  See: [[https://mbaction.com/throwback-thursday-mountain-bike-suspension-from-30-years-ago/|mbaction]]))
+Despite its name, the RS-1 did not use Rockshox RS-1's((However, the 1990 prototype RS-1 did use the RS-1 front shocks.  See: [[https://mbaction.com/throwback-thursday-mountain-bike-suspension-from-30-years-ago/|mbaction]]))  Note the very early use of disc brakes, using [[https://www.hopetech.com/history/the-nineties/|Hope]] disc brakes ((Hope discs have a spiral pattern of holes, while Pro-Stops, used on later RS-1's, used a slot pattern of rotor cooling.)) and their matching hubs.
 Mert Lawwill's((The inventor of the [[lawwill:start|Lawwill]] Pro-Cruiser)) father's personal bike.
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 Cannondale Fulcrum DH [[https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/news/five-vintage-full-suspension-bikes|theproscloset]]
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+=== 1940 Randonneur ===
+Suspension pre-history and of mountain biking in general.  Very early full suspension French randonneur.
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+Steel frame with lugs and brass fillets.  Super Rapid 3-speed rear derailleur and shifters.  Wooden rims.  Front and rear spring shocks with rear pivots at both the bottom bracket and dropouts..
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+{{1940.jpg?300|1940 Randonneur }}
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+Randonneur
+[[https://steel-vintage.com/products/original-prototype-randonneur-silver|steel-vintage]]
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