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- | Uniroyal Nobby tires, on a 1977 Breezer [[breezer: | + | Uniroyal Nobby tires, on the 1977 Breezer [[breezer: |
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+ | The first mountain bike specific tire was the 1982 [[special: | ||
- | {{klunker.jpg?360|Otis Guy's Repack Racer}} | + | {{stump.jpg?300|1982 Stumpjumper}} |
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- | Otis Guy's Repack Racer [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/coolest-interbike-bike-otis-guy%E2%80%99s-vintage-repack-racer.1171306/|mtbr]] | + | 1982 Specialized Stumpjumper 26 x 2.125" |
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- | Ritchey tread patterns | + | The Ritchey |
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+ | {{klunker.jpg? | ||
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+ | Otis Guy's Repack Racer [[https:// | ||
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- | The Ritchey Family of tread patterns from 1983 (Quad) -> 1987 (Megabite - 1st directional bike tire) -> 1991 (Megabite)((Ritchey tire info from the Ritchey [[https:// | ||
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+ | The first folding mountain bike tire with a Kevlar bead is the 1988 Ritchey Force Racing K, 540g, 26x1.9" | ||
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+ | 1988 Ritchey Force Racing K, 26 x 1.9" | ||
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+ | <div column 45% #more> | ||
+ | The first directional tire with optimized knobs is the 1988((The Megabite was used by the Ritchey racing team in 1989 but didn't make it into the Ritchey catalog until 1991. It was created in [[https:// | ||
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+ | 1991 Ritchey Megatbite, 690g, 27 x 2.1" | ||
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+ | <div column 50% #tread> | ||
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+ | ===== The 29er Revolution ===== | ||
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+ | Today, 29ers are seen as the latest mountain bike // | ||
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+ | Custom mountain bike builders have been producing 700c and 650b mountain bikes since the very start. | ||
+ | but Nokian tire production was sporadic and manufacturers were too overwhelmed to stop bike production and retool the geometries which an extra 3" in tire diameter would demand. | ||
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+ | Two letters from Charlie Kelly and Gary Fisher, circa 1981, asking for more Hakkapeliitta | ||
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+ | In 1988 [[gordon: | ||
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+ | It's believed that the //first modern 29er mountain bike tire// was the 1999 Wilderness Trail Bikes [[https:// | ||
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+ | 1999 WTB Ti 29" prototype for Interbike | ||
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+ | But wait, Bianchi offered 700c mt. bikes in 1990-> | ||
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+ | Despite WTB and Bruce Gordon selling many tires (to who?) it wasn't until 2001 that mass production of a 29er bike arrived with the Gary Fisher 29er. Once again, Gary Fisher was the man with the vision of how to bring change to the world. | ||
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+ | {{29er.jpg? | ||
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+ | 2002 Gary Fisher 29er | ||
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+ | First produced in 2001. | ||
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+ | {{rocknroad.png? | ||
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+ | Bruce Gordon Rock 'n Road, 700c x 48mm (aka 29 x 1.9") | ||
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+ | First offered in 1988. | ||
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+ | <div column 50% #tire1> | ||
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+ | ===== Honor Roll ===== | ||
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+ | Special mention to favorite mountain bike tires over the first couple of decades. | ||
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+ | === 1991 Panaracer Smoke & Dart === | ||
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+ | The Panaracer Smoke debuted in 1991 followed by the "Smoke Dart" in 1992. | ||
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+ | The original front and rear classics. Put the Smoke on your rear wheel and feel the 3D knobs dig in going up or down for legendary grip. Put the Dart up front and experience great steering at top speeds. The gold standard of MTB tire design. | ||
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+ | Panaracer ad copy, [[https:// | ||
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+ | Today, the original tread pattern is available as " | ||
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+ | {{smoke.jpg? | ||
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+ | Smoke & Dart Classic [[https:// | ||
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+ | === 1986 Specialized Ground Control === | ||
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+ | WTB designed Specialized' | ||
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+ | {{control.jpg? | ||
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+ | Specialized Ground Control, 26 x 1.95" | ||
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+ | === 1980 Hakkapeliitta === | ||
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+ | Nokian Hakkapeliitta tires were the only early supplier of wide 650b & 700c tires good enough for mountain bikes. | ||
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+ | {{hakka.jpg? | ||
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+ | Hakkapeliitta studded tires. | ||
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+ | <div column 90% #future> | ||
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+ | ===== Future Topics ===== | ||
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+ | Future Tire topics: | ||
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+ | * Tire Compounds & construction | ||
+ | * Tubeless Tires | ||
+ | * TBD | ||
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+ | {{scorpion.jpg? | ||
+ | </ | ||
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