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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 1981 [[special: | + | The first mountain bike specific tire was the 1982 [[special: |
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- | 1981 Specialized Stumpjumper 26 x 2.125" | + | 1982 Specialized Stumpjumper 26 x 2.125" |
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- | The first directional tire with optimized knobs is the 1989((The Megabite was used by the Ritchey racing team in 1989 but didn't make it into the Ritchey catalog until 1991.)) Ritchey Megabite. | + | 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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- | But wait, Bianchi offered 700c bikes in 1990-> | + | But wait, Bianchi offered 700c mt. bikes in 1990-> |
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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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+ | 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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+ | Hakkapeliitta studded tires. | ||
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