mtb-timeline

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Brand	1970s				1980s
Brand	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Craig Mitchell	Craig Mitchell	–	?
Craig Mitchell	1	0	?
Breezer		JBX1	Series I		Series II		Series III
Breezer		1	9		25		24
Ritchey			650b	MountainBike	MountainBike		Everest	Competition	Commando	Team Comp
Ritchey			<5	40	150	400	450	450	450	450
Lawwill-Knight			Pro Cruiser
Lawwill-Knight			10	75	200	200	115
Schwinn			Klunker 5	Spitfire 5		King Sting 5	Sidewinder	Sierra	High Sierra	Cimarron
Schwinn			<30?	<50?		<50?	?	?	?	?
Charlie Cunningham			CCPROTO			Cunningham Indian		Cunningham Indian
Charlie Cunningham			1			12	12	12	12	12
Jeffrey Richman				1979	?
Jeffrey Richman				1	?
Cook Bros				1979	Alpine				Bonzo Fury
Victor Vincente of America				Topanga!			VVA-26
Victor Vincente of America				6	10	10	?
Lighthouse Cycles				Chaparral		Chaparral
Lighthouse Cycles				1	?
Cleland				Range Rider			Aventura
1980	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Koski					Trailmaster
Koski					20	20	20
Champion					Champion
S&S					Bigfoot 26
Chris King					Cielo
Bruiser					Bruiser
Bontrager					Bontrager		Bontrager		Bontrager
1981	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Mountain Goat						1981	Mountain Goat	Deluxe	Whiskeytown Racer	Deluxe
Mountain Goat						10?	40	40	40	40
Moots						Mountaineer		Mountaineer		Mountaineer
Moots						30	50	50	50	50
Mantis						Sherpa		XCR
Ibis						1982		1983		1985
Ibis						5	20	30	30	40
Schauff						Alpin		Alpin
Murray						Baja		Baja 9000		Baja 3000
Steve Potts						1982			1984
Steve Potts						10	20	30	30	25
Sweetheart Cycle						Motocruiser	Motocruiser	Motocruiser
Jamis						(Boss) Explorer		Lightfoot		Dakota
KHS						Sundancer	Sierra Sport	Expedition	Montaña	Montaña Pro
Specialized						Stumpjumper	Stumpjumper	Stumpjumper	Stumpjumer Sport	Team Stumpjumper
Specialized						200	1000	5000	>20000	>80000
1982	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Salsa							1982	1983		1985
Salsa							10	20	20	130
Univega							Alpina Uno	Alpina Ultima
Univega							3000	20000	>40,000	>100,000
Raleigh							Trail Rider	Grand Mesa	Elkhorn	Crested Butte
Diamond Back							Ridge Runner	Mean Streak	Trail Streak	Apex
Centurion							Country	Theo Intra	Explorer	Rocky II
Fat Chance							Fat Chance	Fat Chance	Fat Chance	Fat Chance
Fat Chance							15	200	300	450
Rocky Mountain							Sherpa	Super Scooter	Fat City Flyer	Blizzard
Maruishi							Maruishi 26	Mountace	Mountace MT15	Mountace MT18
Speed & Research							Outback Overlander		Outback Bushranger
Ross							Diamond Cruiser	Redcay Mountain	Mt. Hood	Mt. Washington
Ross							10,000	30,000	>80,000	>200,000
Norco							Caribou	Bushwacker	Sasquatch	Bigfoot
Nishiki							Caribou	Bushwacker	Kodiak	Barbarian
Cycle Pro							Custom 5	Ram	Skyline	Oswego
Laguna							Super Cruiser 26	Mounaineer		Mountaineer
Peugeot							Pipeline 5		Orient Express	Canyon Express
1983	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Bianchi								Grizzly	Grizzly	Grizzly
Trek								850	830	870
MCR								Descender		Descender
MCR								1	10?	30
Morrison								Sidewinder	Sidewinder	Sidewinder
Kuwahara								Apollo	Aries	Siera Grande
Fisher								Montare	Mt. Tam	Everest
Healing								MTB	Mountain Cat 18
S&G Cycles								Muddy Fox	Muddy Fox	Muddy Fox Courier
S&G Cycles								~200	~400	>30,000
Puch Bicycles								Mountain jet	160	160
Fuji Bicycles								Mount Fuji Ltd	Sundance	Fuji Blvd Xc
Lotus Bicycles								Pegasus	Pegasus	Pegasus
Ridgeback								Ridgeback	Ridgeback XT	Ridgeback 531
Sekai								Mountaineer	Sasquatch	Bigfoot
Miyata								Ridge Runner	Ridge Runner	Terra Runner OR
Corsaro								Sherpa		Mountaineer
1984	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Huffy									Bull Cruiser	Scout
Bridgestone									MB-3	MB-1
Cannondale									SM-500	SM600
Total Production	1	10	60	200	400	2000	5000 ¹⁾	50,000	200,000	550,000²⁾
Brand	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Brand	1970s				1980s

¹⁾

Early production numbers from: The Birth of Dirt (3rd ed.) by Frank J. Berto

²⁾

Late production numbers from booksc.org “From Marin County's Seventies Clunker to the Durango World Championship 1990: A History of Mountain Biking in the USA”, by Savre, Frédéric, Saint-Martin, Jean, Terret, Thierry, August 2010