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   * Tire pumps mounted inside the seat post   * Tire pumps mounted inside the seat post
   * Thumb shifter mounts for drop bars   * Thumb shifter mounts for drop bars
-  * Design of the Specialized line of off-road tires, including the Ground COntr +  * Design of the Specialized line of off-road tires, including the Ground Control tire (named by Jacquie Phelan, wife of Charlie Cunningham)
-ol tire (named by Jacquie Phelan, wife of Charlie Cunningham)+
  
  
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   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilderness_Trail_Bikes|WTB wikipedia]]   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilderness_Trail_Bikes|WTB wikipedia]]
   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_brake#Roller_cam_brakes|RollerCam wikipedia]]   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_brake#Roller_cam_brakes|RollerCam wikipedia]]
 +  * [[https://www.steelfightsback.com/steve-potts/|steelfightsback]]
  
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 WTB Founders, photo by Mike Farias, 1995 WTB catalog WTB Founders, photo by Mike Farias, 1995 WTB catalog
 [[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/Manufacturer+Archive/WTB/Catalogues/|retrobike]] [[https://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/Manufacturer+Archive/WTB/Catalogues/|retrobike]]
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 +{{names.jpg?200|WTB Founders on a seat tube}}
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 +WTB founders on Swift #21 ((The Swift's WTB decals were likely enthusiastically added later.))
 +[[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/wtb-swift.768653/|mtbr]]
  
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- +<div column 25% #s1982>
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 ===== 1982 Roller Cams ===== ===== 1982 Roller Cams =====
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-{{roller1.jpg?200|1983 Cunningham Roller Cams }}+{{roller1.jpg?250|1983 Cunningham Roller Cams }}
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 Cunningham roller-cams from a 1983 Cunningham Indian Cunningham roller-cams from a 1983 Cunningham Indian
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 {{roller2.jpg?200|1984 SunTour Roller Cams }} {{roller2.jpg?200|1984 SunTour Roller Cams }}
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-SunTour XC-Power roller-cams.  "Cunningham Design".  From a 1984 Swift.+SunTour XC-Power roller-cams.  "Cunningham Design".  From a 1984 Steve Potts.
 [[ https://www.flickr.com/photos/46195580@N03/4590925554/|flickr]] [[ https://www.flickr.com/photos/46195580@N03/4590925554/|flickr]]
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-{{roller3.jpg?200|1987 Roller Cams }}+{{roller3.jpg?240|1987 Roller Cams }}
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 WTB Speedmaster roller cams from a 1987 Steve Potts WTB Speedmaster roller cams from a 1987 Steve Potts
 [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-mBn0B5vc/|instagram]] [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-mBn0B5vc/|instagram]]
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-<div column 50% #s1984>+<div column 50% #s1986>
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-===== 1984 Swift =====+===== 1986 Swift =====
 Swifts were a Potts & Slate production to produce a lower cost MTB employing only a limited number of WTB components.  They weren't branded with Potts badges and some have WTB decals, perhaps later placed there by enthusiastic owners.  Does this belong in a WTB timeline?  Well, as they were only made for a year or two, and there's no room in the Potts timeline... Swifts were a Potts & Slate production to produce a lower cost MTB employing only a limited number of WTB components.  They weren't branded with Potts badges and some have WTB decals, perhaps later placed there by enthusiastic owners.  Does this belong in a WTB timeline?  Well, as they were only made for a year or two, and there's no room in the Potts timeline...
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-SunTour XC rear (1984-5), ARX front (1981-83), TIG welded with a fillet brazed headtube, (early 4-bolt Potts) stem and fork and SunTour? roller-cams (licensed from Cunningham/WTB).  SunTour parts were used instead of available WTBs to keep costs down.  Pressed in bearings with a possible Phil Wood spindle. The Swift was an attempt to make a low cost Potts but //"because they were perfectionsists, the Swift ended up being just as much as a Potts."//  Only 42 Swifts were made((Charlie Kelly states that 42 Swift frames were made in [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/wtb-swift.768653/|mtbr]].))+SunTour XC rear (1984-5), ARX front (1981-83), TIG welded with a fillet brazed head tube, (early 4-bolt Potts) stem and fork and SunTour? roller-cams (licensed from Cunningham/WTB).  SunTour parts were used instead of available WTBs to keep costs down.  Pressed in bearings with a possible Phil Wood spindle. The Swift was an attempt to make a low cost Potts but //"because they were perfectionists, the Swift ended up being just as much as a Potts."//  Only 42 Swifts were made((Charlie Kelly states that 42 Swift frames were made in [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/wtb-swift.768653/|mtbr]].)) 
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 +The parts say 1984-5, but the documentation says Swifts were made from 1986 -> 1987.  Perhaps old parts were used to lower costs?
  
  
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-{{1984.jpg?300|1984 Swift }}+{{1984.jpg?300|1986 Swift }}
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-1984 Swift+1986 Swift
 [[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/927406034014215/permalink/4331822800239171/|facebook]] [[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/927406034014215/permalink/4331822800239171/|facebook]]
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 ===== 1991 Potts Cross Country Racer ===== ===== 1991 Potts Cross Country Racer =====
-This Steve Potts is loaded with WTB goodies: WTB Speedmaster brakes, Ground Control tires, WTB Tital saddle rails, WTB classic hubs, WTB DKG bars, WTB Chris King headset.  Plus a Potts type II fork & Potts stem (using Ritchey steel.)+This Steve Potts is loaded with WTB goodies: WTB Speedmaster brakes, Ground Control tires, WTB Titan saddle rails, WTB classic hubs, WTB DKG bars, WTB Chris King headset.  Plus a Potts type II fork & Potts stem (using Ritchey steel.)
  
  
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