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Kuwahara MTBs in Switzerland Hello everyone, Mondia sold a lot of co-branded Kuwahara MTBs here in Switzerland during the 1980s and early 1990s. Here are a Kuwahara Mondia Cascade Cross and Kuwahara Mondia Cascade Road for your viewing pleasure. While I have seen one or two with crackle paint...

Hello everyone, Here is my wife's classic MTB, from the Gerber bike shop here in Switzerland. Gerber didn't build their own frames, but bought frames from Italy and Asia and assembled them to order. As usual, I am missing "before" photos documenting the condition in which the bicycle came to...

Re: Hello everyone, Like an idiot, when I submitted my Cyclone (20", red, U-brake) for warranty (crack more than paint deep across one of the fillet-brazed joints) back in 1993, I didn't ask for it to be repaired and repainted in Longmont, and accepted credit towards a new frame (RTS-1...

thekidmalone's 1991 Authier (by Ferraroli) Taxi Hello everyone, As the end of this album is almost here, and we're not yet to 15 tracks, let me add my Swiss-branded, Japanese-made, New York-styled, early 1990s ski meets MTB mashup to the mix. thekidmalone's 1991 Authier (by Ferraroli) Taxi...

Sold, thanks stringfellow1946. Enjoy!

Re: Thanks for the compliments, everyone. If you look closely at this period Authier advertisement, the phone number has an 802 area code: Vermont, my home state! Shogun700, I suspect that the Authier MTB which you saw there originally belonged to an employee of the Authier USA offices. Many...

Hello everyone, I have two sets of lever hoods for Dura-Ace ST-7400 STI brake/shift levers to offer, in NOS/NIP condition. 1 set for first generation levers, without tabs at the bottom of the hoods. 1 set for second generation levers, with tabs at the bottom of the hoods. Asking US$ 50...

Hello everyone, I have three Dura-Ace BB-7700 bottom brackets to offer, all in NOS/NIB condition, including the pictured plastic tool. 2 pieces 70x109.5, Italian threaded 1 piece 68x109.5, English threaded Asking US$ 60 each, plus postage from Switzerland. Economy, no signature or tracking...

Hello everyone, I have three Dura-Ace HB-7700 front hubs to offer, all in NOS/NIB condition, including matching QR skewers. 2 pieces with 36 hole drilling 1 piece with 28 hole drilling, slotted for aero spokes Asking US$ 50 each, plus postage from Switzerland. Economy, no signature or...

Hello everyone, In the late 1980s and early 1990s, several ski brands jumped on the MTB boom bandwagon, seeking to balance their highly seasonal business with some summer cash flow. If there was a snowboard brand which did likewise, I can't remember it, but I would be pleased to learn otherwise...

Hello everyone, It's not often that a brand's entry-level product ends up being the iconic item within their product line. When high-end ski brand Authier introduced mountain bikes in the early 1990s to create a counter-seasonal balance to their core wintersports business, that's exactly what...

Re: Congratulations to all for sharing your worthy bikes with us. In anticipation of losing to gridno27's Carrera, I decided to take my Ferraroli out for a sunny Sunday ride to drown my sorrows in farm-made ice cream, flavored with 4% farm-made WHISKEY. As you can see by the dirt on my tires...

Congratulations to everyone, especially wtb_rider for a well-deserved win. Thanks to the five others who voted for one of the least labor intensive of my Ferrarolis. I look forward to your reactions when I post up some of them which I have spent considerably more time on! Cheers, The Kid

Re: I am loving the dare-to-be-different details on this one. Mark Nobilette seems to have a penchant for unusual seat stay clamp arrangements, and fits the brazed in Colorado hint, so that's my guess. I sincerely hope to eventually own a bike built by Mark, whether this is one of his or not.

Re: Try searching online for the modern SL-M310 Rapidfire pods. They should be cheap as chips from a UK-based internet retailer. I plan to use them soon in a similar situation as yours. Considering the failure rates of early Rapidfire shifters, I suspect that these Altus lever shifters will...

Hello everyone, This frame is for sale locally, at a place which doesn't list their inventory on the web. It is too small for me to ride, otherwise I would have already bought it. I only had a few minutes last Friday before the bank holiday to examine it before they closed, but it seems to...