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Impressive recovery. Congrats!

The Spanish bike also resembles a Litespeed Tellico, a Ti 6/4 bike too. Not a 100% match though, even when comparing with different model years.

According to this thread [1] (in French), end of the Emery bikes was 1995. In this thread, a '96 (well, '95 in fact) Ti Emery is shown. Still not the same cable stops than the Spanish bike and no more welded seat clamp, among other differences.

Wow, that late? I thought that Emery (well, the bike department) was already out of business at the time. Interesting to see that the design of the bike evolved over the years. With luck, the welding techniques too and this Ti 6/4 may be undestructible :cool:.

Could indeed be an Emery Ti. But the derailleurs cable stops don't match. There's one cable stop on the seat tube for a top-pull FD on the "Spanish" bike, whereas I can't find any on the Emery linked by @24pouces. So the Emery probably had a bottom-pull FD unless something bad has happened...

Are the dropouts that good indications to look for? The dropouts of the Litespeed Ocoee have nothing in common with the other Litespeed models. Well, at least in 1992. They furiously resemble the dropouts of some Sandvik-built bikes, though the Ocoee is definitely a Litespeed one :). Moreover...

Thanks @Mod-Master for the kind words. Good luck to everyone, the fun part was the rebuild. And now the vintage rides too :) .

This!

How did I miss this one [1] as a reference?!?? Absolutely NOS! Or maybe the article was published long after I finished restoring the frame of mine. Anyway, according to Vojomag [2], it belongs from day one to Michel Forestier, a famous name in the (early) French MTB scene. By comparison with...

Just stumbled across this Greg Lemond Titanium MTB, factory-equipped with MAVIC off-road components: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=336036233469574 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=336034720136392 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=336036886802842 As explained, MAVIC components were...

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Thanks @Guinessisgoodforyou! I was pleasantly surprised by how actual is the riding position. Well, from my standard that is my '09 Cannondale Rize "race" bike :).

Thanks @mk one! I like contemplating more than reading. Maybe others are the same, hence the load of pictures. What San Andreas are you after? Early specimen or more recent, like the San Andreas DHS [1] with modern components? By modern, I'm talking about 1997.

Thanks @Canuckbiker! As you said. Even the kinematics of the rear suspension is working fine. The front is a little bit on the rough though.

Thanks @wadsy! Fortunately for me, Mountain Cycle didn't produced that much models, so it was "easy" to concentrate myself on one bike. By contrast with your impressive Kona collection which requires plethora of attention 🤪.

I've always thought they were welded in Japan by Toyo [1]. The Yamakuni and YA explanation make more sense.

Thanks @Baulz. Your San Andreas was a great inspiration to mine.

Thanks @yakboy. I've followed the rebuild thread of your San Andreas with great interest too. You chose a different route though (all American, IIRC), too colorful for me, but your passion and interest to details were the same.

Many thanks @Tsundere. I would add to your list the Cannondale Super V 4000 DH, like @Dami's one [1].