Claud Butler Catalogues MTB & ATB 1985 to 1998

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Ok, so I wanted to add these scans to the archive, but this thread will have to do for now

1985

Holdsworth owned Claud Butler bring out their first MTB the Canyon, in Reynolds 531 All terrain tubes, stays & forks.

 

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1986

Claud Butler now owned by Marlboro (Nov’85) production moves from London to Darlaston, West Midlands
CANYON gets new colour scheme and graphics

 

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1987

Marlboro create a new frame with underslung chain stay mounted U-brake in 531 All Terrain tubbing, stays & forks.
Matterhorn listed as the option with full XT, Cape Wrath with Deore but photo have them dressed the other way around.
Marlboro go out of business in February 1987 and are bought out by Falcon, production moves from Darlaston to Brigg, Lincolnshire sometime early ‘87

 

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1988

No know catalogue as yet

 

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1989

5 bikes in the range with Cape Wrath still the 531 flagship but still with chain stay U-brake

 

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1990

No know catalogue as yet

 

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1991

Banshee dropped, Spectre, Oracle and Legend added. Cape Wrath stays as flagship until late 1991 when Antaeus added in new Reynolds 653 (Catalogues normally printed November previous year)

 

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1992

Antaeus new flagship, Chimera new bottom, Shaman & Spirit dropped.

 

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1993

Aluminium 7005 appears for the first time in the range. New Antaeus built in 7005
Rest of catalogue missing

 

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1994

Expanded range with Antaeus leeding six aluminium bikes and Cape Wrath heading up the steel Reynolds 653 & Cro-mo bikes