Question - Which is the most famous/ respected cycle brand that no longer exists?

[Markybeau]

Fuquay

 

[foxb13]

3 pages in and no mention of Mountain Cycle? The San Andreas was revolutionary - first suspension to actually work, first disc brakes. they just never managed to top the San Andreas.

This!

 

[fearfactoryüberalles]

Syncros. Cool & snobbish, but with a real racing heritage/competitve edge. Now only a marketing hack, generic stuff branded as.
Oh, is WTB still in original hands of their owners?-their Momentum GG line was nice & quirky, sadly way overpriced back in those days, and rare, their BB is very hard to find, especially in usable sizes.

 

[fearfactoryüberalles]

Morati. Still backed by a hardcore bunch of fans, especially from eastern EU, Czechs are all for it.

 

[Retro_Roy]

OFF-ROAD TOAD

 

[Prodigal Son]

Ross

 

[synchronicity]

I don't know about most respected, but back in the day, Pro Flex was popular and relatively well known. Loads of dual-suspension models (the naming of which always baffled me). Now defunct.

I mean, during that era, even the specialized stumpjumper was a rigid hardtail frame (and not even that well known if I can remember rightly). They just weren't at the forefront as they are now.