Whats the rarest mountain bike in the world?

[24pouces]

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In the same way, in France we got Claude Fior who made GP bikes in the 80ies with a strange front suspension. He made that mtb for Marco Gentile his 500cm3 GP rider in the end of 80ies, with rear suspension with Fournales shocker…


I think too to Francis Glatz in Switzerland who created the ATZ front suspension. With that fork, Philippe Pérakis won the Kamikaze downhill and Giovanna Bonazzi was DH world Champion in 1992.
But before, he made that carbon fiber bike were you could change the geometry !

 

[danson67]

I'm liking the Maguras routed through openings in the chainstays on that Fior...

Smart, and so much better than the disc brakes available at the time, such as the dreadful MountainCycles one on my Fisher RS-1.

All the best,

 

[sinnerman]

A rare bike indeed, but not years before Cannondale, or Browning.

If I remember, JJ Cobas was a catalan motorcycle maker and built for competition/GP bikes

I remember reading about the bike, but Ive looked and looked and cant find the mag article since this was posted, a very good read indeed. I shall keep looking and post it the minute I find it.

 

[sinnerman]

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Rare...?

And there was me thinking a Valkyrie was cool.... :facepalm:

 

[Rich]

Orange Formulas, though a few have appeared on here during the years...blooming gorgeous

 

[M-Power]

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I'le plumb for the lovely one off Danson on The Gates ride recently

 

[danson67]

I'le plumb for the lovely one off Danson on The Gates ride recently

What, this one...? Go on then


Only one made (by me).
-Small fillet brazed Columbus Max Road/OR mix,
-RS21 crown with tapered round blades.
-High BB and RH side cable routing for UK conditions.
-Gusssets and tube doublers in high stress areas.
-Cable stop slots facing down for non-snag and drainage.
-Anti-chainsuck plates.
-Reinforcing rings on roadbike diameter headtube.
-Noodle tube for rear canti.
-Crud guard fittings front and rear.

All the best,

 

[brutuskrombi]

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1989. Bob Sticha full sus, with disc brakes, carbon disc wheels on dura ace hub.

 

[M-Power]

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1989. Bob Sticha full sus, with disc brakes, carbon disc wheels on dura ace hub.

Surely that exact spec never happened until the early 90s at least :shock:

Lovin the Danson and its fine touches

 

[24pouces]

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A 1984/1985 MCR Descender…
I would love to find one !