WTF are these drop-bar bikes?!?

[Dr Dremel]

Forks look pottsy

For the man, seems to be a Steve Potts type II fork. Wheels are not so big. So, only mountain bikes with 26” but with drop bars

- Edit: found a better resolution pic of the ad -

Indeed the dropouts look like they could be the scalloped ones Potts uses.



I was wondering what the head badge/sticker on the other bike is. Because of the lugged crown I was thinking early Moots or Mountain Goat, but neither of the logos seem to match.



Never heard of Jill Barr either, but I´m living under a stone. Apparently she makes an appearance in this rather excellent documentary:

So the name may not be just the product of imagination of an art director.

 

[Fatal Swan]

I was wondering what the head badge/sticker on the other bike is. Because of the lugged crown I was thinking early Moots or Mountain Goat, but neither of the logos seem to match.

My first thought looking at that head badge is Univega:

My first MTB was a '93ish Univega, with this head badge logo in white. And the forks look similar to me to the ones on these old drop bar Univegas (the one below is a Viva Sport)

 

[Dr Dremel]

My first thought looking at that is Univega:

Were they around in 1985? The ebay auction where I found a better pic claimes is from the 1985 NF catalogue

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275897105018
Here´s the (straightened out) pic from the auction:

 

[Fatal Swan]

Were they around in 1985? The ebay auction where I found a better pic claimes is from the 1985 NF catalogue

Yes, and in the 70s even. Maybe something like this, modified with 26" wheels to allow for fat tyres?

https://simplicityvintagecycles.com/2012/09/07/1983-univega-specialissima/
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-...appraisals/1190780-univega-specialissima.html

 

[manuelschafer]

"Guy" is Wes Williams of Willits and previously Ibis Cycles.
He rode a Ritchey with Potts fork early on and then his own custom Ibis from 85 onwards

 

[BOBU]

The guy's bike defo looks like Marin Rockstar forks. As for the marketing niche on these machines the "Rubble Racer" [Copyright Bobu, all future uses should be referred through my Samoan Attorney] to supercede any need for a gravel bike in the next marketing race....