https://www.mtbtimeline.com/wiki/ 2026-05-16T23:22:04+00:00 https://www.mtbtimeline.com/wiki/ https://www.mtbtimeline.com/wiki/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2022-02-25T18:03:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.mtbtimeline.com/wiki/components/intro?rev=1645812233&do=diff --- Mountain Bike Components Dating Mountain Bikes by their Components The idea here (in progress!) is to have a visual map of all mountain bike components available by type, manufacturer & year. Too often date attributions are missing, misleading, or have deliberate misinformation. text/html 2021-09-15T20:36:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.mtbtimeline.com/wiki/components/paul?rev=1631738165&do=diff asdasdf text/html 2025-03-28T21:27:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.mtbtimeline.com/wiki/components/timeline?rev=1743197267&do=diff 1970s 1980s 1990s 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 01234 Rear Derailleur : Suntour Cyclone GT Cyclone M2 GT Cyclone 7000 36 3428 V GT Luxe aR GT aRX GT aR II GT 36 34 3234 AG Tech AG Tech 5000 AG Tech GTL 34 3438GT GT 36 34 MounTech 4900 Alpine 5050 34 38 MounTech GTL MounTech II GTL 38 40 Superbe Tech L Superbe Tech GTL alpha-5000 34 40 Le Tech 40 XC XC Sport 6900 XC Sport XC Pro GX 38 38 40 40 XC 3 Pulley XC 9000 XCE XCE 38 text/html 2024-06-18T21:49:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.mtbtimeline.com/wiki/components/tourney?rev=1718747394&do=diff ---------- Shimano Tourney Tourney is by far Shimano's best selling derailleur family. It started with Sky Lark in 1967 and and continues today with only minor changes. Disraeli Gears : ShimanoDisraeli Gears: Sky Lark This single component timeline was necessitated while researching Lejeune, a French brand of popular, low-end mtbs all made with seemingly identical cheap derailleurs. Just as some derailleurs haven't changed for 50+ years, many modern mountain bikes look like throwbacks to…