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--- fisher:start [2021/08/01 08:58] – gchandler
+++ fisher:start [2023/04/13 16:21] (current) – mtbtimeline
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+<div column 50% #s1985>
+----
+===== 1986 Mt. Tam =====
+Beautiful paint scheme with matching bullmoose bars and seat.  Nicely fillet brazed frame.  Rare u-brake cover  ((The cover apparently didn't do very much.  See: [[https://totallyvalid.com/mountain-bike-parts/|info]])).  The Mt. Tam name resurrects the old 1983 Ritchey [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tamalpais|Mount Tam]] originally sold by Kelly & Fisher.
+{{cover.jpg?200|1986 Mt. Tam}}
+\\
+Overland Equipment Rollercam Brake Protector.
+\\
+[[http://classiccycleus.com/home/repair/museum-bikes-for-sale|classiccyclesus]]
+\\
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Mt. Tam}}
+\\
+Mt. Tam
+[[http://classiccycleus.com/home/repair/museum-bikes-for-sale|classiccyclesus]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1987>
+----
+===== 1987 Montare =====
+Deore XT M730 (1987-88)
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Montare }}
+\\
+Montare
+[[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1987_Fisher_Montare.html|mombat]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1988>
+----
+===== 1988 Competition =====
+Fillet brazed frame by Tom Teasdale.  M730 (1987-88)
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Competition }}
+\\
+Competition
+[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/363771015872|ebay]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1989>
+----
+===== 1989 CR-7 =====
+Shimano XT M732 (1989).  Bolted on rear steel triangle onto an aluminum front end.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1989.jpg?300|1989 CR-7 }}
+\\
+CR-7
+[[https://www.gxtstore.com/?product_id=116568104_65|gxstore]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1990>
+----
+===== 1990 Supercaliber =====
+Almost all SunTour XC Comp, except for the rear XT derailleur (1989).  Perhaps original?
+The Supercaliber first appeared in the [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Fisher.html|1990 catalog]].
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1990.jpg?300|1990 Supercaliber }}
+\\
+Supercaliber
+[[ https://sydneymountainbikerescue.wordpress.com/2018/03/22/1989-fisher-supercaliber/|sydneymountainbikerescue]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1991>
+----
+===== 1991 RS-1 =====
+As spec'd it was supposed to have a full Campy Centaur gruppo w/no Shimano.  This example is full XT M735 with a Shimano disc front and a Hope rear.
+Four pivots.  Front air-oil damping, elastometer rears.
+Despite its name, the RS-1 did not use Rockshox RS-1's((However, the 1990 prototype RS-1 did use the RS-1 front shocks.  See: [[https://mbaction.com/throwback-thursday-mountain-bike-suspension-from-30-years-ago/|mbaction]]))  Note the very early use of disc brakes, using [[https://www.hopetech.com/history/the-nineties/|Hope]] disc brakes ((Hope discs have a spiral pattern of holes, while Pro-Stops, used on later RS-1's, used a slot pattern of rotor cooling.)) and their matching hubs.
+Mert Lawwill's((The inventor of the [[lawwill:start|Lawwill]] Pro-Cruiser)) father's personal bike.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1991.jpg?300|1991 RS-1 }}
+\\
+RS-1
+[[ http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1991_Fisher_RS1.html|mombat]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1992>
+----
+===== 1992 Procaliber =====
+Full XTR.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1992.jpg?300|1992 Procaliber }}
+\\
+Procaliber
+[[https://www.moranosgarage.com/iii|moranosgarage]]
+</div>
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+{{montare.jpg?400|1983/4 Montare}}
+\\
+/4 Montare with dual Fisher/Ritchey branding.
+Most components are consistent with 1983, some have been more recently downgraded.  This Montare has a single Fisher MountainBikes decal, with two //"designed by Tom Ritchey"// stickers on the top tube, plus two of the old TR/MountainBikes stickers on the forks.
+[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/256026570364?hash=item3b9c5f6e7c:g:P1QAAOSwDptkI2n9|ebay]]
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 [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Fisher.html|mombat]]
+\\
+{{sig.jpg?300|1983/4 Montare Signature}}
+\\
+/4 Montare signed by Tom
+[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/256026570364?hash=item3b9c5f6e7c:g:P1QAAOSwDptkI2n9|ebay]]
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-The breakup of the Kelly-Fisher-Ritchey partnership occurred during the summer of 1983, over cash flow issues and future directions on how to mass produce bikes from Japan.  Charlie Kelly's take on how K&F MountainBikes ended:
+The breakup of the Kelly-Fisher-Ritchey partnership occurred during the summer of 1983((CK writes in mtbr: "I left the company around June, 1983." [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/got-some-filleted-bullmoose-bars-in-a-pile-yesterday.301553/|mtbr]])), over cash flow issues and future directions on how to mass produce bikes from Japan.  Charlie Kelly's take on how K&F MountainBikes ended:
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 Gary Fisher signing for Trek  [[https://www.spin.ph/life/people/gary-fisher-manila-philippines-trek-bike-father-of-the-mountain-bike|spin.ph]]
+{{bottle1.jpg?180|mystery bottle}}
+{{bottle2.jpg?180|mystery bottle}}
+Where does this dual-branded water bottle fit into the timeline?
+\\
+[[https://www.404.com/|personal mtbtimeline collection]]
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