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 ===== Jeffrey Richman Overview =====
- Jeffrey Richman's output is so small that he wouldn't normally been included in this timeline, except for his connections to the birth of mountain biking. Before Tom Rit
+ Jeffrey Richman's output is so small that he wouldn't normally been included in this timeline, except for his connections to the birth of mountain biking. Before Tom Ritchey delivered his first frames to Kelly & Fisher, Jeff Richman was asked by Fisher to make three mountain bikes. Jeff delivered a few weeks after Ritchey and his bikes are now lost to history.
-chey delivered his first frames to Kelly & Fisher, Jeff Richman was asked by Fisher to make three mountain bikes. Jeff delivered a few weeks after Ritchey and his bikes are now lost to history.
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 "Before it became obvious that Tom Ritchey could make more bikes than any four or five other people, Gary shopped the project to Jeffrey Richman, who made a couple of bikes that went to a married couple."
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 Jeff continued to make occasional road and mountain bikes. His total output is unknown.
+See also: [[https://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Richman.html]].
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-===== Jeffrey Richman =====
+===== 1979 Jeffrey Richman =====
 One of the very first 10 true mountain bikes.
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-A 1979 Richman at Crested Butte, September 1979 [[https://www.instagram.com/p/_Qgtv-r5Bd/|MMoMB@Instagram]]
+A 1979 Richman at Crested Butte, September 1979.
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+Photo by Wende Cragg [[https://theradavist.com/wende-cragg-early-mountain-bike-photos/|theradavist]]
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+===== 1980 =====
+x5, single front chainring.  Possible Crane GS DB110 rear derailleur (1970s) - but the cage seems short.  No bottle cages.  March 9, 1980, Reseda CA.
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+{{1980b.jpg?300|1980 mtb }}
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+Photo (c) 1980 by Dean Bradley.  [[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=27248633821389725&set=gm.26542619895399477&idorvanity=927406034014215|facebook]] and [[https://deanb.smugmug.com/Early-Mountain-Bike|Dean Bradley]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1987>
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+===== 1987 =====
+Shimano XT M730 (1986-88) rear derailleur, FC-B124 (1986-88) crankset
+U-brakes front and back.
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+{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Bike }}
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+[[https://www.facebook.com/groups/206343713238299/permalink/672545126618153/|facebook]]
+</div>
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+===== 1988  =====
+Purchased in Dec 1988 from The Bike Peddler in Santa Rosa, CA.((https://www.mtbr.com/threads/jeffrey-richman-mountain-bike.971508/|mtbr]]))
+All non-original parts: Shimano XT M730 (1987-88) gruppo, Bontrager forks.
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+{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Bike }}
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+Restored 1988 JR.
+[[https://www.facebook.com/groups/927406034014215/permalink/5904438866310882/|facebook]]
+</div>
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