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1986: Kestrel's first bicycle, the Kestrel 4000 road bike, is released, featuring all-carbon, fully aerodynamic frame design; 1986: Kestrel is the first in the industry to introduce bladder-molded monocoque carbon structures. 1988: The company unveils the "Nitro" full-suspension mountain bike after collaboration with Keith Bontrager
Downhill frames are also overbuilt to handle the stress of riding over rocky terrain, drops, and jumps. Bike weights have been typically over 34 lb (15.4 kg), but modern downhill bikes have broken the 30 lb (13.6 kg) weight barrier (with some custom builds on carbon frames weighing between 27–29 lb (12–13 kg)).
Many mountain bikes have a full suspension design. In the past, mountain bikes had a rigid frame and a rigid fork. In the early 1990s, mountain bikes started to have front suspension forks. This made riding on rough terrain easier on a rider's arms. The first suspension forks had about 1 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 inches (38 to 50 mm) of suspension travel ...
A 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper with full suspension. The Specialized Stumpjumper is a mountain bike produced by Specialized Bicycle Components. When it was first produced in 1981, the Stumpjumper was the first mass-production mountain bike. The Stumpjumper is still in production, although its design has changed significantly since it was first ...
Salsa has bike frames made in Asia out of aluminum, carbon fiber, titanium, [7] and chromoly steel. [8] They have several bike touring bicycles, fat tire bikes, bikepacking bikes, and gravel bikes, as well as full-suspension mountain bikes. [2] Some Salsa frames are equipped with a unique dropout design that
Marin’s first product is the Madrone Trail, a $199 mountain bike. 1996 Marin is the first company to win an XC National Championship aboard a full suspension bike with Paul Lasenby winning the UK national title. 2003 Bob steps back in as acting president after a three-year hiatus with the desire to refocus the brand’s product offerings.
2020 full suspension mountain bike. A mountain bike (MTB [1]) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which often makes them heavier, more complex and less efficient on smooth surfaces. [2]
It made its first full-suspension bike in 1995. The off-road Dragon and on-road Eclipse were the first American-made production bikes to have Reynolds 853 tubing on their frames. In 1998, Jamis made the Diablo, with a vacuum-resin, molded-carbon monocoque frame. Its Dakota mountain bike won the Bike of the Year Award from Mountain Biking.