Specialized Stumpjumper-1982
This design was the first mass-produced mountain bike. It came with a lugged-steel frame, knobby 26-inch tires, powerful cantilever brakes, “bull moose” handlebars, a “biplane” front fork, and a...
Bicycles
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Trek Carbon-Fiber Road Bike Frame- 2000s
By the year 2000, carbon fiber had emerged as the leading material for high end-bikes. Early models such as this one used lugs and glued-tube construction. Later models were...
Trek TIG-Welded Steel Mountain Bike Frame-1980s
By the 1980s, advantages in manufacturing allowed the extensive use of TIG welding (Tungsten Inert Gas).No lugs were required, and frames became lighter. More importantly, the method allowed...
Trek Y Frame Mountain Bike-1995
Trek was an early adopter of carbon-fiber technology. In 1992 it unveiled its first US-made, full carbon-fiber-framed bicycles, the 5200 and the 5500, featuring a new technology called OCLV....
Trimble Aero Bike-1992
This is one of the first carbon fiber aero bikes built by James Trimble, one of the three bicycle producing Trimble Brothers. It had a small production run and...
Tsunoda Mini-z Noda (Robin)- 2001
The Robin, as it is commonly known, is a kit bicycle that was targeted to Japanese citizens fond of things mechanical. The Robin advertised fun in the assembly process...
Urban Ryder-2007
After a 5-year development process, the A-Bike, aka the Sinclair, was released in the UK in 2006. The result of a collaboration between Britain’s Sinclair research and Hong Kong’s...
Velo Manufrance Ladies’ Retro-Direct ‘Hirondelle Luxe’- 1920
The ladies’ Hirondelle model features slightly more modern features than its predecessor such as both front and rear brakes. It also offers a “basket weave” protection to keep ladies’...
Velo Manufrance Rétro-Directe “Hirondelle Luxe” Modele 11-1907
Although Barberon & Meunier first patented the retro-direct system in 1869, the gear system was further developed and refined by other companies, including Manufrance, at the turn of the...
Zipp 3001-1997
The 1990s was an exciting time in the bicycle industry with new materials such as aluminum and carbon fiber presenting new design possibilities. Many “non-traditional” designs, like the Zipp...