Vintage Mountain Bike Workshop
For The Latest:
  • Home
  • The Collection
  • Projects
  • Rare Parts
  • Other Bikes
  • Archives
  • Sale
  • Contact

1984 Fisher Competition

Gary Fisher founded the company MountainBikes in 1979 together with Charles Kelly, to offer bikes increasingly popular for off-road use.  From assembling clunkers to suppling proven specialty parts to building complete bikes based on Tom Ritchey frames, MountainBikes did everything in the early days.  However, when the three-way partnership dissolved in 1983, Gary struck out on his own.  This bike is a prime example of a top level Competition model from the early days of the company.  Fillet brazed frame construction was contracted out to established builders such as Jeffery Richman, Mark Nobilette, and Tom Teesdale.  At the time Gary pushed hard to get Tange to produce the first unicrown fork blades, to the extent that a decal was placed on the fork legs to indicate that they were "unicrown."  Also interesting is the bullmoose bar, which Tom Ritchey had previously designed and made popular.  On this bike the bullmoose bars have significant rise and are made of welded aluminum.  Parts still adapted from other uses include the Magura Pow-R motorcycle grips and the Suntour MP-1000 BMX pedals.  Dura Ace road hubs were used because they were the only option for Uni-Glide cogs.  

The Build

Year: 1984
S/N: 18C5
Frame: Fisher Competition
Fork: Fisher Unicrown
Stem: Alloy Bullmoose
Headset: Shimano 600
Bottom Bracket: Fisher Cartridge Bearing
Handlebar: Alloy Bullmoose
Shifters: Shimano M700
Front Derailleur: Shimano M700
Rear Derailleur: Shimano M700
Brake Levers: Magura Motorcycle "Shortie"
Front Brake: Shimano M700
Rear Brake: Suntour XC Rollercam
Crankset: Shimano 600
Chainrings: Shimano 28-38-48
Pedals: Suntour MP-1000
Hubs: Shimano Dura Ace Uniglide
Rims: Araya RM-20
Tires: IRC Racer X-1 1.7
Wheel QR: Shimano Dura Ace
Seatpost: Suntour XC
Saddle: Avocet Touring II
Seatpost QR: Suntour
Grips: Magura Pow-R-Grip
Chain: Regina Record Oro
Cogs: Shimano Uniglide
Bottle Cage: American Classic
Extras: Breeze-Angell Hite-Rite
Picture
Return to The Collection
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.