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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 20 YEARS AGO

Check out our cover from December 2004

Our cover from December of 2004 featured one of the latest bikes from Marin, the Mount Vision Pro. In the lower left photo you can see Mike King leading eventual series champion Eric Carter in the mountaincross race at the 2004 NORBA…
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37 YEARS AGO IN MOUNTAIN BIKE ACTION

Throwing it back to our November 1987 issue of MBA

Back then, almost all the mountain bikes that were being sold used steel tubing. Rear suspension was still in the experimental stages, and front suspension hadn't entered the market yet.
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30 Years Ago In MBA

The fat bike revolution had yet to arrive back then, so riders who went for rides in the winter did so on their regular bikes.
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Throwback Thursday: The 1997 Cactus Cup

Back in the 1990s, the Cactus Cup was the first big mountain event of the year for most of North America. In fact, it was such a big event that  top racers flew in from as far away as Europe and Australia to take part in it. The racers…
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Looking Back 30 Years Ago

In looking back at the bikes from those days, one thing that stands out now is that nearly all the bikes were completely rigid with no suspension,...
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Looking Back 10, 20 & 30 Years

Our November 1989 issue came out at a time when almost all mountain bikes were still rigid, 26-inch-wheel models. The term "hardtail" wasn’t even being used yet.
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Looking Back 30 Years Ago

Way back in our October 1989 issue, we took a hard look at the rise of elevated-chainstay bikes, a trend that was catching on big 30 years ago.
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