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Mountain Goat
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1981 |
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Below is the catalog from
1981 (Dated October, 1981).
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1982 |
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Below is the price and
spec sheet for the Escape Goat frame and bike (August 1982)
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1983 |
Below are the Wholesale and retail price
lists for the 1983 bikes.
Two frames are listed, the
Mountain Goat and Escape Goat. The Mountain Goat frame uses the
ovalized tubing and features a high level of finish for the fillet
brazing. The Escape Goat frame uses traditional round tubing and
lesser amount of finish work at the joints. The Mountain Goat
frame is available with two parts packages: the "Deluxe" and the
"Inflation Fighter" (see above scans for details). The Escape Goat
can be outfitted with the "Inflation Fighter" parts group to make a
complete bike.
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1985 |
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1986 |
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1987 |
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Models listed as the Escape Goat, Whiskeytown Racer and Deluxe
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1988 |
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Models listed as the Trench Goat (70/73, 17.5" stays, Shimano Deore),
Escape Goat (70/73, 17.5" stays, Shimano Deore XT), Whiskeytown Racer
(71/73, 17" stays, Shimano Deore XT) and Deluxe (fillet brazed, 70/73,
17.5" stays)
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1989 |
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Models listed as the Trench Goat (now Japanese made with Shimano Deore
XT), Escape Goat (Deore XT), Whiskeytown Racer (Deore XT) and Deluxe (fillet
brazed, Deore XT)
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1990 |
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Models listed as the Golden Goat (copper vein color powder coat, 3
sizes only, 71/73, 17" stays),
Escape Goat (70/73, 17.5" stays), Whiskeytown Racer (71/73, 17" stays), Deluxe
(fillet, 70/73, 17.5" stays) and tandem
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1991 |
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Models listed as the Escape
Goat, Whiskeytown Lite, Deluxe and Lombada Goat (tandem)
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1992 |
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1993 |
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 Models listed as Mudslinger (aluminum), Whiskeytown Racer, Deluxe,
Route 66 (hybrid, city, touring type bike with 700 wheels), and the Whiskeytown
Racer FS (full suspension) |
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1994 |
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Altitude Cycling is opened in
April by Jeff Lindsay. The idea behind Altitude was to open a domestic
frame maker to compete with the growing import market. Being based in the
USA, gave them several advantages including not having to fly 12 hours to
inspect the product and no language barriers.
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1995 |
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1996 |
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 Altitude Cycling is listed as
having 14 employees and hopes to produce 1,000 pieces per month for companies
such as Kona, Voodoo and Alpinestars. |
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1997 |
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 Altitude/Mountain Goat Cycles
closes shop. |
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2006 |
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Mountain Goat Cycles is reborn
and available exclusively through First Flight Bicycles. We were given
permission from Jeff Lindsay to continue the Mountain Goat legacy. For
current info, check out
www.mountaingoatcycles.com
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From the
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame |
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Induction Year: 1989
Jeff’s Mountain Goat bicycles were one of the first hot names in custom
mountain bikes. As a rider, racer, race promoter, designer, and manufacturer,
Lindsay has continued to provide expertise for the technical development of
mountain bikes.
Jeff began road racing in his early teens in 1962 as a junior racer. He and Gary
Fisher were in this together, and their association found them years later
developing bikes neck and neck. Starting with road frames in 1972, he progressed
to mountain bikes in 1981.
Center clamp type stems, braze-ons, and socket type investment fork crowns with
the Mountain Goat Logo were Jeff’s ideas for furthering the technological aspect
of bike building.
One of Lindsay’s favorite bikes, a premier Mountain Goat is on display in the
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Museum.
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Mountain
Goat Serial
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