What was the FIRST mountain bike

[Scotchgitt]

We all have an idea of the first home computer or mp3 player or digital calculator but what was the first production mountain bike ?

During the 80s i was starting to drive and frequent discos so wasnt into bikes. I had an Exchange and Mart advertised Tencor 10 speed racer

 

[legrandefromage]

Tricky as there's no definitive answer as it was a mix of individuals and groups that contributed and not one single product but many similar bikes that ended up as the blueprints

You could try reading here

https://mmbhof.org/mtn-bike-hall-of-fame/history/

Joe Breeze had a small production run around 1977 too, his and Tom Ritchey's designs were later copied by other builders and manufacturers like Specialized.

https://www.breezerbikes.com/history

The UK scene started this way and there is a long thread to read on that

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=391120

Mert Lawwill had his production bike available in 1977 but its too much to ask what was the 'first' first as there were conversions of existing frames, one-offs and so on going back as long as the bicycle existed.

 

[legrandefromage]

Heres the man himself replying to the thread 'show us your Breezers'!

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=105171