When did Muddy Fox go down hill

George_Walker
George_Walker Posts: 56
edited September 2010 in MTB general
I just wondered when Muddy Fox started to go down hill, in terms of the bikes you see in argos for £120 that there is no word to describe how rubbish they are, but just when did they stop making the kind of stuff they made in the early 1990's and late 1980's when it was top end stuff. Logic would suggest that it would have been towards the end of the 1990's as soon they were bought out by Universal Cycles in 2002.

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  • Chingbling
    Chingbling Posts: 35
    Basically they went bust and universal bought the name. Very poor when you consider the glory days (not the wheel discs though).
  • fyldesmurf
    fyldesmurf Posts: 412
    i think it was gravity that made them do that :wink:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    To be honest, they weren't considered much cop even as far ago as the mid nineties.
  • doggegg
    doggegg Posts: 61
    George_Walker wrote:
    I just wondered when Muddy Fox started to go down hill

    Remember when they were the mutts back wheels? Now you can buy one for the price of a meal and a few drinks. Shame :(
    By '92 they had no prestige among my um...clan. Alpinestars were the boys then....and where the hell did they go??

    Maybe they should do a Saracen and have a relaunch
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    To be honest, they weren't considered much cop even as far ago as the mid nineties.

    This for the truth.
  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    They do some expensive bikes, but for £900+ I'd expect something a bit more trick than an RST fork.

    It made me laugh when I read that Gee Atherton used to ride for them. I'm guessing they must have done better bikes when he was on their team, or he rode something by a better manufacturer.
  • RevellRider
    RevellRider Posts: 1,794
    chedabob wrote:
    It made me laugh when I read that Gee Atherton used to ride for them. I'm guessing they must have done better bikes when he was on their team, or he rode something by a better manufacturer.

    I think they used to ride rebadged Intense M1's
    Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Epsilon.
  • t0pc4t
    t0pc4t Posts: 947
    doggegg wrote:
    George_Walker wrote:
    I just wondered when Muddy Fox started to go down hill


    By '92 they had no prestige among my um...clan. Alpinestars were the boys then....and where the hell did they go??

    they make motorcycle clothing AFAIK
    Whether you're a king or a little street sweeper, sooner or later you'll dance with the reaper.

    Cube Curve 2009
    Giant Anthem X4

    FCN=6
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    RevellRider wrote:
    I think [muddyfox] used to ride rebadged Intense M1's
    Yep. There were a few more teams doing that as well I think.
    t0pc4t wrote:
    [Alpinestars] make motorcycle clothing AFAIK
    Yes, and also general motorsports clothing. I'm sure I read a review not long ago of some MTB body armour and gloves.
  • P-Jay
    P-Jay Posts: 1,478
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    RevellRider wrote:
    I think [muddyfox] used to ride rebadged Intense M1's
    Yep. There were a few more teams doing that as well I think.
    t0pc4t wrote:
    [Alpinestars] make motorcycle clothing AFAIK
    Yes, and also general motorsports clothing. I'm sure I read a review not long ago of some MTB body armour and gloves.

    yeah they make some excellent Motorbike Kit, plus a growning line of MTB armor and most recently some very nice shorts and jerseys.
    Shocker Enduro
  • jonnyc2420
    jonnyc2420 Posts: 557
    WHAT WAS WRONG WITH WHEEL DISKS???

    Haha - I remember when they were cool, heres a pic of me with mine - late 80's i seem to recall, on Pentire Headland in Newquay. I loved that bike and rode it just about everywhere..........
    iphonepics1442.jpg
    excuse the hair - I was in my 'surf bum' era......
    Falcon Sierra - 80's
    Muddy Fox Courier - 80's
    GT Palomar 90's
    GT Zaskar LE - 90's
    Cannondale k v 900 90's
    Santa Cruz Bullit - now
    Orange Evo 8 STOLEN 26/09/10
    Orange P7 Pro
    Lots of kites.
  • theblender
    theblender Posts: 201
    1988!
  • jonnyc2420
    jonnyc2420 Posts: 557
    sounds about right........... looking at your location, did you know me or were you stalking me at the time????? lol. :shock:
    Falcon Sierra - 80's
    Muddy Fox Courier - 80's
    GT Palomar 90's
    GT Zaskar LE - 90's
    Cannondale k v 900 90's
    Santa Cruz Bullit - now
    Orange Evo 8 STOLEN 26/09/10
    Orange P7 Pro
    Lots of kites.
  • Where are my stabilisers?
    Where are my stabilisers? Posts: 979
    Don't knock the disc wheel, I always wanted one of them and never had one! :cry:
    http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/ ... lurLT2.jpg

    http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/ ... c611a8.jpg
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I had Muddy Fox Courier Mega 20 years ago.

    Was my first 'proper' MTB and had a truly awesome 400LX groupset.

    I think it cost about £400, which was a lot of money in those days.

    It died 3 years later when I snaped it's forks.

    Oh, and I made it look super cool by fitting florescent yellow Onza bar ends.
  • stuisnew
    stuisnew Posts: 366
    RevellRider wrote:
    chedabob wrote:
    It made me laugh when I read that Gee Atherton used to ride for them. I'm guessing they must have done better bikes when he was on their team, or he rode something by a better manufacturer.

    I think they used to ride rebadged Intense M1's

    Someone beat me to it but loads of teams did this back in the day
  • AlteredCarbon
    AlteredCarbon Posts: 43
    RichardSwt wrote:
    I had Muddy Fox Courier Mega 20 years ago.

    Was my first 'proper' MTB and had a truly awesome 400LX groupset.

    I think it cost about £400, which was a lot of money in those days.

    It died 3 years later when I snaped it's forks.

    Oh, and I made it look super cool by fitting florescent yellow Onza bar ends.

    Mmmm - I had a set of those back in the day too. They were definitely super cool! 8)
    '03 Specialized HR Comp
    '10 Cube LTD Team
    '10 Boardman FS Team - gone but not forgotten!
    '11 Giant Anthem X4
  • paramart
    paramart Posts: 69
    i had the explorer, with the rear brake under the stays,
  • ian_worby
    ian_worby Posts: 331
    stuisnew wrote:
    RevellRider wrote:
    chedabob wrote:
    It made me laugh when I read that Gee Atherton used to ride for them. I'm guessing they must have done better bikes when he was on their team, or he rode something by a better manufacturer.

    I think they used to ride rebadged Intense M1's

    Someone beat me to it but loads of teams did this back in the day

    They weren't re badged M1's. They did actually do some design work rather than being lazy, I seem to recall Dirt featured them testing the design at their home.

    Was a nice bike (IMO):

    http://www.moredirt.co.uk/bikes/2863.jpg

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