Mountain Bike Groupset History?

thebicyclepervert

Hello All, I have recently refurbished an early 00's full suspension mountain bike and while I think I did a good job my limited knowledge of the groupset history and what have you made the process a little slower than expected - do you know where i might find a groupset history a little like Sheldon Brown's Road Groupset history ? Thanks

supersonic

http://mombat.org/Shimano.htm

YeehaaMcgee

Where's STX-RC etc on that list?

supersonic

I think that one follows only the highest 2 or 3 groups.

nicklouse

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Where's STX-RC etc on that list?

one up from STX which were just before the relaunch of Deore in 96/97

YeehaaMcgee

I'm not seeing it - even the search in chrome isn't seeing it!

nicklouse

what do you want to know?

YeehaaMcgee

I'm just perusing it, a bit of a trip down memory lane - but a lot of the stuff I've owned over the years isn't there.
I can't figure out when the original Hollowtech cranks came to be either, the first mention of "hollowtech" there, is in relation to HTII setups.


Ooh, just found the 2000 XT setup - I had all of that on my bike at the time (and some Yorkshire Swede gave me a good collection of it again not long ago - which was put to use on a bit of a clunker )

nicklouse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimano

might help a bit.

njee20

From the original link, only 10 years ago:

the FC-M952 DH crank with single ring in 46/48/50/52/54 tooth

Crazy!

nicklouse

njee20 wrote:

From the original link, only 10 years ago:

the FC-M952 DH crank with single ring in 46/48/50/52/54 tooth

Crazy!

ah yes the old days.

YeehaaMcgee

njee20 wrote:

From the original link, only 10 years ago:

the FC-M952 DH crank with single ring in 46/48/50/52/54 tooth

Crazy!

Ah, now we know what to suggest to this rash of "my MTB is too slow on the road" folk that have cropped up recently.
(Although, I have a strong suspicion it's just one person, who's setting up a factory manufacturing giant chainrings. Giant in size, obviously, not the bike firm, Giant.)

cobba

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/v/Manufacturer+Archive/Shimano+Archive/Catalogues/

njee20

54t single ring, that really is for heroes! How many frames would that fit these days!?

2002 just doesn't seem that long ago though, that was still a time of disc brakes and bikes that look like the DH bikes of today!

ThePriory1978

Ah, STX-RC memorys. In my opinion the greatest looking groupset ever. Loved the bronze finish, Shimano should bring the colour back. Had it on my Klein until it was stolen.

nicklouse

ThePriory1978 wrote:

Ah, STX-RC memorys. In my opinion the greatest looking groupset ever. Loved the bronze finish, Shimano should bring the colour back. Had it on my Klein until it was stolen.

bronze? mine was just silver metal colour.

benpinnick

It was more pewter as I recall?

The Rookie

Pewter ish is about right, my Retro GF is on STX-RC mechs. My daughter has the wheels on her commter.

YeehaaMcgee

nicklouse wrote:

ThePriory1978 wrote:

Ah, STX-RC memorys. In my opinion the greatest looking groupset ever. Loved the bronze finish, Shimano should bring the colour back. Had it on my Klein until it was stolen.

bronze? mine was just silver metal colour.

Same here :?

supersonic

I still have an STXRC chainset!

cooldad

As they got old they colour changed, mine went bronzy. As has my Mountain Exage stuff - including the hubs.

veronese68

The EPO's good bike (Diamondback Topanga) has got STX RC. Pewter and silver. Don't tell her things have moved on, she still loves it and thinks it's highly desirable. Mind you it's like new as it hardly gets ridden.