Current collectable boutique mountain bikes (built before 1995)

- Brodie
- Salsa (steel)
- Potts
- Eastern Woods Research (mainly for those here in the Eastern USA)
- Yeti
- Fat Chance
- Independent Fabrication (ex Fat City)
- Ibis (especially the Mountain Trials model)
- Bontrager
- Mantis
- Klein (particularly the Pinnacle series)
- Merlin titanium
- Mountain Goat
- Moots
- WTB (yes, they built frames)
- Ventana
- Ritchey (particularly the ones he fillet-brazed himself)

Collectible mass-production bikes:

Bianchi Grizzly, Super Grizzly; Denali (high-end steel, preferably with lugged lightweight construction)
Bridgestone MB-0 (zip)
Bridgestone MB-1
Bridgestone MB-2, MB-3
Bridgestone XO-1
GT Xizang (USA-built)
GT Zaskar (USA-built)
Schwinn / PDG / Waterford steel bikes; USA-built
Trek 950, 970 - USA-built; higher-end steels are better
Miyata Elevation (H-ball models) & Ridge Runner
Nishiki Alien (particularly the ACX)
Specialized Stumpjumper (hardtail/steel models)