Originally Posted by chipcom
Become available? My first brand new ten-speed back in 1974 or so had a front disk brake. It's not exactly new technology.
Sure?
First Mountain Bike with a Disc Brake: Tankagnlolo: Built in Spokane for riding in snow, Bob Crispin widened the frame of a Schwinn Varsity and added the unique features of a Shimano Disc brake and Shimano alpine gearing. The following summers found him riding the trails of Spokane and having others ask him to build bikes for them.
The story was published in the May/June 1978 issue of Bike World Magazine, page 83.