Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
Which came first? This bike or Terry's bikes?
That might depend on who built the frames for Fuji and Georgena Terry.
Wikipedia indicates her Terry Precision Cycling sold 20 bikes in their first year of business which was 1985, the year of this article.
But....the information from Bicycling Nov/Dec 1982 presented in the post below indicates Proteus credits Bill Boston's influence on the smaller front wheel frame design of their featured bike.
Road Test/Bike Review (1982) Small Frame (18") Bikes
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WTB: Slingshot bicycle promotional documents (catalog, pamphlets, etc).
WTB: American Cycling May, Jul, Aug, Oct, 1966.
WTB: Bicycle Guide issues 1984 (any); Dec 1985; Apr 1994; May, Jun 1996; May 1997.
WTB: bicyclist May, Dec 1997: Jun-Dec 1998.
WTB: Bike World issue Jun 1974.
WTB: Litespeed head badge (circa 2000)