Originally Posted by
Samuel M
Thank you so much! It is really difficult to find information on this bike, I would post pictures, except the website wants me to post 10 posts before posting any pictures. Do you know if the Sasquatch is somewhat of a rare find? I'm not looking to make money off of it as it is my semi weekly rider and it's not in pristine condition anymore, just curious about the bike in general. also $399 dollars is not cheap, even in today's market you can get low end bikes for less than that! It must have been at least a mid range model I assume.
Your Sasquatch is an early ATB/MTB. It's fairly rare but not valuble, being a mass produced, not a highly prized brand and what I would consisder to be a mid-range model. The tubing is intersting in that Tange #5 is a plain gauge CrMo tubeset and not butted, as stated on the decal.
While $399 was not cheap, it also wasn't expensive for an ATB in 1984. That year, a Specialized Stumpjumper, which was arguably the most populat ATB at the time, had a retail price of $750 US. If you bought a high end model from one of the prestigious ATB pioneers, it could be much more expensive. For instance, in 1984 a Mantis Sherpa would set you back $1650 US, while a Moots Mountaineer 90M would drain $1250 US from your bank account, with.a Mountain Goat prying $1500 from your hands and a Ritchey/Fisher Mountainbikes Competition causing $1999 US to fly away.
I'll probably receive a razzing from forum members for posting a non-drive side photo, even if it an an assist to a new member. Regardless, here goes...
