Very cool, thanks for posting. I love the fork in the picture! I remember a friend of mine around 1990 had a Cannondale road bike made of aluminum (an aluminum bike!) and the down tube was huge to me then. Large diameter down tube doesn’t stand out so much any more.
I had a GT Tequesta MTB, I think 1989 is when I got it, that had two bottle cages on the down tube as well as the under chainstay brake, which was horrible for getting clogged with mud and debris. When I moved in 2008, everything was out of the house, oh dark 30, the dog and I were getting ready to hit the road with my car jam packed full and I realized the GT frame was still sitting in the attic. Alas, there was no room at all in the car and I had to leave it although I still have the fork.
PS I love those 80’s mtbs. They have a combination look of elegance and I am a badass bike.
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