First fat-tire bike with a derailleur and good brakes in Marin

1974

Gary Fisher’s 1938 Schwinn-built B.F. Goodrich (Excelsior-type), Fairfax, California, September ’74 or summer ’75. This much-photographed bike is equipped as it appeared in late 1978, but it is basically circa 1976. Photo Credit: Wende Craig

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