1981 TM hiawatharider im Album # Classic Curiosities & Mtb Icons of the 20th century 📷 👓

Thank you Erik! And most of all Don! They had the patience to help out a kid who was really into the sport. If it wasn't for them I would not have been a long term, proud user of a Koski Trailmaster. It was at this point in time that I built this bike to ride, and was hitting the Mt. Tam trails.

The bike has flown down repack as fast as you could take it, for there were no speed limit. The bike has been to the highest mountain in New Mexico, and had a second life riding the trails in Desolation wilderness before it was illegal. I would come across backpackers that took weeks to get where they were, and I would do it in a day. All the single track trails were open to ride. Those were the days.
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I worked part time at The Cove shop. Saw and rode the first one made that Matt tested as a single speed. Go out and break it, Don would say. It was love at first sight. I ordered one right away for $450 (1800,- in 2024). Just the frame, no parts.

pics borrowed from
https://www.mtbr.com/threads/30-years-riding-the-same-mountain-bike.642880/page-2