1994 Breezer Beamer
"Suspend the rider, not the bike." That was the alternative mantra of a few mountain bike pioneers in the 1990s despite the early success of the RockShox and Manitou suspension forks. Most of the early suspension innovators had come from a background in motorcycles, including Turner and Bradbury, but also Mert Lawwill (Lawwill), Horst Leitner (AMP Research), Bob Girvin (Pro-Flex), Dan Hanebrink (Hanebrink Cycles), and Robert Reisinger (Mountain Cycle and Pro Stop), among others. They were familiar with designing around the spades of evenly delivered horsepower and torque ...