2010 One Ghost Industries bike offerings

MDC (Morrow Dirt Club)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:41:49 -0700

A little background taken from the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame....

By Joel Smith (taken from http://www.mtnbikehalloffame.com/page.cfm?pageid=11)

On December 1, 1974, a group of riders showed up at a cyclocross race in Marin County aboard what may have been the first mountain bikes. Then nobody heard from them again, until 1996. Here’s their story.

Napoleon Bonaparte once claimed that history was merely fable, and in no other sport do his words ring truer than in mountain biking. What little history there is seems more wrought with speculation than actual fact and its anyone’s guess where the blathering ends and the truth begins. Take, for example, the story of the Cupertino Riders. On December 1,1974, mountain bike pioneers Charlie Kelly, Joe Breeze and Gary Fisher packed up their cyclocross bikes and headed to the West Coast Cyclocross Championships in Mill Valley, California. Contrary to the lofty title, this wasn’t an incredibly important event in the annals of cycling. Twenty-six riders took part that day, and after twenty laps, the race was won by less-than-legendary Lawrence Malone. But something historic did occur that day and, as the story goes, it happened before Kelly, Breeze and Fisher even left the starting line. The three glimpsed a pod of riders with radically evolved fat-tire bikes, something never seen before.

For years, the legend of the Cupertino Riders has been passed from ear to ear by well-meaning rumormongers, but because the group disappeared immediately following the race, for two decades there was no source to confirm or deny its existence. It was as if the Cupertino Riders had been snatched from the future and returned from whence they came.

The reason it’s difficult to discern the truth behind the story is that the Riders’ existence may actually discount other portions of mountain biking’s history; if the story is true, based solely on timeline, the people who claim to have created the first mountain bike may have been a step behind this crew. Surely, the ongoing spat between the Marin pioneers could have fueled such a plot to discredit one another. But the truth is, the Cupertino Riders did exist.

Found!
As odd as this story is, the Riders’ reentry into the world of mountain biking came under even stranger circumstances. In 1994, Tom Ritchey was in the process of having a foundation poured for his home, when the contractor noticed numerous mountain bikes lying around. The builder told Ritchey that he personally knew the first person to install a derailleur on a fat-tire bike. Ritchey, nonplussed by the man’s claim initially dismissed the notion, thinking he was simply one of thousands who chanced across Gary Fisher. But the builder said the person was Russ Mahon, at which point Ritchey discredited the person’s story altogether. After all, Mahon wasn’t a household name in mountain biking.

You can imagine Ritchey’s surprise when a year later an envelope arrived at his house from a man calling himself Russ Mahon. Packed with the photos of the original group of riders chumming it up, as well as a photo of Fisher looking back at Mahon and his balloon bike, the parcel altered Ritchey’s skepticism quickly. Ritchey called Breeze, who was particularly thrilled with the find, especially in light of the fact that only a year or two earlier; Breeze had given up his search for the elusive band. Finally, the means were available to turn fable into fact.

The Early Years
In 1974 the Morrow Dirt Club consisted of ten riders who met weekly to bomb down fire roads in Cupertino, California. The name Morrow derives from the Morrow coaster brake, which was made by Bendix and saw heavy use by both the Klunkers in Marin and the Cupertino Riders.

The West Coast Open Cyclocross Championships allowed riders to race any bike, which is the main reason the Morrow Dirt Club showed up. Russ Mahon the leader of the club and our link, road a 26-inch-wheel Ward’s Hawthorne equipped with derailleurs that provided 10-speeds, a longhorn handlebar and front and rear drum brakes. Since this race wasn’t just a downhill run, Mahon removed the typical springer fork in favor of a rigid fork (the lighter fork also helped keep overall bike weight below 35 pounds).

Such a bicycle sounds arcane in light of today’s technological accomplishments, but at the time Mahon and the other riders were doing something quite revolutionary. For Breeze and Kelly, this was the first time a derailleur had been seen on a balloon-tire bike and the thumbshifters and handlebars were equally forward thinking. But Mahon and his crew hadn’t put much thought into it. “ I was just trying to get out there and have some fun, and what we were doing seemed obvious,” Mahon says.

The Morrow Dirt Club was short-lived; soon after that day in December, many of the group’s members moved away from Cupertino. By the end of 1975 they had all relocated to different parts of the state. This didn’t stop the dirt riding, of course (Mahon continues to ride off-road to this day), but the weekly meetings, bomber runs down the Cupertino foothills and camaraderie ended less than two years after the Club originally formed.

The Find of a Lifetime?
What finding the Cupertino Riders means is still debatable. As Breeze says, “if the Cupertino Riders never came to Marin in December 1974, things probably would have progressed pretty much the same as they did.”

Mahon is quick to add; “I don’t think it would be to hard to find someone who put a derailleur on a balloon bike before me.” Even so, there’s no denying that the Riders influenced the future of off-road cycling, a fact that was reinforced by their induction into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1996.

With that... here’s our boy....

2 sizes:
18” and 19” (short or long)

Modified OG/Excelsior geometry (for 29” wheels)

Head angle: 69.2
Seat Angle: 73.3
Top Tube:short”: 23.3
long”: 24.4
68mm BB
135mm rear D/O
Disc only
Designed for a 80mm suspension fork or rigid equivalent
Room for HUGE 2.7” tires
Short, 1 1/8” head tube

Each frame has 2 built in bottle openers for post klunk festivities as well.

Fully butted Sanko heat treated 4130 cromolly throughout.
All frames are custom powder coat painted to order
These frames are VERY LIMITED edition with only 50 being produced in each size.

$550 each RAW finish. Plus paint (e-mail for quote. Single RAL colors are $150 custom finishes and multi colors are available. e-mail for a quote). Deposits being taken NOW!

Genken

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:13:29 -0700

Head Angle: 66
Seat Angle: 72
4 sizes: (center to top seat tube measurement)
Small: 15” seat tube, 21.2” actual TT, 21.7” virtual TT, 43.8” wheelbase 28.5” standover
Medium: 17” seat tube, 22.8” actual TT 23.49” virtual TT, 45.6” wheelbase 29.5” standover
Large: 19” seat tube, 23.4” actual TT, 24.3 virtual TT, 46.4” wheelbase 30.5” standover
XL: 21.” seat tube, 24.6” actual TT, 25.59 virtual TT, 47.78 wheelbase 31.5” standover
Stock colors: raw aluminum with dark brown links, two-tone with white rear 3/4, khaki front 1/3. (custom single color powder coated finishes available)
Available with Fox DHX Air, DHX RC4 or a custom valved Elka Stage 5
$2499.98 with Air or Stage 5
$2599.98 with RC4

Wakizashi s.s.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:30:13 -0800

Two sizes; short and long.

1.5 custom machined head tube, single or double crown fork compatible,135mm X 12mm, horizontal, adjustable rear axle, ICGS-05 30.9 seat post
super low profile frame, hydroformed top and down tubes, 120mm travel of travel, single pivot with actuation linkage and Hammerschmidt compatible!

That’s right, you can run the Wakizashi with a 2-speed, no rear derailleur set up!

Available colors:
Matte black anodized (photo above), Gloss white powder coat, Reflex baby blue powder coat, “Golden Summer Ale Limited Edition” (shown below). All dropout hardware gold anodized. Axle is stainless steel.

retail frame kit price: $1498.99 RPL or RP23. your choice or $1700 with custom valved Elka

Tanto 4X

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:30:00 -0800

SHORT:
Top Tube: 560mm (22”) (actual)
Head Angle: 68.5
Seat Angle: 70.5
C-Stay: Adjustable 16.2” - 17.5”
Seat Tube: 14”

LONG:
Top Tube: 580mm (22.83”) (actual)
Head Angle: 68.5
Seat Angle: 70.5
C-Stay: Adjustable 16.2” - 17.5”
Seat Tube: 14”

1.5 custom machined head tube, single or double crown fork compatible,135mm X 12mm, horizontal, adjustable rear axle, ICGS-05 30.9 seat post (34.9/35.0 collar) and a built in “beverage” opener.

retail: $695.98 for Raw finish. $95 more for single color powder coat

All dropout/brake parts are orange anodized

Optional colors: gloss pearl white, lime green, gloss school bus yellow or custom color available for $95 extra. Contact us to let us know the color.
All painted frames will be an additional 3 weeks, thanks!

Katana L.S.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:23:25 -0800

HA: SA: C-Stay: TT: (short/long): Wheelbase: (short/Long) Travel:

64.8 66 17” - 18” 21.25”/23.75” 43.25”/44.25” 215mm

1.5 custom machined head tube, designed for double crown DH forks (FOX 40 RC2 optimized),
13.5” tall BB, 29.70” standover, short head tube, Moto*GP Link Floating Suspension System (C) technology, double butted, Hydroformed top tube, Hydroformed down tube, 150mm stainless steel axle with custom replaceable derailuer hanger, ICGS-05, lots and lots of CNC , 15mm 7000 series pivot axles MAX-E bearings, frame travel optimized for Elka Stage-5 coil 9.5 x 3” with constant rate 2.6:1 leverage ratio.

Projected retail: $2899.99 with OG retail package (Rear axle, extra hanger,pint glass, decal kit,).

Color options: candy Reflex Blue metallic powdercoat. All Katana L.S. frames will have black hard anodized Moto*GP and Brass Knuckle links. Custom colors available for at extra cost.
Available will be Reflex Orange Metallic powder coat, gloss white powder coat, Reflex candy red metallic powder coat. Yes, you can mix or match front and rear end finishes for an extra cost.

Musashi

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:30:44 -0700

Shadowed in mystery, just like the famed swordsman Musashi Miamoto, our DH rig will be a surprise and when finally unveiled will blow you all away! Light, nimble, devastating to the competition...

3 sizes:

15”: 749mm standover/551.2 @ 0deg/538.9 actual top tube length
17”: standover height at 762mm. Top tube: 596.9 @ 0 deg/579.5mm actual top tube length
19”: center to top of seat tube but standover height of 762mm with a TT length of 617.8mm @ 0deg/594.3mm actual top tube length

Head Angle is 64.4 deg. Based on 571 axle to crown (Fox 40)
Seat Angle is 70 degrees (actual) 64.1 virtual degree)
Rear shock is 240mm long. Elka Stage 5 (custom valved and built specifically for One Ghost Industries Musashi)
Rear wheel Travel is 203mm
353mm BB height
Rear-Center: 440mm
1160 MM wheelbase
150mm Maxle rear

Hydroformed tubes
HUGE aluminum axles and sealed bearings
LOTS and LOTS of CNC machine work

1.5 head tube, 34.9 OD seat tube, 30.9 post dia.
colors:TBD
projected retail price for frame kit: $2699. with Elka Stage 5 custom valved for each rider (Takes longer but worth the wait)

Longbow S.D.

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:30:25 -0700

The Longbow is our answer to the trail bike category. Light, strong, nimble and ready to go the distance, this awesome piece of machinery will feel at home on short or long super D courses or deep in the back country.
3 frame sizes:

Small: 15” seat tube, 21” actual TT, 21.7” virtual TT, 42.9” wheelbase, 28” standover

Medium: 17” seat tube, 22.71 actual TT, 23.5” virtual TT, 44.6” wheelbase 29.5” standover

Large: 19” seat tube, 23.5” actual TT, 24.5” virtual TT, 44.95” wheelbase 30.5” standover

1.5 head tube 68.4 degree head angle 72 degree seat angle (with Fox 32 TALAS 140 at full travel) 30.9 seat post.
73-mm bottom bracket, 135-mm QR rear dropouts, triple chain ring compatible,
Projected US Retail price for frame kit: $2289.98
Frame kit: frame/rear shock/decal pack, pint glass
your choice custom tuned Elka Stage 5 or DHX air 5.0

Standard powder coated colors available and all with polished green anodized links
Custom multi-color powder paint available on request for additional $150 charge.

19” frame shown