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Jamis introduces the Earth Cruiser. A re-designed & re-engineered
no-longer-classic-now-revolutionary cantilever cruiser that mixes
equal parts fun & fashion and spurs the whole beach cruiser
movement. |
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Boss Cruiser is born. A double-diamond-framed
yang to the curvaceous Earth Cruiser’s yin. Complete with
Barcolounger-sized Cheeks saddle and drink-and-ride Cooly Cup. |
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The (Boss) Explorer morphs from the
Boss Cruiser. A pre-mountain bike if you will….a hybrid
between the Floridian Boss Cruiser and those funky, fat-tired,
multi-speed bikes them hippies are riding out in Marin County. |
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Dakota, Lightfoot and Roughneck are
conceived. By today’s double-disc’ed, dual-suspended
standards these mountain bikes are nearly laughable, but they
are truly remarkable for their time, and are among the few quality
production mountain bikes available. |
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The first Dakar is delivered. A custom-built,
fillet-brazed (triple-butted Ishiwata tubing), ready-to-race-out-of-the-box
mountain bike that turns a lot of heads. In many respects, the
1985 Dakar crystallizes much of the Jamis design credo that guides
our work today – no gimmicks, no gadgets, no nonsense,
no compromise; just pure, polished performance and genuine craftsmanship. |
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Dakar and Dakar Sport feature lugged
Tange Prestige frames. Yes, the fillet brazing of the original
Dakar was indeed exquisite, but these bikes are being raced and
the racers are begging for lighter bikes. |
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The Eclipse and Quest road bikes are
introduced. With proportionate component sizing, sliding frame
angles and fork rake predicated upon the work of Bill Farrell
and the New England Cycling Academy, Jamis re-defines how a production
road bike needs to fit and steer. |
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Coda and Tangier roll off the line.
With the upright rising position of a mountain bike, but the
smooth-rolling performance of a skinny-tired 700c road bike,
these bikes make riding more fun and more comfortably accessible
for the in-town rider. |
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The Dragon is hatched. With Tange Prestige
tubing that is pain-stakingly fillet-welded, then plated, then
hand polished. With a Rock Shox Mag 21 suspension fork, XTR 24-speed
drivetrain, and Ultegra hubs, the bike is extraordinarily light
(sub 24 lbs) for the time and for the money. |
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Our first 4-bar linkage Dakar Team springs
into life with 55mm of piggy-backed Noleen coil-over rear travel.
With a Judy XC fork, Deore XT drivetrain, TNT titanium BB, Sugino
Mighty 900 crank, etc, this new dualie weighs under 25 pounds. |
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This year’s Dakar Team goes Red,
White and Blue with a nearly 100-proof USA parts pick that includes
Easton Elite tubing, Machine Tech hubs and brakes, Precision
(Gorilla Billet) ProShift rear derailleur, Carumba crank, Gravity
Research brake levers and QR’s, and Craig Metalcraft. |
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Dragon (off-road) and Eclipse (road)
evolve and become two of the very first USA production bikes
to feature Reynolds 853 air-hardened cromo tubing…. Our
flagship dualie, Dakar Team, featuring the “new” XTR
and a 200 gram Cane Creek AD8 air shock and 80mm rear wheel travel,
weighs in at just over 24 pounds. |
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The revolutionary dual-suspended Diablo
is introduced at Interbike and wows the crowd. The industry’s
first vacuum-resin-transferred-molded carbon fiber monocoque
frame is nominated for a Bicycling Magazine Editor’s Choice
award as one of the most innovative products for 1998….
Dakota later wins Mountain Biking magazine’s Bike of the
Year Award. |
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Nova is designed and delivered for cyclo-cross
racing, but the go-anywhere, do–anything attributes of
this bike quickly make it one of our favorite bikes for just
about everything (training, commuting, touring, racing)…..Dragon
is the first production bike to feature Mavic’s new UST
tubeless CrossMax wheelset (with Hutchinson UST Pythons)… And
Dakar Sport wins Mountain Biking magazine’s Bike of the
Year award for Best Bike Under $800. |
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Dakar Comp wins Mountain Biking magazine’s
Bike of the Year award for Best Bike in the highly competitive
$800 - $1500 category….After many years in Team Red, Eclipse
gets a Black and Yellow two-toned paint scheme (and Mavic’s
hot, new Ksyrium wheels) and all productions are a near sell-out
after its unveiling. |
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The Dakar XLT 5” travel all-mountain
series is introduced and promptly wins Mountain Biking magazine’s
Best All Mountain Bike AND their coveted OVERALL Bike of the
Year award (while Dakar XC Comp quietly wins the Aggressive XC
Bike of the Year award)….. Xenith is the first production
road bike to be manufactured with Reynold’s incredibly
light-and-stiff-but-still-resilient lithium alloy X100 tubing. |
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The Dakar XLT platform continues to wow the crowd and the 2.0
nearly grabs All Mountain Bike of the Year from 26 Magazine (which
would have been the second year in a row for the XLT’s),
ultimately taking the runner-up award. Coda Sport is introduced
and is promptly selected by Bicycling Magazine as THE Best Buy
for a Comfort Road Bike. |
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It’s the year of carbon-fiber
for the entire industry and Jamis is at the top of the heap with
new full carbon Xenith Series (Team and Pro) road bikes. But
our carbon wave doesn’t stop there. The Dakar XC Pro & XC
Expert feature lightweight carbon seatstays and bell-cranks,
while the 853 Eclipse is exquisitely outfitted with laser sculpted
steel lugs that accept carbon-fiber seatstays, seat and down
tubes. Meanwhile, back in the world of affordable cycling, Dakar
XLT and Quest win Bicycling Magazine’s coveted Editor’s
Choice awards for Best Value Full-Suspension Mountain Bike and
Best Value Enthusiast Road Bike. |
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Jamis introduces the all new Diablo
7x7 freeride bikes designed to pedal as well as it gobbled up
terrain...not to mention geometry that made the bike tops in
handling and balance. The Jamis Dakar wins Bicycling Magazine's
Editor's Choice Award as the Best Full Suspension Mountain Bike
under $1000. |
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The all new re-designed carbon fiber
Xenith Series is introduced to stunned audiences. Years of refining
the ride of our original frame cumulates into quite possibly
the perfect balance between comfort, stiffness and lightweight...many
pro racers calling it the best riding road bike they've ever
thrown a leg over. Also introduced this year is an all new MP3
suspension platform. The evolution of Jamis suspension that's
gotten lighter, stiffer, truer tracking and more efficient. Rounding
out the '07 introductions is the Supernova cyclocross race bike
and Dakota and Exile 29'er hardtails. |
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