The 1985 Velocitech Mountain Machine was designed with climbing in mindJames Huang / Immediate Media
The long rear end was supposed to evenly distribute a rider’s weight between the wheels for better handlingJames Huang / Immediate Media
It isn’t often that the rear triangle is longer than the front oneJames Huang / Immediate Media
It perhaps goes without saying that this company is no longer in businessJames Huang / Immediate Media
An idler pulley was needed to keep the chain from falling offJames Huang / Immediate Media
Mmm, gold!James Huang / Immediate Media
Plate gussets reinforce the front endJames Huang / Immediate Media
This perhaps isn’t the best location for a water bottle cageJames Huang / Immediate Media
If the rider didn’t think the chainstays were long enough already, there was plenty of room in the semi-horizontal Campagnolo dropouts to move the rear back even furtherJames Huang / Immediate Media
Wide-profile Shimano cantilevers clamped on to Araya anodized aluminum rimsJames Huang / Immediate Media
Carlisle supplied the BMX-inspired front and rear tiresJames Huang / Immediate Media
The freewheel featured unusually big sprockets for the timeJames Huang / Immediate Media
The stem clamp struggled to keep the tall bars from rotating under loadJames Huang / Immediate Media
Somewhere a mechanic is screaming at the computer screen, “I have those tools!!!”James Huang / Immediate Media
We’re guessing not many of these bikes were madeJames Huang / Immediate Media
The Araya rims are definitely classicJames Huang / Immediate Media
Velocitech once touted the ‘lumpiness’ of its weldsJames Huang / Immediate Media
Back when one-finger braking was simply not an option…James Huang / Immediate Media
…and when saddles actually had a reasonable amount of paddingJames Huang / Immediate Media