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26.0011 — Kastan Mountain Bike Frame
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Published inventory wording
This mountain bike frame produced by Kastan represents the expansion of BMX frame builders into the emerging mountain bike market during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As off-road cycling grew rapidly in popularity, several BMX innovators began applying their frame-building experience to mountain bike design. Bikes like this illustrate the transition of BMX craftsmanship and engineering into the broader world of off-road cycling.
Additional published context
After helping establish Redline Bicycles, frame builder Linn Kastan later launched Kastan BMX, introducing the KEX (Kastan Extra) frame series. Kastan later expanded into mountain bike design during the late 1980s and early 1990s, applying lessons learned from BMX frame construction to the rapidly growing mountain biking market.
Artifact record
| Field | Published record |
|---|---|
| Artifact ID | 26.0011 |
| Artifact name | Kastan Mountain Bike Frame |
| Category | Frame |
| Source | Online |
| Collection | Lititz BMX Archive |
| Location | Lititz, Pennsylvania |
| Source evidence status | original_page_capture |
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Preservation note
This record preserves the artifact ID, published wording, live source address, and original source imagery without silently correcting source inconsistencies. Every displayed image in this record is an unchanged original source file. This checkpoint covers 26.0001 through 26.0101.