First Carbon Fiber mountain bike?

[loon36u]

I bought this great old Trek new in 1991.
I put everything I could on it at the time.
Were these Trek the first carbon fiber frames?

 

[loon36u]

Sorry
Forgot to include photo’s

 

[mongeese]

Giant cadex or Specialized Epic Allez earlier to start

 

[Dick Slazzenger]

That is an early OCLV for sure, but Trek had composite models just a bit earlier with aluminum lugs and composite main tubes (1990 8900 Pro).

 

[mongeese]

Is this specific to Trek -?

 

[Miq]

My wife has been riding my late 90s Carbon and Aluminum 8700 these days.

 

[Bendix]

Those 9800s were such cool bikes.

The only bike I ever had not come back from a test ride in over 35 years, working in 5 shops... 😠

 

[Bendix]

Here's a slide scan of Ned racing a carbon Specialized Epic at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, 1988...

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

I know 2 "large" guys who learned the hard way carbon is not for them.

 

[loon36u]

In the day I was a very large guy and considered myself indestructible- I really abused this Trek. Frame never broke. Now, it's an old man's bike with street tires.