I then decide that I make this. I make all the bikes at work so can make this cycle here for sure. Then at this time I get a table with a white paper. I have wheels like this, sprocket a little different. Handlebars like I make for my son. But tyre I try to find street normal tyre but it’s difficult. They I plan everything in order and make prototype and I make this at my work. I make motorcycles that are complete new.
Was the boss ok for you to make this at work?
I am the boss ha ha ha.
Was the boss ok for you to make this at work?
I am the boss ha ha ha.
Pere being the top rider and hard worker that he was and Maria being the daughter of they're biggest dealer meant Pere had the confidence and trust of the company. He would even appear on national TV on behalf of Montesa, which was a very rare occurrence back in those days.
Everything I always ask Mr Permanyer, he always says yes. Then I arrive in my house and give this bike to my son. This is the history of Monty. The history of new sport trials cin. Then my house more or less is like this. Here is one step in the back garden. With one step to the rear door. The first great thing was when Ot comes to this part after 5 or 6 metre. He automatically standing because any rider or rider until now was sitting down and he was standing. He arrive here and turn. When he turn it was not possible to move the handlebars and ride around. No enough room. He then hops the front wheel to here. I am sitting down here on this step. He comes to me and when he arrives at the step standing he put the front wheel up and has one foot. He then hops up the step and finish. I then say to my wife, Maria come, this is fantastic, this is a new sport. This is a trial in bicycle. Do again Ot and he do this many time. At this time I am inspired.
Ot Pi photographed by Pere riding the proto Montesita T10 under the porch around in the make shift section. Look at the black scorch welding marks in the frame of the bike.
The next day I go Montesa and these people Mr Canalles the general manager have a son one year older than my son. He says “this is great”. He thinks it is fantastic and I say” if you want I can prepare one bicycle for your son”. I then make a smaller sprocket like trial and Ot and his son ride together. One day then go to Mr Permanyer house for dinner one day. We make trial and Mr Permanyer think this is fantastic. I then say “I think I must make one with a bigger wheel “. Carlos Mass who is an enduro rider say he like and he make one with 20” wheels. This was the same wheel that was the front wheel of the Cota 25. We put it there both in the front and rear of the cycle. Carlos tests the bikes with different wheels 16 and a 20 size. Then I ask Mr Permanyer I have a question for you. This bicycle has possibilities to sell because it no exists in the world and he knows this as he know the industry. Then I say ok we can produce this and there is a possibility to sell. He says ok, good, no problem but everything must be produced outside the factory. The production and everything must be made outside of the factory.
I just managed to get this photo. The old yellow Montesita is situated at the back of the Esplugues factory plot.
A rare photo from inside the Montesita production facility .