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Most of the brands that I used to love seem to have been bought out, gone bust or gone shit, that said:
That said, if Frank The Welder was a brand (and he is to an extent) then he should be there. His work with aluminium is awesome (Yeti, Spooky, FTW).
Next, controversially, I'm going to say Shimano. They've made some crap, but they've also given us XT (for the rest of my life, I will always feel that XT is worth riding), they gave us indexed shifting and offroad clipless pedals that worked. Talk shit about their market dominance all you want, their stuff works.
Also, Joe Murray and his various endeavours are worth noting. His influence on MTB geometry shouldn't be under estimated.
Finally, I'd say Rock Shox. I know that Scott thinks that Marzocchi Z1s are more important than Judys, but Rock Shox have been doing OK for almost 20 years, which is more than most suspension fork manufacturers.
Also, Royce for being amazing, Ringlé (RIP) for the looks, Fat Chance (RIP) for the fun.