This nomination, written by Charlie Kelly, dated April 18th 1989 was submitted to Carole Bauer, who was curator of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame at that time. I (Kay Cook) chose to re-submit this nomination for placement on the ...
At 36 years old Nat Ross has become an icon in the endurance mountain bike racing scene. He is best known for his solo performances in 24 Hour races, however he also competes in various disciplines consisting of short track, ...
Ross Shafer built his first road frame in Paradise, California in 1976, and continued to build them under the Red Bush banner between carpentry and bike shop jobs. He finally started building frames full-time when he got a job as ...
He was all by himself that day. Just the trail and the breeze and the bike. He kicked up the crank, pushed off and let go of everything. That was the moment Steve Blick found himself.
...In the summer of 1976, Chris King created his first sealed bearing headset in a Santa Barbara, California garage. Aluminum scraps and discarded medical instrument bearings were used for those first pieces, showing the manufacturing and social ethics that underpin ...
Web Site: www.bikeradar.com/news/article/interview-doug-dr-dew-lafavor-of-kona-mountain-bikes-29637 The first country outside the USA to be exposed to Mountain Biking was Canada. In 1980, John Gadsby a Vancouver, BC based engineer and a lifetime racing and touring cyclist, stopped by Gary Fisher’s shop in Fairfax, ...