Sara Ballantyne

There are a few “Eureka!” moments in mountain bike history and one was when Jim Busby met Gary Turner of GT Bicycles in 1991 and showed him a handmade version of what would become GT’s groundbreaking full-suspension bicycle, the RTS-1. ...

Matt Fritzinger is the founder of the High School Mountain Biking movement in the United States. Matt has seen his efforts result in nearly 10,000 student-athletes and 3,500 coaches participating in interscholastic mountain bike racing in 2016. ...

Richard Cunningham founded MANTIS BICYCLES in 1981. The Mantis is known for its “magic feel” ride. With the now legendary SCR aluminum/chromoly composite frameset, the chromoly X-Frame, the monocoque Flying V, and the fully suspended Prop Floater, Richard continues to ...

Web Site: www.abundantadventures.com Tom Mayer began riding dirt trails in his 20 acre backyard in 1959. It wasn’t until 1963 that desire to explore made him seriously begin riding the back-country trails near Durango, Co. At the time, the widest ...

Darren Berrecloth’s innovative riding style and professional business acumen brought freeriding to the masses and helped elevate freeride competition to international status. “Bearclaw” grew up in North Vancouver at the foot of the mountains where Canada’s pioneer freeriders were altering ...

The following is to nominate Mr. Jim Wannamaker of the Kenda USA Rubber Company as a Mt. Bike Hall of Fame Inductee. This is respectively submitted by Jerry Bliton and Darren Salsbury.

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