Mert has played a formidable role in introducing many key suspension concepts into the world of mountain biking. He is also one of the early pioneers in the off-road world, having introduced the first production mountain bike. A former American . . .
Max Commencal has shaped gravity racing for more than four decades, first with Sunn and then with the company that carries his name. At Sunn he helped professionalize downhill as a sport, building a factory team whose riders included Nicolas ...
Greg Minnaar’s record is the measure of longevity in downhill: 22 elite World Cup wins, 86 World Cup podiums, three World Cup overall titles and four World Championships. His first rainbow jersey came in 2003 and his fourth in 2021, ...
Tracy Moseley reached the top of two disciplines. In downhill she took 16 World Cup wins, the World Cup overall title in 2006 and 2011, and the World Championship in 2010. She then moved to enduro and won the first ...
Stan Day co-founded SRAM in 1987, led as CEO for more than three decades, and now serves as chairman. The company’s first product, Grip Shift, came from a simple complaint he had while training for triathlons: reaching down to the ...
Jeff’s Mountain Goat bicycles were one of the first hot names in custom mountain bikes. As a rider, racer, race promoter, designer, and manufacturer, Lindsay has continued to provide expertise for the technical development of mountain bikes.
...Web Site: https://www.stevepottsbicycles.com “It all started when I was a child and my brother took me for a ride on his big fat-tired bike. He drove and I sat on the handlebars. He used to tell me that we would ...
Born Michael Hiltner, at some point this racer, rider and promoter christened himself with two words for “winner,” thus the catchy handle for this mildly eccentric personality. But the moniker is far from unfounded: during the 1960s, he road-raced his ...
Web Site: www.breezerbikes.com Joe Breeze is one of the central figures in the development of mountain biking. He is best known as the designer-builder of the first successful modern mountain bikes.
...Steve Cook represents the prototypical mountain bike racer. He built his first klunker in Durango, Colorado the spring of 1980. He wanted to explore the high passes around Telluride, Silverton and Durango. Bicycles had appealed to him since he was ...
Web Site: www.cunninghambikes.com The furthest extension of modern bicycle technology – to the point of creating a unique bike to fit a particular human – is achieved in custom bike building.
...Where he’s been…Where he’s going 1963 Gary Fisher, age 12, starts competing in on the road and track in races sanctioned by the predecessor of the USCF, The Amateur Bicycle League of America.
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