Zapata Espinoza, a graduate of UC Santa Cruz, worked for LA Weekly Magazine in the mid 1980s, writing articles on local politics. In 1985, he began working for Hi-Torque Publications, initially on its Motocross Action magazine. From 1986 to 1993, ...

Bill Cockroft was born August 26, 1947. Bill has been employed at Mammoth Mountain Resort since 1969, where he has been involved in all aspects of mountain operations. In respect to mountain biking Bill was instrumental in developing one of ...

Charlie Litsky: Litsky was an absolute freak for cycling as well as the man behind the Tomac PR machine in the early ’90s. How internationally renowned was the always-hyper, Brooklyn-born bike freak? Valentino Campagnolo once said that dealing with Charlie ...

Kay’s pioneer history began in Crested Butte in 1980 with an old S.E. Frame paper-boy bike built by her husband (Hall of Famer Pioneer, Don Cook). It was a five speed klunker with Atom drum brakes front and rear, making ...

In 2000, Brian Skinner was named the 13th most significant person in Mountain Bike history by Mountain Bike magazine. His involvement in shaping the sport, developing product and promoting racing and fun are all factors that garnered him that honor.