Mike is truly a pioneer in our sport. Mike is not only one of the most accomplished athletes in the history of Mtn Biking, he has also made important contributions in race promotion and athlete representation with the UCI.

Laird was born into a military family. His dad was an army captain and much of Laird’s childhood was spent re-locating from one military base to another. Laird learned to ride a bike when he was 5 years old in ...

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.

Elaine and Maurice Tierney founded Dirt Rag in 1989 to promote and document mountain bike culture, following in the footsteps of Charlie Kelly’s Fat Tire Flyer. Issue #1 was a 16 page black and white ’zine, folded in the center ...

Tim Blumenthal’s long and extraordinarily accomplished tenure in mountain biking–and cycling generally–make him an ideal inductee for the Hall. A lifelong cyclist, Tim began his professional career in the field when he joined the team at Velo News. Tim quickly ...

A Beast of passion. That’s how I would define Steve Boehmke. Lucky for all of us, his passion is bicycles – and for over 2 decades, more specifically – the mountain bike. A case study of Steve Boehmke’s life is ...

Any time you refer to a mountain bike as a “Fat Tire” bike, you are using a phrase coined in 1980 by Denise Caramagno. Denise moved to Fairfax from her native New York in 1978, and immediately fell in with ...

Tinker Juarez, as you undoubtedly know, is one of mountain bike racing’s most enduring icons. With his trademark dreadlocks, Tinker is also one the sports most recognizable figures.