In 1990 Mammoth Mountain hosted one of two “World Mountain Bike Championships” held that year, this being the NORBA version.
The organizers asked me to write a brief history of mountain bike racing for the program. Here it is.
Category: My Own Articles
This area is for my published articles, most of them from the ’70s and ’80s..
While writing and publishing the Fat Tire Flyer, I also contributed articles for other cycling magazines such as Dirt Rag, Bicycling, Bicycle Guide, Cyclist, and bicycle magazines in other countries. After the Fat Tire Flyer went out of print, I accepted an editorial position from Rodale Press.
Here is a random sample of my other work..
Cyclist, March 1987: Iditabike
In 1987 I covered the first “Iditabike” race. Here is my article entitled “The Brotherhood of Pain.”
Northern California Bicyclist, May 1994
This is a generic article from the early ’90s about mountain bike racing, but at the end Jacquie Phelan and I had a little fun creating virtual mountain biking.
Mountain Biking UK, May 1990
In 1990 I attended the Iditabike, and wrote this article for Mountain Biking UK.
Singletrack, October 2018
In 2018 Joe Breeze and I celebrated the 40th anniversary of our first trip to Crested Butte with another visit. This is the story I wrote for an English magazine.