I published the first magazine for mountain bikers, the Fat Tire Flyer. More recently, I wrote the definitive history of the sport of mountain biking, Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking, with a foreword written by Joe Breeze.
Three years ago my publisher was sold, and the book was taken out of print. I am happy to announce that it is back. At my own expense I have reprinted the original version, a classic work in a coffee table format. List price is $39.95.
This is my second magazine sale, in 1979 to a new magazine that was in the process of changing its name from Mariah to Outside.
The first NORBA National Championship in 1983 was held in driving rain.
That made for a terrible race but an entertaining article in Bicycle Sport.
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.
Maynard Hershon interviews Tom Ritchey.