The Rough-Stuff Fellowship is an English off-road association that long predates mountain bikes. These riders were more into riding the bridle paths than bombing down hills, and their bikes were nowhere near as extreme as mountain bikes. Gary Fisher and I joined the club in 1980, two of only four California members (Holland Jones was…
Month: December 2019
The Next Whole Earth Catalog
In 1979 Gary Fisher and I had just opened our little business, “MountainBikes.” Through Gary’s connection with Bicycling magazine, we got a call from the Whole Earth Catalog people in Sausalito to review bicycling books for the Next Whole Earth Catalog. Here are our contributions.
The Compleat Ricky Cha
Ricky Cha was created for the Fat Tire Flyer by Tony Martin. Now nearly 40 years after he first rode the slopes of Mount Tamalpais, here is the complete collection.