This 2019 article by Marissa Friedman and Joe Breeze explores Joe’s own thoughts on how the mountain bike evolved from the ruins of destroyed 1930’s Schwinn bicycles.
Month: June 2023
Bicycling, November 1991: Repack Revisited
In 1991 Don Cuerdon helped observe the 15th anniversary of the first Repack race, and wrote about his adventure in Bicycling Magazine>
Bicycling, January 1979: Clunkers Among the Hills
In 1977 i wrote a story about the goofy hobby my friends and I shared. My roommate Gary Fisher took it with him when he visited the Bicycling Magazine offices, and they published it. This was my first ever magazine article.
Bicycle Motocross Action, January 1980
“Ungodly Expensive and Loaded for Bear!”
That was the reaction from Bob Osborne, editor of Bicycle Motocross Action when he visited Fairfax in late 1979. This was actually the first article about mountain biking in the BMX press, beating out Dean Bradley in the next month’s issue of BMX Plus!
BMX Plus! February 1980: The MountainBike
“This month’s 26-inch test bike is called a Mountain Bike. Chances are you have never heard of it before, but believe me, you will be hearing a lot about this revolutionary bike in the future.” Dean Bradley, BMX Plus!, February 1980