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Cranked Magazine interview with Charlie Kelly and Joe Breeze

Posted on February 2, 2020January 25, 2023 by Charlie Kelly

In 2017 Joe Breeze and I gave lectures in the UK. At one of our stops in Swanage we sat for an interview with Cranked Magazine.

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Kelly-Fisher MountainBikes Catalog

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Charlie Kelly

At first the company that Gary Fisher and I started was just called “MountainBikes.” Then that name went generic, so Gary and I added our own names. After Gary bought my interest in 1983, the company became Fisher MountainBikes. Here is our catalog from 1983.

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Rough Stuff Fellowship

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Charlie Kelly

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…

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The Next Whole Earth Catalog

Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 by Charlie Kelly

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.

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The Compleat Ricky Cha

Posted on December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 by Charlie Kelly

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.

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