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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..

Mountain Biking UK, May 1990

Posted on July 8, 2023July 8, 2023 by Charlie Kelly

In 1990 I attended the Iditabike, and wrote this article for Mountain Biking UK.

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Singletrack, October 2018

Posted on July 8, 2023July 8, 2023 by Charlie Kelly

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.

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Bicycling, January 1979: Clunkers Among the Hills

Posted on June 18, 2023June 18, 2023 by Charlie Kelly

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.

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Mountain Bike, December 1988

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Charlie Kelly

Featuring my interview with Tom Ritchey.

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Mountain Bike, October 1989

Posted on March 9, 2023June 18, 2023 by Charlie Kelly

I had a special request for my article about the Dodge 150, a mountain bike race with unintended consequences.

I had a couple of other contributions to this issue, which I have included.

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