I was asked to contribute an article on John Tomac for this 1989 issue of Mountain Biking UK.
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..
R.I.P. Dirt Rag
In 1989 the postman brought me the first issue of a new magazine called Dirt Rag. It was not much different from a dozen or so inexpensively printed local mountain bike newsletters that had come my way, with one major exception. Dirt Rag lasted over thirty years. This week the Internet brought me the news…
First Issue of Bicycle Action UK magazine, June 1984
The Bob Weir Mountain Bike Interview (with Gary Fisher)
I wrote this in 1992. Every copy of this issue of Dirt Rag sold out.
1979 Pearl Pass Clunker Tour
This is my article from Bicycling Magazine about the 1979 Crested Butte to Aspen tour.