John Tomac at his peak.
Category: MTB Archive Posts
This is where I post vintage materials from the Mountain Bike Legacy Project, which primarily covers the years from 1970 to 1990.
There is no order here other that what I found in the files recently. I tried to collect every printed word about mountain biking before 1990, when it became impossible to keep up. Now I am happy to share it with anyone who finds the site.
Read more about the Mountain Bike Legacy Project by clicking on The Archive tab under About Charlie.
Knobby News, 1985
This is the first issue of the Knobby News, from 1985. If there was a second issue, I don’t have it. But they managed to round up all the usual suspects as advertisers. This is from the first generation of computer publications, so it looks a lot like every other mid-eighties small publication, except the…
Mammoth Mountain, 1985
Mammoth Mountain is now a premier mountain bike destination, but in 1985 the ski resort was just beginning to figure out that the people who ski in the winter ride bikes in the summer.
Backpacker, July 1985
What does it take to bridge the gap between the hiking community and the mountain bike community? Advertising dollars. Bikes cost more than backpacks or tents.
Bicycle Action, April 1985
Jacquie Phelan beats the horses and the men. UK discovers trials. Jacquie goes topless for Muddy Fox. An entire town goes off-road.