Mountain Bike Action asked me who “invented the mountain bike.”
The answer is complicated, but I know it wasn’t me.
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.
Bicycle Guide, August 1987
I couldn’t pass up an article entitled, “The Gossip According to Charlie Kelly.”
Mountain Bike, December 1988
Featuring my interview with Tom Ritchey.
Winning, March 1989
Sarah Ballantine’s ride to the top of the World’ Championship.
Mountain Bike, October 1989
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.