In 1984, Senior Editor Frank Berto from Bicycling magazine came out to Repack and gave it a shot. Here are his impressions.
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Dirt Rag March, 2017: Repack 40th Anniversary
In 2016 a few old mountain bikers gathered at Ground Zero, AKA Repack. They were there to observe the 40th anniversary of the race that was supposed to settle an argument among a half dozen riders, but instead changed the world of bicycling forever.
Rob Korotky documented the moment.
Mill Valley Historical Society: The Clunker Revolution
This 2019 article by Marissa Friedman and Joe Breeze explores Joe’s own thoughts on how the mountain bike evolved from the ruins of destroyed 1930’s Schwinn bicycles.
Bicycling, November 1991: Repack Revisited
In 1991 Don Cuerdon helped observe the 15th anniversary of the first Repack race, and wrote about his adventure in Bicycling Magazine>
Bicycling, January 1979: Clunkers Among the Hills
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.