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Forum: Mountain Biking
03-28-23, 01:26 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,554
Posted By Repack Rider

When I sold mountain bikes in the '80s, I took my...

When I sold mountain bikes in the '80s, I took my Ritchey on a number of century rides. I had no trouble keeping up.

I modified my bike with a light set of wheels and close-ratio gears, used the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-23, 10:17 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 535
Posted By Repack Rider

Owen Mulholland was three days older than I am,...

Owen Mulholland was three days older than I am, and was a lifelong friend. He got me started writing for bike magazines.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-23, 05:21 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 153
Posted By Repack Rider

Texas Klunker Event

I'll be in Texas next week at Spider Mountain Bike Park. If you're anywhere near San Antonia, come on down.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-23, 10:29 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 459
Posted By Repack Rider

I built all the wheels for the MountainBikes...

I built all the wheels for the MountainBikes company, until I couldn't keep up.

We visited Wheelsmith in Palo Alto, and I saw that the machine did a better job than I did, in seconds.

We...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-06-23, 03:07 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,080
Posted By Repack Rider

Zap Espinosa is a great guy, but a terrible fit...

Zap Espinosa is a great guy, but a terrible fit for RBA, since he had zero road bike background.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-23, 12:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 224
Posted By Repack Rider

Gary is the world's worst speller.

Gary is the world's worst speller.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-23, 03:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 224
Posted By Repack Rider

Bicycling 1-78 Gary Fisher reviews Alan Super Record

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-23, 03:41 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 104
Posted By Repack Rider

Bicycling 6-77 Gary Fisher reviews Fastab Tomaso

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-23, 05:19 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,012
Posted By Repack Rider

Found this in the July 1984 issue of Richard...

Found this in the July 1984 issue of Richard Ballantine's magazine, "Action Bike."

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-23, 04:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 507
Posted By Repack Rider

Bicycling, January 1976 Schwinn Paramount

I see that people here post ancient issues of bicycle magazines. Here is the Schwinn Paramount review and back cover ad.
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-12-23, 01:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 326
Posted By Repack Rider

Fat Tire Flyer is online

From 1980 until 1987 I published the first mountain bike magazine, the Fat Tire Flyer. It was supposed to be a club newsletter, but the club only met one time and the only thing that happened at the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-10-23, 12:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 206
Posted By Repack Rider

Texas Klunks

The Spider Mountain bike park will honor the roots of mountain biking with a two day klunker event. I will be there along with Tommy Breeze.

Come on down!

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-01-23, 11:21 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 907
Posted By Repack Rider

U-brakes were designed to use the same studs as...

U-brakes were designed to use the same studs as roller cams, when the latter fell out of favor due to poor performance in muddy conditions.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-26-23, 06:18 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,315
Posted By Repack Rider

Not a single mention. Bummer. It got good...

Not a single mention. Bummer. It got good reviews.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-21-23, 10:37 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 1,846
Posted By Repack Rider

Although today the coaster brake is only...

Although today the coaster brake is only associated with "non-serious" bicycles, most bicyclists do not realize what a breakthrough it was for bicycling when in first appeared early in the 20th...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-23, 09:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,177
Posted By Repack Rider

I just posted a couple of articles...

I just posted a couple of articles (https://fattireflyer.com/2023/01/10/bicycle-rider-premiere-issue/) from the first issue to my mountain bike legacy blog.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-23, 08:00 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 163,374
Posted By Repack Rider

I scanned the bike review of the Cimarron from...

I scanned the bike review of the Cimarron from the August, 1985 issue of Cyclist. Here are the specs from that review. You can read the review on my website here. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-23, 07:47 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 3,382
Posted By Repack Rider

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-23, 01:32 AM
Replies: 8,678
Views: 2,846,835
Posted By Repack Rider

1983 Ritchey Annapurna. Custom built for me, once...

1983 Ritchey Annapurna. Custom built for me, once even had my name on it. This bike has taken me a lot of places, including Canada's Northwest Territories. Plug on the stem is carved from lignum...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-11-23, 09:55 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 15,193
Posted By Repack Rider

1975 Colnago. My uncle knew that I was into...

1975 Colnago. My uncle knew that I was into bikes, and that I had a Colnago, so he bought one. I rode my 1971 into the ground, but he kept his in perfect condition. Recently he told me that since he...
Forum: Mountain Biking
01-11-23, 09:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,385
Posted By Repack Rider

I scanned an article about that very subject...

I scanned an article about that very subject today and posted it on my blog. It was written in 1985 and includes everyone from then that you might expect. Scroll to the third article.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-23, 07:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 364
Posted By Repack Rider

Mountain Bike Archive Blog

Before there were mountain bike magazines, there were articles about mountain biking in other publications. I have the most comprehensive collection of early mountain bike articles. Even though...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-23, 11:32 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 18,171
Posted By Repack Rider

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-22, 06:41 PM
Replies: 2,083
Views: 456,757
Posted By Repack Rider

I worked for Bicycling Magazine in the '80s. The...

I worked for Bicycling Magazine in the '80s. The offices were in Pennsylvania, so the editors asked me if I knew any celebrity cyclists in California who might exchange a custom bike for the use of...
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-13-22, 06:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,020
Posted By Repack Rider

1978, Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher, Wende Cragg, Mike...

1978, Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher, Wende Cragg, Mike Castelli and I took our bikes to Crested Butte. The two day ride over Pearl Pass (12,700') was epic. Here is my story about the following year....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-22, 12:56 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,188
Posted By Repack Rider

Bump to update. I turned the Colnago over to...

Bump to update.

I turned the Colnago over to my ace mechanic, Josh Orlando, and spent more on the restoration than it cost new. Replaced the bent handlebars.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-22, 08:23 AM
Replies: 8,284
Views: 958,292
Posted By Repack Rider

A Park Tool pedal wrench. Worth every penny of...

A Park Tool pedal wrench. Worth every penny of $30. Lots of leverage and a round handle.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-22, 01:05 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 870
Posted By Repack Rider

That's me on the cover in the purple t-shirt, my...

That's me on the cover in the purple t-shirt, my then girlfriend and co founder of the Fat Tire Flyer, Denise Caramagno is the woman on the left.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-22, 01:02 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,188
Posted By Repack Rider

'70s Colnago

In the '70s I had a Colnago. My uncle is 15 years older than I am. He figured that since I had one, it must be a good bike. So he bought one also. Then he put a Blackburn rack and clincher tires on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-22, 11:32 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 14,451
Posted By Repack Rider

When Gary Fisher and I assembled bikes on Tom...

When Gary Fisher and I assembled bikes on Tom Ritchey's frames, Gary used a 35mm socket and a ball pen hammer to install BB bearings. Tom Ritchey used an arbor press for the same operation.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-22, 11:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 350
Posted By Repack Rider

Klunker Event in Texas

I have been invited to appear at a Klunker event in Texas this April. I will be accompanied by second generations Klunquer Tommy Breeze. Here are some graphics for the event. feel free to spread them...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-10-21, 04:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 660
Posted By Repack Rider

45th Anniversary coming up

On October 21, 1976 I agreed to help a few friends settle an argument as to who was the fastest downhill rider on our modified "klunker" bikes. We had decided that a time trial was the way to make it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-21, 10:23 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,119
Posted By Repack Rider

Just this one, Breezer #2, which hangs on the...

Just this one, Breezer #2, which hangs on the wall at the Marin Museum of Bicycling. Breezer #1 is part of the Smithsonian Institution's Transportation Museum collection, so the Marin Museum had to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-21, 12:35 PM
Replies: 8,678
Views: 2,846,835
Posted By Repack Rider

1983 Ritchey Annapurna. More detail in a post...

1983 Ritchey Annapurna. More detail in a post about the bike.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-21, 12:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,119
Posted By Repack Rider

1983 Ritchey Annapurna

Big shoutout to Josh Orlando for bringing my 1983 Ritchey Annapurna back to life. He had to track down vintage shifters and period correct tires (WTB and Tioga).

Tom built this one custom for me,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-15-21, 01:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,753
Posted By Repack Rider

Got my personal copy, hand delivered by The Man...

Got my personal copy, hand delivered by The Man himself, and signed of course.

...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-26-20, 04:04 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,753
Posted By Repack Rider

I'm sure Gary's book will sell more of mine. I'm...

I'm sure Gary's book will sell more of mine. I'm giving him more publicity than the people he pays to do that.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-26-20, 03:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,753
Posted By Repack Rider

Being Gary Fisher

Gary Fisher's book has finally hit print, a little late for the Christmas season. It's called "Being Gary Fisher...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-19-20, 12:27 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,005
Posted By Repack Rider

The road was whatever it was that day. Some years...

The road was whatever it was that day. Some years there were deep erosion ditches, and if you got on the wrong side of them you lost time. There were blind, off-camber turns. No jumps though, because...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-19-20, 08:29 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,005
Posted By Repack Rider

I believe I had the greatest bicycle adventure of...

I believe I had the greatest bicycle adventure of the 20th Century, but even if it wasn't, it was a lot better than average.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-17-20, 02:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,005
Posted By Repack Rider

Billy Savage was limited by the small amount of...

Billy Savage was limited by the small amount of video available of those events. I'm hoping to turn my book into a re-creation of them..
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-16-20, 02:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,005
Posted By Repack Rider

SF Chronicle celebrates the origin of Mountain Biking

I made the local newspaper for something I did 44 years ago.

I wouldn't call that a "scoop."How A Wild Downhill Race In 1970S Marin County Launched National Mountain Biking Trend...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-20, 04:23 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,190
Posted By Repack Rider

John was the ONLY investor in MountainBikes. ...

John was the ONLY investor in MountainBikes. (http://sonic.net/~ckelly/Seekay/mtbikes_company.htm)He had bought $2500 of TA chainsets, which he donated to us on a handshake and "pay me when you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-21-20, 06:51 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,832
Posted By Repack Rider

This 1979 TV footage is the only record of a...

This 1979 TV footage is the only record of a particular moment in bicycling history.

Unfortunate that YouTube added a bogus sound track to the original.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-21-20, 06:44 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,832
Posted By Repack Rider

Joe Breeze and I get ten minutes of that,...

Joe Breeze and I get ten minutes of that, starting at about 30:00. Our part is def C&V on Repack. A week after it aired in UK, I hosted a couple of riders from UK, and Joe came along. The Brits were...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-20, 03:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,763
Posted By Repack Rider

I have a book about all this and a new website...

I have a book about all this and a new website where I am showcasing my archive.

Fattireflyer.com

Check it out.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-20, 12:50 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,054
Posted By Repack Rider

The bike in the top photo is mine, "Breezer #2"...

The bike in the top photo is mine, "Breezer #2" (https://bikerumor.com/2014/09/24/ib14-breezer-2-we-interview-joe-breeze-about-the-second-mountain-bike-ever-made/) on loan to the Mountain Bike Hall...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-19, 08:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,602
Posted By Repack Rider

Gary worked for Bicycling, although his pieces...

Gary worked for Bicycling, although his pieces were ghost written. Bicycling Magazine started off as the Northern California Cycling Association newsletter, published in San Rafael. Rodale Publishing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-30-19, 09:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,158
Posted By Repack Rider

There was nothing on our bikes that could have...

There was nothing on our bikes that could have been patented. A bike is a bike, and any competent bicycle engineer could spend five minutes with one of our bikes and a tape measure, and be able to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-19, 12:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,158
Posted By Repack Rider

How did 40 years go past so quickly?

[This was written for a non-bicycling website. I thought I would put it here too even though it over-explains a few things.]

It was just 40 years ago, late summer of 1979.

For a couple of...
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