Awesome early Repack pics

[Guest2]

So awesome!! Wonder where it is now….

I was thinking the same!

 

[birdzgarage]

I din't know Levis and Wrangler made riding gear hahaha. How about that safety helmet on that little kid.

I think the kid is just wearing a beanie.crazy

 

[Pondo]

I Learned to Fly… On A Mountain Bike: Wende Cragg Documents the Birth of Mountain Biking – Wende Cragg

As a kid, I wanted to fly. Like Superman. The recurring dream never materialized but the fantasy took flight when I met the mountain bike. The history of the early mountain bike is often seen through the lens of a handful of guys who modified their old Schwinns back in the mid-1970s. However, as...

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This was just posted on The Radavist. Wende Cragg rode and documented many of the early Repack races. She took hundreds of pictures, capturing the beginning of what would become mountain biking. The early builders including Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher, Tom Ritchey, etc. are pictured. Many great shots of the old Schwinn klunkers too.

Great link! Thanks for posting it. Many of those pics along with more info are in Charlie Kelly's Fat Tire Flyer book:

It's a great read. I'm glad I got my copy when it was a new release. I do regret forgetting to take it with me to the swap meet at the Marin Bike Museum to have him sign it. Eventually maybe. Apparently it's collectible now and out of print:

Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking: Kelly, Charlie, Breeze, Joe: 9781937715168: Amazon.com: Books

Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking [Kelly, Charlie, Breeze, Joe] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking

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I think Wende's bike was the 6th frame/fork built by Joe Breeze. The rest of the build would have been done by Charlie Kelly and Gary Fischer.

I'm pretty sure this is the one on display at the museum:

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The Marin Museum of Bicycling is a premier bicycle history museum and cultural center in Fairfax, California. We display key examples from the 19th century ...

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If you're ever in the SF Bay Area and have the time you owe yourself a trip to this museum. It's got some pretty mind blowing machines. When I went I got a personalized tour by Joe Breeze's wife and I met Joe Breeze, Alan Bonds and Charlie Kelly. Fun times for sure!

 

[Lone Tree]

Great link! Thanks for posting it. Many of those pics along with more info are in Charlie Kelly's Fat Tire Flyer book:
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It's a great read. I'm glad I got my copy when it was a new release. I do regret forgetting to take it with me to the swap meet at the Marin Bike Museum to have him sign it. Eventually maybe. Apparently it's collectible now and out of print:

Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking: Kelly, Charlie, Breeze, Joe: 9781937715168: Amazon.com: Books

Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking [Kelly, Charlie, Breeze, Joe] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking

www.amazon.com

I think Wende's bike was the 6th frame/fork built by Ritchey. The rest of the build would have been done by Charlie Kelly and Gary Fischer.
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I'm pretty sure this is the one on display at the museum:

HOME | Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

The Marin Museum of Bicycling is a premier bicycle history museum and cultural center in Fairfax, California. We display key examples from the 19th century ...

mmbhof.org

If you're ever in the SF Bay Area and have the time you owe yourself a trip to this museum. It's got some pretty mind blowing machines. When I went I got a personalized tour by Joe Breeze's wife and I met Joe Breeze, Alan Bonds and Charlie Kelly. Fun times for sure!

I’m pretty sure she’s on one of the 10 bikes Joe Breeze built. I don’t think Ritchey ever built a frame like that.

 

[Pondo]

I’m pretty sure she’s on one of the 10 bikes Joe Breeze built. I don’t think Ritchey ever built a frame like that.

Yep, you're right, that's a Breeze frame. The next gen was the Ritchey Mountain Bike. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[DrRumack80]

Yep, you're right, that's a Breeze frame. The next gen was the Ritchey Mountain Bike. Thanks for the heads up.

That is a Breezer Series 1. Next generation was the Series 2, without the twin laterals, followed by the Series 3. I believe Tom Ritchey built his first mountain bike frame in 1978-79.

One of the photos above shows a group of Series 1 and Series 2 Breezers together in a field

 

[DrRumack80]

Great link! Thanks for posting it. Many of those pics along with more info are in Charlie Kelly's Fat Tire Flyer book:
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It's a great read. I'm glad I got my copy when it was a new release. I do regret forgetting to take it with me to the swap meet at the Marin Bike Museum to have him sign it. Eventually maybe. Apparently it's collectible now and out of print:

Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking: Kelly, Charlie, Breeze, Joe: 9781937715168: Amazon.com: Books

Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking [Kelly, Charlie, Breeze, Joe] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking

www.amazon.com

The Marin Museum was selling autographed copies of Charlie's book, which is how I obtained mine, plus a copy of the Klunkers film, also autographed. Also, some years back, I purchased back issues of the Fat Tire Flyer mag from Charlie on Ebay. Amazing that we have access to these legends and can ask them questions.

Visiting the museum is on my bucket list.

 

[Pondo]

The Marin Museum was selling autographed copies of Charlie's book, which is how I obtained mine, plus a copy of the Klunkers film, also autographed. Also, some years back, I purchased back issues of the Fat Tire Flyer mag from Charlie on Ebay. Amazing that we have access to these legends and can ask them questions.

Visiting the museum is on my bucket list.

I've got some of the Fat Tire Flyer mags too. Fun to read and look through the old photos and adds. The museum is definitely worth a visit.

 

[birdzgarage]

 

[Pondo]

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Your bikes never fail to please and impress. Very nice stuff!