The Daredevils Who Invented Mountain Biking

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@Johnnyred51 8 жыл бұрын

I was one of the crazy teenagers who raced down Mt. Tamalpais every day 1973-1976. We lived in Mill Valley and hitch hiked from in front of the 2AM Club to the top. I noticed Mike Bowen is listed in the credits. He was part of our gang of downhill racers. There is a famous turn on Panoramic Highway above Stinson Beach we named "Bowen's Corner". Mike slid out and fell down the hill. Six of us had a pileup at the same spot as we came in behind him. You may recognize these names: Jason McGee, Matt Marden, Mike Dunleavy, Ron Stockham, Stuart Robinson, Dave Burdick, John Davis and of course me, John Barnes.

@bobv8219 6 жыл бұрын

Johnnyred51 I did the same thing went to tamalpais high 1975 _78 always rode with Joe Shirado and Yvon Gregorian best buds. I just might know you. I m Lenny Williams. 55 year's

@CyclingWorld1 5 жыл бұрын

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@larryleeholman658 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I built a 9 speed, and rode by you guys who were hitchhiking at The Deuce. (Actually, I would usually go up Wildomar-didn't want yo make you guys feel too bad)!

@GratzRides 5 жыл бұрын

This is all fine dandy and everyone has their own first experiences riding their custom jalopy on a trail way back in the day. In 1974 I had a Schwinn Typhoon 24" wheel and Sam Braxton of Braxton Bikes in Missoula, Montana built me a bespoked rear wheel with a 5-cog cluster and welded up a derailleur mount, plus brake bosses and parts off of old road bikes from that era and slapped on a Honda 50cc bar with a road bike saddle and he called it a "mountain bike." I kid you not. Sam Braxton - look him up. I was 8 years young and Sam told me about the Buffalo Soldiers, an African-American hardened Army men in stationed at Fort Missoula in the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps between 1866-1917. They rode their monster mountain bikes across the land from Missoula, MT to St. Louis, MO and another time from Fort Missoula to Yellowstone Park's Mammoth Hot Springs. All the photos are online. It's hands down the invention of true mountain biking.

@erod6468 2 жыл бұрын

So in the 40s and 50s, many of my past family members and their friends/neighbors used to ride their bikes down Chavez ravine and around Boyle heights in the dirt hills and canyons pretty much daily. It was pretty common, but it was more a local thing and definitely a brown people thing in these areas. They used to interchange bike parts as well, to make them more stout since they would always break. I don't think mountain biking was necessarily invented anywhere, but maybe just became popular and more mainstream in certain areas(wealthier/predominantly white) , like Marin County or the Northshore.

@siriosstar4789 4 жыл бұрын

i lived in marin in the early 1950s . Mountain biking to us was simply riding any type of bike to the end of the pavement and then continuing on whatever was available , trails , fire roads , ranch roads etc . sometimes we would push our bikes up the hills and ride down , but only when we thought our moms wouldn't beat our ass for coming home all cut up . 😂 In the early sixties we moved to upstate New York where i went to high school . Riding bikes wasn't cool and i didn't start riding again until i moved back to california in the seventies . When i saw that what we did as kids had become a " thing" i chuckled to my self .

@williampunton916 8 жыл бұрын

I'm just glad these guys never backed down and chased their passion otherwise id still be on a penny farling I'm far too young for mt. Tamalpais and its glory days but I can still watch somewhat one thing I have noticed with most mountain bikers is their performance reflects their happiness.

@another3997 6 жыл бұрын

So you think we were all riding Penny Farthings until suddenly 'mountain biking' was invented? Just ignore all those other pioneers before and since... none of that matters does it?

@brianlee4417 10 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was a good summary and Toby Hardeman's smile in the crash sequence always gives me a smirk!

@CyclingWorld1 5 жыл бұрын

@craftyukraine 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful story! I love the Klunker culture and how the bikes themselves look!😎 Amazing video!😊💙💛

@fig1 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@MrHarryc727 6 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Marin... Creative music and creative culture go hand in hand. You had to be there counter culture was not a sjw thing it was a way of life. We were raised to not judge others it may sound shocking.

@CyclingWorld1 5 жыл бұрын

@KINDOY 8 жыл бұрын

Dave Garoutte was one of the first people I knew around the Bay area who was seriously being innovative designing " Bombers"

@johnbouttell5827 8 жыл бұрын

Bikes and music = groovy

@klunkerbill 8 жыл бұрын

So cool. Thanks Sarah, for giving this story the legitimacy it deserves. I tried. ;-)

@sarahmccullough4687 8 жыл бұрын

I owe so much to you!! Thanks for making Klunkerz, which inspired me to start this project.

@tonyfranklin8306 5 жыл бұрын

I had pretty much all those components incl the Mafac cantilvers on a Peugeot Super Champion/PX-10 build from some years back. Replaced the Simplex RD with a Suntour Cyclone MKII long cage as it was superior. The ladies style 'Mixte' downtube added into the build is very interesting, obviously there with the reasoning of added strength to the frame. Certainly wouldn't be out of place as a modern rigid MTB or hybrid and you could easily set it up for drop bar touring too.

@matelot95 Жыл бұрын

British kids were doing this in the 50s and 60s. Using 3 speed Sturmey Archer hubs and cowhorns

@GrungeIsN0tDead 4 жыл бұрын

Are theu connected with Marin Bike Co.?

@MrPhotodoc 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah like man I could totally see The Dead like playing at like a bike race. Like for sure.

@grizzkid795 3 жыл бұрын

Like dude, you are thinking of southern California lingo. Different state.

@capitansolo5298 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@StaggerLee68 3 жыл бұрын

Fire on The Mountain!

@PavBryan 7 жыл бұрын

Loving this big-time :)

@BarryJTaylor 2 жыл бұрын

What!!? Downhill mtb was invented in Australia in 1896!! Its well documented ... read Mulga Bill's Bicycle lol.

@airhogglider 3 жыл бұрын

Suntour is from Taiwan. Shimano is from Japan and the derailleur is most likely Shimano not Suntour

@sarahmccullough4687 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the likes on this film about my research! If you want to stay updated on the latest news about this project, sign up here: eepurl.com/U-Smf.

@geowat8738 3 жыл бұрын

The Grateful Dead weren't better then cycling, to say it was godly of them to be near a bike or biking event. They just did drugs and made music. The bicycle needs no one, but everyone needs the bicycle.