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In 2018 I spent a day in Hebden Bridge entertaining the staff of Singletrack World, primarily editor Hannah Dobson, who wrote an article about the experience. More recently, as in earlier this year, she returned the favor by visiting Fairfax. So I spent another day entertaining her. Her story...

I just uploaded to the Legacy collection this somewhat inaccurate article from a prominent American magazine. Joe made the cover. I have added a number of profiles from the '80s of OG mountain bikers including Scot Nicol, Tom Ritchey, Charlie Cunningham, Chris Chance, Jacquie Phelan, Joe...

Here is the 1982 Ritchey/MountainBikes catalog and price list. This and many other documents on my website, https://fattireflyer.com/

I can't believe I haven't already sandbagged this thread.

A little bump here. Working in the Mountain Bike Legacy Project, I came across this article about Victor from a 1983 issue of Winning Magazine. Awesome that it was written by a close personal friend about another friend.

Last spring Hannah Dobson, editor of Singletrack, reciprocated for my 2018 visit to Hebden Bridge with a visit of her own to Fairfax. It took forever for her to get it into print, and it's behind a paywall, but here is the link...

This thread was started by my friend Pat Reddix, known here as FairfaxPat. It's still alive, a tribute to Pat, who is not. Pat still rides with us. I ride often with Pat's brother. His name comes up on every ride. Pat was the kind of character who generated a lot of... stories. Some were...

I volunteer at the Marin Museum of Bicycling/Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in Fairfax, California. There are frequent lectures and programs held there that would be of interest to the cycling public, such as the upcoming Mountain Bike Hall of Fame induction. The building has video capability, and...

My uncle is 91 y.o. He lives on a dirt road, and only rides his Ritchey mountain bike these days. Since he had no further use for his '70s Colnago, he gave it to me with the admonishment that I shouldn't sell it. I spent more than it cost when it was new, to restore it.

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50 years ago I had a 1971 Colnago. My uncle, who is 15 years older, figured that if I had one, they must be nice bikes, so he bought one a few years later. Then he put a book rack and clincher tires on it. In 1979 he was also the first customer for Gary Fisher and me, in our company called...

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 as fair as possible. I worked out a timing system with a couple of clocks. We had that race on a...

There is a group of old guys like myself who meet daily at the same place and time. No fixed list, just whoever shows up. Yesterday no one else did, so I rode alone. That meant I took a harder ride than their usual, and ended up poised on top of "Heart Attack Hill," ready to ride back to town. I...

A long time ago my late friend Pat Reddix started this venerable thread. When the now deceased magazine Privateer came to Northern California, I was not available to guide them, and for better or worse, I turned them over to Pat. I found the article today while working on the Mountain Bike...

This bike had been in a state of genteel decay, since I was not riding it., My friend Josh Orlando brought it back to life. Tom Ritchey built this custom frame for me. Paint is original, and very battered. Tom put my name on it, but most of it has worn off. This bike has been to a few amazing...

Re: Re: The first few were composed on an ordinary typewriter.

Re: Re: The Muddy Fox poster involved trademarks and copyrights, which eliminated the profit. Using my own magazine and my own photo solved that problem. The MTB Hall of Fame has embraced the idea, and I am working on signed posters of John Tomac, Cindy Whitehead, Ned, and whoever else I can...

I apologize if this is posted in the wrong area. If it disappears I will know why. I had an email from a RetroBiker asking about some of the items I sell online, i.e. posters, t-shirts, old copies of my magazine, etc. Because postal expenses add so much to the price of these items sent to...

The Magic Bridge is a wooden causeway that takes hikers and bicyclists across a sensitive marshy area. If Pat was on a ride that crossed it, a stop on the middle was mandatory.

This thread was started by "FairfaxPat," AKA my longtime friend Pat Reddix. He left the trails a couple of years ago, and now he has a memorial in the Fairfax town park, purchased by his friends and family. The bench has a small plaque that will keep his memory alive.