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Encyclopedia > Mountain bike hall of fame

The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Crested Butte Colorado. The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum (MBHOF) was founded in 1988 to chronicle the history of mountain biking. Since the creation of this sport in the 1970’s, mountain biking has grown immensely and MBHOF works to document individuals and events which have significantly contributed to mountain biking history. The museum houses items of memorabilia, vintage bikes and components, classic photos, press clippings, and highlights from historic races and events. As of 2005, the MBHOF has inducted 93 individuals and 4 groups who have made major contributions to mountain biking. Often called The Last Great Colorado Ski Town, Crested Butte is a small resort town located in Gunnison County, Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cross country mountain bike race A hardtail mountain bike A mountain bike, mountain bicycle (a. ...


Hall Of Fame Inductees

1988 1989
  • Don Kook
  • Wende Cragg
  • Erick Koski
  • Jeff Lindsay
  • Steve Potts
  • Victor Vincente
1990
  • Chris Chance
  • Ned Overend
  • Tom Hillard
  • Scot Nicol
  • Glen Odell
  • Cindy Whitehead
1991
  • John Tomac
  • Carole Bauer
  • Craig and Gary Cook
  • Chuck Elliot
  • Al Farrell
  • Mike Rust
  • Ross Shafer
1992
  • Gary Klein
  • Tom Mayer
  • Mark Slate
  • Fred Wolf
  • Sara Ballantyne
  • Don Douglass
  • Ed Zink
1993
1994 1995 1996
  • Kent Eriksen
  • Greg Herbold
  • Marilyn Price
  • The Cupertino Riders
1997
  • Susan De Mattei
  • Mert Lawwill
  • John Parker
1998
  • Dean Crandall
  • Jim Hassenauer
  • Max Jones
1999
  • Thomas Frischknecht
  • Tim Gould
  • Mtn. Bike Club Discovery
  • Paola Pezzo
  • Hans Rey
  • Regina Stiefl
  • Velo Cross Club Parisien (VCCP)
2000 2001 2002
  • Jacob Heilbron
  • Michael Kelley
  • Mike Kloser
  • Laird Knight
  • Brian Skinner
  • Elaine & Maurice Tierney (founders of Dirt Rag)
2003
  • Gary Crandall
  • Cindy Devine
  • Dan Koeppel
  • Ashley Korenblat
2004
  • Matt Hebberd
  • Kurt Loheit
  • Pat Follett and Tom Spiegel
  • Paul Thomasberg
2005
  • Tom Moran
  • Gary Sprung
  • The British Columbians
2006 2007 2008

Joe Breeze was an early pioneer in the development of modern mountain bicycles. ... Steve Cook was an mountain bike racer. ... Charlie Cunningham was an early pioneer in the development of custom-built mountain bikes in Marin County, California, where he attended Tamalpais High School at the foot of Mount Tamalpais. ... Gary Christopher Fisher (born 1950) is the best inventors of the mountain bike. ... Charlie Kelley was an early pioneer in the development of modern mountain bicycles. ... Joe Murray was a mountain bike racer and pioneer designer. ... Jacquie Phelan is a member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. ... Tom Ritchey is a master bicycle frame builder, designer, welder and founder of Ritchey Design. ... Edmund Ned Overend (born 20 August 1955) started in mountain biking in the early 1980s. ... John Tomac is a bicycle racer and maker. ... Gary Klein can be considered the innovator of the oversized tube aluminum bicycle, which is now a feature of the cycling market. ... Juliana Furtado (b. ... Keith Bontrager (born December 18, 1954) was a succesful motorcycle racer turned pioneer in the development of modern mountain bike. ... The Schwinn Bicycle Company was founded in Chicago in 1895 by Ignaz Schwinn, and grew to become the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles through most of the 20th century. ... Richard Richie Cunningham was played by Ron Howard on the sitcom Happy Days. ... Greg H-Ball Herbold is a mountain bike racer. ... Paola Pezzo (born January 8, 1969 in Bosco Chiesanuova, Italy) is a mountain bike racer from Verona, Italy. ... Hansjörg Rey, aka No Way Hans Rey (b. ... Shimano (OTCBB: SHMDF, FWB:SHM) is a Japanese manufacturer of cycling, fishing, snowboarding, and until 2005, golf components. ... John Stamstad is a member of the Mountain bike hall of fame. ... David Juarez (b. ... Dirt Rag is a mountain bike magazine based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Though the raison detre of this magazine is mountain bikes, the magazine also chooses to cover other subjects as well, such as craft-brewed beer, good music, art, and politics. ...

External links

  • The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Website

See also

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