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Otis Guy has been there for many firsts in the sport of MTB including racing Repack in the 70s and the first World Champs in 1990. Today he's still building frames and mentoring the next generation of riders.

The article Otis Guy: An Interview with the 70s Repack Racer, Frame Builder, and MTB Coach appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Joe Breeze practically invented the mountain bike and has accomplished many firsts in our sport. I talk with Joe about how mountain biking got started, and the influence early riders have had on mountain bike culture.

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I talk with Charlie about the early days of mountain biking, and how he and others helped shape the mountain bike culture of today.

The post Listen: Charlie Kelly Talks About the Birth of Mountain Biking and MTB Culture appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

At Interbike last week I got a chance to chat with mountain bike pioneer Joe Breeze about the launch of Breezer’s first full suspension mountain bike, the Repack. We covered a lot of ground, and this is part one of our conversation. Part two will focus on some of the technical details behind the Repack, …

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George Newman on Repack, 1976. Photo courtesy Charlie Kelly’s website. Ok, so the sport of mountain biking doesn’t really have a birthday but if it did, October 21, 1976 would be a pretty good date to start with. That’s the date of the first “Repack” race where Charlie Kelly, Fred Wolf, Bob Burrowes, a just …

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