Gary is one of the “Marin County Contingent” that introduces “Clunker” to Colorado riding.ġ979 A sport is named: Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly name their new company “MountainBikes”. Gary wins the Solo Division with the fastest overall time in the 209-mile Davis Double Century, with a time of 9 hours, 18 minutes. Gary finishes fifth in the National Cyclocross Championships and finishes the Red Zinger stage race in Colorado.ġ978 Gary wins “Fastest Time of the Year” award for the Repack Downhill Race. Gary begins writing a monthly road test article for Bicycling Magazine.ġ977 Gary sets the Repack record of 4:22:14, a record that still stands. Gary helps his roommate, Charlie Kelly, stage the Repack Off-Road Downhill Race series. Gary places 12th in the national road championships. Gary’s original mountain bike creation is voted one of the “Top Ten All Time Best Mountain Bikes” by Mountain Bike Action Magazine.ġ976 Gary wins the Tour of Klamath Lake, a 125-mile Olympic development race. Gary pioneers the use of tandem drum brakes, thumbshifters, motorcycle brake levers and cables, a seatpost quick release and triple chainrings with extra long crank arms. With an unprecedented wide gear range and heavy duty braking, it’s the first off-road bike that, despite its 42 pound heft, was rideable up mountains as well as down. Gary builds his legendary Schwinn Excelsior X. From home-built equipment Gary starts a light show, called “The Lightest Show on Earth” which plays the major rock venues in San Francisco.ġ972 With the “long hair” rule overturned Gary starts road racing again.ġ973 Gary finishes second in the Tour of Nevada City and becomes a Category 1 USCF road racer.ġ974 Gary finishes the Vuelta de Baja, the Tour of the Sierras and the Tour of Marin stage races. Gary finishes second in the intermediate age group in the Northern California District Road Championships.ġ968 Gary is suspended from bike racing because his hair is too long hair. 1963 Gary Fisher, age 12, starts competing in on the road and track in races sanctioned by the predecessor of the USCF, The Amateur Bicycle League of America.ġ964 Gary discovers cyclocross, competes in five cyclocross races.
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