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THROWBACK THURSDAY – SUSAN DEMATTEI TAKES US BACK TO 1995

A classic photo from Mammoth Mountain.

"I had a few World Cup wins and found my way onto the first Olympic mountain bike team, along with Juli, in 1996."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: HOW THOMAS FRISCHKNECT WON THE 1995 WORLD CUP TITLE

Winning in thin air

Whoever crossed the line ahead of the other would win the overall title, which I did, thanks to my win in Mammoth.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 1990 UCI DOWNHILL WORLD CHAMPION GREG HERBOLD

"H.B." with the classic cross-up.

He won the first UCI Downhill World Championship in the Elite Men's division, taking the title at Durango, Colorado, in 1990.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: RUTHIE MATTHES TAKES US BACK TO THE 1992 WORLD CUP SERIES FINAL

Dropping Bailey's Bailout to take the win.

“With skill, focus, and perhaps Divine grace, I successfully won the race and the overall World Cup title.”
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: RISHI GREWAL TAKES US TO 1993 AND THE GOLDEN ERA OF CROSS COUNTRY RACING

"A picture is worth a thousand words"

“Looking at this picture from 1993 rattles memories long forgotten in the midst of dust, bumps, and life."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 1992 TREK 9000 REVIEW – THE PROS AND CONS OF SIMPLICITY

The wonder years of full suspension mountain bikes.

In all of their ads touting the 9000, Trek refers to the bike as a “beast.” They said it, we didn’t.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: DAVE WIENS ON THE CLOSEST AND MOST EXCITING FINISH OF HIS CAREER

From the Grundig World Cup at Mammoth in 1993

"We had just dropped Ned Overend and John Tomac, and keeping the hammer down, Don Myrah (plate 23) fell off soon after this photo was taken."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: STEVE FERGUSON’S AMAZING COLLECTION OF VINTAGE MOUNTAIN BIKES

THE CLASSICS LIVE ON

In the world of mountain biking, there are some riders who only want the newest thing, and then there are riders like Steve Ferguson who cherish the classic mountain bikes of the past.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: “THE QUEEN OF DIRT” JULI FURTADO

A true mountain bike legend

I instantly fell in love with the sport, and in 1990 I won the inaugural Mountain Bike World Championships in Durango, Colorado.
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THE LOGIC OF TOM RITCHEY: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGEND WHO WAS THERE FROM THE START

Building a brand from scratch.

"Anything to do with the mechanical assist that entered the sport in the ’90s was, I think, a big mistake."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 1994 DURANGO BIKE WORKS 8X8

Robbie Rupe rubs his magic lamp

In the first mile, two things became obvious: it was going to take a lot of velocity and a very big launch ramp to turn the Rupe-cycle into an airplane.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: NOTHING SLOWS DOWN KEN FORAKER

Still blowing minds.

He had high hopes for his racing career before getting hit by a car while on a training ride and losing his left leg.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: FROM SUPERFAN TO FACTORY SLINGSHOT RACER

Less was more...

As a gravity-based representative for the product, I quickly discovered the second significant drawback to the design—a severe case of “stink bugging.”
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 1993 SLINGSHOT BOOM TUBE REVIEW

What does the Slingshot have in common with Amelia Earhart?

What is it like to ride a bike that flexes almost an inch in several directions at the same time?
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Throwback Thursday: Aaron Gwin vs. Mick Hannah, Sea Otter Classic, 2010

Monterey, California

Here's a shot from April 10, 2010, of Aaron Gwin racing against Australia's Mick Hannah in the event's world-class dual slalom competition . (Photo by John Ker/MBA)
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WELCOME TO AMERICA’S FIRST MOUNTAIN BIKE CAPITAL

Crested Butte was there (and still is) from the beginning
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MYLES ROCKWELL ROCKS THE KAMIKAZE DOWNHILL

Throwing it back to 1995

“This was the day I officially arrived. Lots of attempts, blood, sweat, and tears, Kamikaze was finally mine.”
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BERKELEY TRAILERS UNION – THE UNKNOWN DOWNHILL PIONEERS

A must read piece of history with must watch videos
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: “INSANE” WAYNE CROASDALE

The quintessential mountain bike rocker.

If Mötley Crüe had a baby, it would be this guy right here.
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Metal vs. Resin—Shimano Brake Pad Comparison

Choosing modulation over sheer power

Mush Is For Oatmeal, Not for Brakes
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: TODD SNIDER’S JOURNEY TO A FACTORY TEAM ON THE FOES FAB LTS

A bike truly ahead of its time

Next thing I know, I am trying to beat Tomac, Cullinan and Lopes. I still had posters on my bedroom wall at my parents’ house of these legends, and now I’m doing everything I can to post times close to theirs at the NORBA Nationals.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: FOES FAB LTS (1994)

Who had the most? Foes does!

Every couple of months there is a new bike that is the “most”—most expensive, most bizarre, most ballyhooed, most complex or, in the case of the Foes Fab, the bike with the most suspension travel.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: THIS COULD BE THE GREATEST PASS IN MOUNTAIN BIKE HISTORY

Michal Marosi's wallride pass from 2013

Check out this video to see one of the greatest passes in mountain bike history. While racing four-cross in the Czech Republic, Michal Marosi crashes hard, gets back on his bike, powers hard to catch the leaders, then pulls off one of the…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: GT’S FULLY ACTIVE LTS

Too much is never enough

The LTS tells us that the fastest-moving bicycle company in the USA is headed in the right direction.
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ONE OF MOUTAIN BIKING’S GREATEST INNOVATORS: THE FRANCIS GLATZ INTERVIEW

A meeting with a man who helped shape the face of mountain biking

"Lots of people naturally say “I know,” but actually, the only thing they do know is that they don’t know."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE JOHN TOMAC INTERVIEW

More than 30 years after his best year of racing, John Tomac is still widely considered the greatest all-around mountain biker in history. Tomac won the UCI XC World Championship and World Cup titles in 1991, plus the U.S. Downhill title…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: CEDRIC GRACIA GOING BIG AT RAMPAGE

The winning leap.

"It was definitely the hardest thing I had ever done—not massive, but so technical—and I didn’t know if I had the skills to do it."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: CHECKING IN ON 33-TIME WORLD CUP RACE WINNER, JULIEN ABSALON

Two months ago, Nino Schurter tied the World Cup race win record of Julien Absalon. Right now, they both have 33 World Cup wins in the Elite Men's XC ranks. Nino is hoping to break Julien's record now, but he still has to pull it off. He'll…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: EUROPEAN XC RACERS OF THE 90S WHO CHANGED EVERYTHING

Taking a hardtail blast back to the past to remember the greats

Although there had already been a version of the mountain bike “World Championships” held in 1989 at Mammoth Mountain, it was of the unofficial variety and lacked true representation of the “world.”
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: GT’S FULLY ACTIVE 1995 LTS

Too much is never enough

If you can judge a book by its cover, the LTS should be the perfect second-generation full-suspension bike from the blue-and-yellow team.
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Throwback Thursday

A classic photo from Mammoth Mountain.

Winning in thin air

"H.B." with the classic cross-up.

Dropping Bailey's Bailout to take the win.

"A picture is worth a thousand words"

The wonder years of full suspension mountain bikes.

From the Grundig World Cup at Mammoth in 1993

THE CLASSICS LIVE ON

A true mountain bike legend

Building a brand from scratch.

Robbie Rupe rubs his magic lamp

Still blowing minds.

Less was more...

What does the Slingshot have in common with Amelia Earhart?

Monterey, California

Throwing it back to 1995

The quintessential mountain bike rocker.

Choosing modulation over sheer power

A bike truly ahead of its time

Who had the most? Foes does!

Michal Marosi's wallride pass from 2013

Too much is never enough

A meeting with a man who helped shape the face of mountain biking

The winning leap.

Taking a hardtail blast back to the past to remember the greats

Too much is never enough

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