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-===== Alan Bonds =====
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+===== Alan Bonds =====
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 Winner of the first Repack race.  Builder extraordinaire of the first clunkers.
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 Bob Burrowes, photo by Wende Cragg [[https://mmbhof.org/mtn-bike-hall-of-fame/history/cragg_galleries|mmbhof]]
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+===== Larry Cragg =====
+Along with Wende Cragg, Larry photographed much of mountain biking's earliest moments.
+Early on, Larry and Wende managed to unlock a gate crossing Repack, making the downhill easier to ride.
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+It was on the Coast Trail, that we spotted the ring of keys. We grabbed them, not really thinking too much about what they might open. As it happened, the ring contained a master key that opened the Repack gate. Having the gate open gave riders the psychological advantage of not having to guesstimate its location or having to dismount, which took several seconds off everyone’s clocked time.
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+Wende Cragg, [[https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-hippie-daredevils-who-were-just-crazy-enough-to-invent-mountain-biking/|collectorsweekly]]
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+{{people:larry_cragg_79.jpg?260|Larry Cragg}}
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+Larry Cragg, at the top of Repack, photo by Wende Cragg [[https://mmbhof.org/mtn-bike-hall-of-fame/history/cragg_galleries|mmbhof]]
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 Constant photographer of all of mountain biking's earliest moments.  Fastest woman down Repack.
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+Be sure to see her excellent book, published November 18, 2025: [[https://theradavist.com/camera-corner-book-wende-cragg-in-stock|Camera Corner: Wende Cragg and the Birth of Mountain Biking]].
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+{{people:wcbook.jpg?300|Wende Cragg}}
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+Camera Corner, available at: [[https://theradavist.com/camera-corner-book-wende-cragg-in-stock|theradavist]].
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 ===== Les Degan =====
-Les Degan often used a clunker with a banana seat and seat struts, a style he often built copies of for his friends.
+Les Degan often used a clunker with a banana seat and fork struts, a style he often built copies of for his friends.
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 ===== Tim DuPertuis =====
-Builder of the first geared clunkers.
+Builder of Marin's first geared clunkers.
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-The pic at the right is his 1974 geared clunker.
+The pic at the right is Tim's 1974 geared clunker.
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 ===== Mark Green =====
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+ Typical (dialed) Mark Green style.
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+[[https://mmbhof.org/mtn-bike-hall-of-fame/history/cragg_galleries/repack-photos-part-2/#lightbox[group-2]/46/|mmbhof]]
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 ===== Howie Hammerman =====
-Often timed the Repack races and later worked for San Anselmo resident George Lucas working on the original Star Wars series.  See: [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358539/|imdb]].
+Often timed the Repack races and later worked for local San Anselmo resident George Lucas working on the original Star Wars series.  See: [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358539/|imdb]].
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 Mark Lindlow, photo by Jerry Riboli, from 1996 Breezer catalog [[https://www.mtb-kataloge.de/Bikekataloge/PDF/Breezer/1996.pdf|mtb-kataloge.de]]
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+===== Craig Mitchell =====
+Arguably the first maker of the a purpose built mountain bike, just prior to [[breezer:start|Joe Breeze]] and [[ritchey:start|Tom Ritchey]].  See [[mitchell:start|timeline]].
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+{{people:craig_mitchell_77.jpg?140|Craig Mitchell}}
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+Craig Mitchell, photo by Jerry Riboli, from 1996 Breezer catalog [[https://www.mtb-kataloge.de/Bikekataloge/PDF/Breezer/1996.pdf|mtb-kataloge.de]]
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+===== Rob Stewart =====
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+{{people:rob_stewart_78.jpg?300|Rob Stewart}}
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+Rob Stewart, photo by Wende Cragg [[https://mmbhof.org/mtn-bike-hall-of-fame/history/cragg_galleries/repack-photos-part-2/#lightbox[group-4]/0/|mmbhof]]
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-Mark Vendetti, soon after causing a corner to be named "Vendetti's Face," due to leaving a chunk of his cheek on a tree.
+Mark Vendetti, minutes after causing a corner to be named "Vendetti's Face," due to leaving some of his face on a tree.
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 Photo by Wende Cragg [[https://mmbhof.org/mtn-bike-hall-of-fame/history/cragg_galleries/repack-photos-part-2/#lightbox[group-4]/0/|mmbhof]]
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