The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame News
NEW 2013 Nominees Posted
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Click on the photo to go to the nominees page! For 2013, there are 8 new nominees and one renominated promoter. They are Advocates Phil Meglasson and Wally Tunison. In Journalism, Dave Epperson and David Reddick. In Pioneers, James McLean, Rob McSkimming,Robin and Bill Groff. In Promotion Todd Sadow gets his 4th nomination.
I Want to Vote---Go Here To Join the MBHOF and get a ballot this June!
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Location-Crested Butte
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The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum (MBHOF) is located in downtown Crested Butte at 331 Elk Avenue within the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum. Our biking museum houses items of memorabilia, including vintage bikes, components, classic photos, press clippings and highlights from historic races and events.
This website offers cyber travellers a way to educate themselves on mountain bike history without a trip to our Crested Butte museum. Check out the ARCHIVES section for magazines, vintage catalogues and photos. We have listed other websites on our Great Web Links page that have lots of historic information and photos. Check them out!!!
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Hours
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The Museum is open. Admission price is ONLY $5.00.
Winter: Noon - 6pm daily. Summer: 10 am - 8 pm daily.
It is closed during the off-seasons which are April, May, October and November.
For more info call the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum at 970-349-1880.
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Buffalo Soldiers Web Link
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In 1897, 20 soldiers, an army surgeon and a reporter led by Lt. James A. Moss, rode bicycles from Fort Missoula in Montana to St. Louis, Missouri. The trip was made as an experiment to see whether the bicycle could serve a useful purpose in the Army. 1890s America was also experiencing a bicycle-craze due to the recent invention of the "safety bicycle" (a bicycle with wheels of equal size and chain driven). Accounts make it clear that Moss had a romantic streak, and enjoyed the outdoors, as well as what he referred to as "the poetry of cycling".
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From Repack to Rwanda: The Origins, Evolution, and Global Reach of the Mountain Bike
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The San Francisco Museum Exhibit will be on display through February 2013! Click on the Photo to go the the SFO Exhibits Webpage!
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Wende Cragg Photo Gallery
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Go to this PHOTO GALLERY page to see an awesome collection of Wende Cragg pictures fom the late 1970's through the early 1980's. These photos are from Marin County, Crested Butte and the Sierra Nevada. There are great pics of Repack and The Pearl Pass Tour. You may recognize some of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Inductees such as Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze, Charlie Kelly and many more! The Captions are now updated. These photo are copyrighted. Please do not reproduce them without Wende's permission. Contact us if you want to get a hold of Ms. Cragg. |
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A fun Poster!
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The Hall of Fame Inductees
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Ten mountain biking pioneers were inducted that first year; between three to seven mountain bike legends have been selected annually since then. The 2012 selections bring the number of Hall of Fame inductees to 125 individuals plus nine groups. The history of the sport of mountain biking, many of the early fat-tire bikes and the stories of Hall of Fame inductees are presented at the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Museum, which is located in lovely downtown Crested Butte, Colorado. You can find their names listed on this web site in the inductees section.
The MBHOF is dependent on individual and business memberships for financial support and to provide a voting body for our yearly induction process. If you would like to vote for a nominee on this year's ballot, join the Hall of Fame and you can vote. Membership applications are available on this site. |
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Crested Butte History 
