Repack

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Repack named the American mountain bike pioneers around Gary Fisher , Joe Breeze among other things the descents with modified bicycles from the 850 m high Mount Tamalpais in California , United States . Therefore, the name is derived that the drum brake hubs of the wheels so heated on the slopes by constant braking that the lubricant evaporated and replenished in the target ( English repacked ) are needed.

During the races, the bicycles, mostly of the Schwinn Cruiser type, were modified to such an extent that they became the mountain bike we know today . Because of his commitment to developing these first converted bikes, many consider Gary Fisher to be the father of the mountain bike .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tassilo Pritzl: Portrait of a mountain bike legend Joe Breeze . www.bike-magazin.de. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ When the time comes, the bike comes - from the wooden running bike to the high-tech machine . www.7-forum.com. Retrieved April 23, 2009.

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