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A Glimpse into the Beginning of Mountain Biking- the Klunkerz of Marin County, California

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A Glimpse into the Beginning of Mountain Biking- the Klunkerz of Marin County, California

Charlie Kelly and his buddies essentially created the sport of Mountain Biking in Marin County in the 1970’s, exploring the hills on modified beach cruisers they called “Klunkerz”. They would descend one particular fire road that was so steep that the coaster brake would burn up the grease in the hub and they would have to repack them with grease. They named this fire road “Repack” and Charlie would later go on to promote the “Repack Downhill Race”. Charlie would eventually go into business with Gary Fisher and Tom Ritchey and develop the concept of the modern mountain bike along with Joe Breeze.

VB Bike Trail Updates

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VB Bike Trail Updates

The Virginia Beach Trail (#VBTrail) will be a 12-mile-long, 14-foot-wide, paved shared-use path spanning our city from the Norfolk border at the Newtown Road HRT hub to Town Center all the way to the Oceanfront. It will occupy a narrow strip of the 66-foot-wide City-owned former Norfolk Southern railroad right-of-way, leaving room for other public purposes.