The Roots of Dirt | How The Mountain Bike Evolved From Clunker to Global Phenomenon

In the 1970's a group of California hippies built a new technology that changed the world. Computers? Nope. They were building the earliest commercial mountain bikes. Off-road bike pioneers Joe Breeze and Charlie Kelly explain how their "goofy hobby" turned into a global phenomenon and Olympic sport.

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The Roots of Dirt | How The Mountain Bike Evolved From Clunker to Global Phenomenon

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