The Roots of Dirt: How Mountain Bikes Went From Clunkers to Global Phenomenon

The bikes at this year's Rio games will look nothing like the clunky 50-pound behemoths that the world's first mountain bikers rode in the early '70s. The post The Roots of Dirt: How Mountain Bikes Went From Clunkers to Global Phenomenon appeared first on WIRED. The Roots of Dirt: How Mountain Bikes Went From Clunkers to Global Phenomenon