Joe Murray (cyclist)
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Joe Murray (born December 4, 1963) is an American pioneer in the
mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling (''mountain biking''). Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in r ...
movement. Starting out as a professional mountain bike racer, he later moved into bicycle design. Murray was one of the original inductees (1988) into the
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame (MBHOF) was founded in 1988 to chronicle the history of mountain biking. Formerly located in Crested Butte, Colorado, it relocated to Fairfax, California in 2014 and became part of the Marin Museum of Bicycling. Si ...
. He was the first mountain biker inducted into th
United States Bicycling Hall of Fame
in 1999.


Racing highlights

*1980 Zero's Notch Race, 11th overall, 1st novice, first race. *1984 NORBA National Champion *1984 8 straight wins *1985 NORBA National Champion *1985 12 straight wins (to date, unmatched by any male mountain bike) *1989 Winner NORBA National Points Series Crystal Mountain, WA *1989 6th overall NORBA National Points Series


Other achievements

He has raced 400 races in over 10 years with over 73 victories. He is a five-time winner of the Rockhopper Race (the first popular mountain bike race) and three-time winner of the Whiskeytown Downhill (one of first "classic" mountain bike races). He was the first mountain bike cyclist to be inducted into the
United States Bicycling Hall of Fame The United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, located in Davis, California, is a private 501c3 non-profit organization formed to preserve and promote the sport of cycling. The organization was founded in 1986 in Somerville, New Jersey and has induct ...
.


Research & design achievements

*Designed ten tires for three different companies. *Product designer for Marin, Kona, and VooDoo Cycles. *Official product test rider for Shimano. *Designed the first titanium mountain bike frame for Merlin. *First to race extensively on off-road titanium frames. *Designed the 1993 Mountain Bike Magazine "Bike of the Year" *Designed titanium stems, seat posts, bottom brackets, bar ends, fork and other components.


References

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