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Mountain bikes originated in the United States. In 1974, Gary Fisher, Charlie Kelly, and Tom Ritchey wanted a bicycle that could be ridden off roads, away from “police, cars and buildings”, so they began to install accessories and motorcycle parts To the sturdy single beach buggy before World War II.
In the same year, Gary Fisher and his friends fearlessly died in the “Tamal Pass Mountain Tour” that paved the way for the birth of a new riding style. Following the huge response of Gary Fisher in the mountain field, his Klunker was subsequently selected as one of the “Top Ten Mountain Bikes in History” by Mountain Bike Action magazine.
In 1976, Charlie Kelly began to promote a new downhill race, which was the first great mountain biking event. Charlie Kelly commissioned manufacturer Joe Breeze to design and develop cross-country bikes, which were the first “mountain bikes” ever manufactured and named “Breeze”.
Joe Breeze used Breeze as the prototype to complete the design and manufacture of 9 series of models between 1977 and 1978. The prototype of Breeze is now in the collection of the National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.