tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288813882011-08-24T03:39:19.433-07:00This blog is dedicated to the late, great GT Bicycles' co-founder and visionary, Richard Long. He changed the sport and industry as we know it.dmnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28881388.post-38535879499547974652010-07-13T19:35:00.000-07:002010-07-13T21:01:05.747-07:00

Wow, 14 years ago yesterday. Though the entries here have slowed, I know the memories and inspiration so many of us are blessed with have not. Bill D. brought up Richard's just the other day in a Sr. Management meeting as he spoke of his ability to get things done. So true and (still) so ingrained. Anyway, time to pull this into a new arena with a much bigger population - Facebook. I suspect a

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Above is a leading picture from the May 2009 issue of MOUNTAIN BIKE which features a birds eye view of the pro mountain bike scene in '97. The story is about the heyday of the sport. For those that remember, GT's big rig (white, lower left) was at the epicenter. Richard always wanted to be the best and when he locked on to an idea it was only a matter of time. Vision, determination and will.

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Many know that Richard was killed just a week before the opening ceremonies of the '96 Olympic Games. In fact, it is a tragic irony that his funeral was on the same day as the opening ceremonies. That was such a particularly huge Olympic year for cycling given the debut of mountain biking (and Juli) as a full-medal sport, and the oh-so-bike-standard changing debut of the GT Superbike (with Marty,

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As we approach the 11th anniversary of Richard Long's passing, an interesting story just came out. If you have not seen it, the June 2007 issue of Decline Magazine has a nice 6-page piece called The History of GT Bicycles. As a mountain bike magazine, the story makes significant mention - including plenty of photos - of all the mountain bike athletes that help brand GT so clearly through the late

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It is hard to imagine that it has been almost a decade since the great Richard Long was killed on his motorcycle while driving up to the Big Bear NORBA National on July 12, 1996. Even now, 10 years later, there aren't too many days where I don't think about him in some capacity. Usually it comes in the form of a lesson or particular insight he offered or displayed that I might be applying to some

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