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Joe Murray was a mountain bike racer and pioneer designer. He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1988.
[edit] 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 racer)
- 1989 winner NORBA National Points Series Crystal Mountain, WA
- 1989 6th overall NORBA National Points Series
[edit] Other achievements and notoriety
- Raced 233 races in 9-1/2 years
- 73 victories
- 5 time winner of the Rockhopper Race (the first popular mountain bike race)
- 3 time winner of the Whiskeytown Downhill (one of first "classic" mountain bike races)
- First widely recognized mountain bike racer
[edit] Research & design achievements
- Designed ten tires for three different companies
- Designed a full lines of mountain bikes for 6 years
- Designed the first titanium mountain bike frame
- First to race extensively on titanium frames
- Designed the 1993 Mountain Biking Magazine's Bike of the Year
- Designed titanium stems, seat post, B.B., bar ends, and forks
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