Jim and the most important man in his life, Ed Brandenburg, without whom Bikesmiths would not exist. Ed started Jim in the bike business in Tucson, AZ back in 1969, and mentored Jim thru out his life.

c. 1994

Michelangelo and Da Vinci reincarnated in the person of Anthony "Tony" D'Angelo

c. 1975

Adam Duvendeck winning the California State Championship on Bikesmiths built and supplied machinery.

Adam at the World's in Greece

Duncan Thomas breaking the world record in the Hawaiian Ironman for the second time on a Bikesmiths built bicycle.

Echelon Cycling Club
1999-2000

Special thanks to Tom Stone, Tom Figge, Rory O'Reily, Jack Bianchi and many others...

Echelon Juniors Team

Rory O'Reily, coach

(that's Tanqueverde in the background)

Revolution Racing

California State Champs, Bud Lite Mountain Bike Series

Underfunded the entire year they baet out all the teams in California including the heavily favored Paul Mitchell Systems.

Zero Weight Juniors Team

sponsored by Bikesmiths and Litespeed Bicycles

That's Don Longstreet with the Bikesmiths/Marin sponsored Cielo Velo Mountain Bike Team.

There's too much to say about all they acheived. Looking at the medals hanging from their necks you can see how much butt they kicked.

State Champs.

"Marin full suspension bikes DO make a difference."

Eddy says, "If you gotta da leg you no needa derrail."

Jim and Radames Edoli with Francesco Moser's "Hour Record" breaking Big Wheel

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Caroline Deloretto

63 MPH

Bikesmiths UCSB Project

One of Bikesmiths first customers