Biking instructional video released in the late 1980s
Patty Mooney and Mark Schulze Marry on Mountain Bikes inCleveland National Forest, 1987 - Photo by Rolf Schulze
The Great Mountain Biking Video is a mountain biking instructional videotape, produced in 1987 and released in 1988 bySan Diego, USA video production company New & Unique Videos.[1]
Patty Mooney[2] and Mark Schulze, an early innovator of theHelmet camera, learned about the sport ofMountain biking while inCanada in 1986. In 1987, the couple produced the mountain biking video,The Great Mountain Biking Video.[3][4][5]The video featured mountain-bike racing professionalsNed Overend, Martha Kennedy,John Tomac, Julia Ingersoll,Tinker Juarez, Trials rider, Kevin Norton and OlympianJohn Howard (cyclist) who instructed viewers on how to properly ride a mountain bike. Fastest recorded woman on a bicycle,Denise Mueller also appears as a young girl in the video.
The video was favorably reviewed by Video Choice,[6] The Video Rating Guide for Libraries,[7] andBillboard Magazine. It was officially endorsed by the National Off-Road Bike Association, now a division ofUSA Cycling.
Ned Overend Appearing inThe Great Mountain Biking Video
The Great Mountain Bike Video was one of the first instructional videos demonstrating mountain biking techniques, and also includes early use of theHelmet camera.[2][8][9]
