EP 03: Wende Cragg and the Birth of Mountain Biking

Wende Cragg played an indelible role in the formation of the sport we now call mountain biking, but as a photographer, her presence in the sport's archives has been less visible. Over the past few years, The Radavist has collaborated with Wende on multiple storytelling projects, most notably on a film that features archival footage and a book released last year dedicated to showcasing Wende's vast catalog of film photos documenting early klunkers and off-road adventures in Marin County.In episode 03 of The Radavist Podcast, Hailey had a chance to chat with Wende about her rocky start riding klunker bikes, the crew of Marin riders testing the limits of proto-mountain bikes (i.e., old newsboys), the Repack racing days, and how Wende and the Marin contingency found their counterparts all the way out in Crested Butte, Colorado.Buy: Camera Corner BookWatch: Camera Corner DocumentaryRead: "I Learned to Fly...On a Mountain Bike"Read: "Wende Cragg's 1978 Breezer Series I: Like Riding Jewelry"Read: "Rolling Back the Years: The 2023 Annual Pearl Pass Tour"