1979 Charlie Cunningham CCPROTO
Built in Fairfax, California from 6061 Aluminum “Cunningham, with a background in mechanical and aeronautical engineering, built his first mountain bike in 1979. He favored large-diameter aluminum tubing, steep angles, and low bottom brackets for stability. Fitted with wide rims, fat tires, and bars, the CCPROTO featured many innovations; purpose built forks, chainstay-mounted brakes, and wide-spaced hubs. Cunningham built just 178 frames before ending production in 1993.”
Marin Museum of Bicycling
Marin Museum of Bicycling “The Marin Museum of Bicycling is a premier bicycle history museum and cultural center in Fairfax, California. We display key examples from the 19th century Golden Age of Cycling, we are home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, showcasing the birth and evolution of the mountain bike and we feature many more bicycles: road, track, racing, touring and everyday transportation.” – Marin Museum of Bicycling
1979 Charlie Cunningham CCPROTO Video
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