Patty Mooney Mark Schulze Marry on Mountain Bikes 1987

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, USA video production company New & Unique Videos.

History

Patty Mooney and Mark Schulze, an early user of the

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, learned about the sport of

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while in

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in 1986. In 1987, the couple produced the mountain biking video, ''The Great Mountain Biking Video''. The video featured mountain-bike racing professionals

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, Martha Kennedy,

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, Julia Ingersoll,

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, Trials rider, Kevin Norton and Olympian

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who instructed viewers on how to properly ride a mountain bike. The video was favorably reviewed by Video Choice, The Video Rating Guide for Libraries, and

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. It was officially endorsed by the National Off-Road Bike Association, now a division of

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''The Great Mountain Bike Video'' was one of the first instructional videos demonstrating mountain biking techniques, and also includes early use of the

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References

*"An Athlete's Guide to Cycling - Biking Videos" Detroit Metropolitan Woman, August 1994, p. 61 *"Bikes, Races & Videotape" by Robert Hecker, California Bicyclist, November 1989, p. 33 *"Cut & Print" by Jeff Stinchcomb, San Diego Pedal Guide, November/December 1994, p. 8 *"El Gran Video de Ciclismo de Montana," Patria de Miami, Noviembre 21 de 1989, p. 7 *"From New & Unique Videos," Publishers Marketing Association Newsletter, May 1989, p. 10 *"Great Mountain Biking," Bicycle Business Journal, February 1989, p. 39 *"Guide to Off-Road Videos," Mountain Bike Action, April 1991, p. 127 *"Mountain Bike Video," Bicycling San Diego, Autumn 1989, p. 9 *"Mountain Biking Books and Videos,"

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, April 1991, p. 59 *"Mountain Biking Just Gets Better and Better" by Patricia Mooney, Women's Sports & Fitness, May 1989 *"New & Unique Video," American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, September/October 1989, p. 110 *"The Great Mountain Biking Video" by Bob Babbitt, Competitor Magazine, November 1988, p. 4 *"The Great Mountain Biking Video" Review by Jamie Elvidge, Southwest Cyclist, March 1989, p. 22 *"The Great Mountain Biking Video" Review by Sue-Ellen Beauregard, Booklist, May 1, 1989, p. 1565 *"The Great Mountain Biking Video" Review, Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, September 1992, p. 41 *"Two For the Trail", Mountain & City Biking, November 1989, p. 80 *"Video Couple Ride Into Sunset Together, OC/SD Film & Video News, May 1990, p.26 *"Video Guide to Mountain Biking," American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, March 1989, p. 79 *"Videos," Kashi Bicycling and Adventure Travel Exposition, February 19, 1989, p. 7 *"Winter Rechargers," Cyclist Magazine, December 1988, p. 72
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame nomineesHelmet Cam Reviews and Buying GuideSan Carlos Residents Celebrate Three Decades of LoveThe Video Source Book
James M. Craddock, Thomson Gale
Who's who in Entertainment, Volume 1
Marquis Who's Who, 1989

External links

The Great Mountain Biking Video on Gumroad
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