First  Flight Bicycles

Press 

Bicycle Times #23:  Road bikes by mountain bikers:

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Dirt Rag #170:  Fisher Comp:

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Bicycle Times #22:  Vista Aero:

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Dirt Rag #169:  Dan/Ed:

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Bicycle Times #20:  Aluminum frames:

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Bicycle Times #21:  Schwinn Cycletruck:

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Dirt Rag #168:  Lawwill Pro Cruiser:

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Bicycle Retailer and Industry News Top 100 Bike Shops:

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Dirt Rag #166:  Crosstrac Sonoma:

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Bicycle Times #19:  Kirk Magnesium:

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Dirt Rag #165:  Mountain Goat Route 66:

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Bicycle Times #18:  1990 Trimble Aero:

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Lake Norman Magazine:  July 2012:

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Bicycle Times #17:  1977 Exxon Graftek G1:

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Dirt Rag #163: Talon Slayer:

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Dirt Rag #162: Rock Lobster single speed:

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Bicycle Times #16: Teledyne Titan:

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Dirt Rag #161: Slingshot:

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Bicycle Times #15: 1972 Schwinn Paramount Bike:

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Dirt Rag #161: IRD seat quick release:

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Bicycle Times #14: vintage Polo Bike:

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Dirt Rag #160: Steve Potts:

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Bicycle Times #13:  Schwinn Stingray Deluxe:

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Bicycle Times #11:  Schwinn Paramount Custom:

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Dirt Rag #159: 1985 Raleigh Seneca:

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First Flight Bicycles chosen as one of the Top 100 bikes shops by Bicycling magazine (out of approximately 4,200 shops) October, 2011

   

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Dirt Rag #158: 1981 Murray Baja:

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 Bicycle Times #12: 1976 Raleigh Tourist DL-1:

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Dirt Rag #157: 1983 Moots Mountaineer:

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 Dirt Rag #156: Fisher Alembic vs. Super Fly:

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April 2011 Bicycle Retail and Industry News:

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Bicycle Times Issue #10, Schwinn Varsity

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Dirt Rag Issue #155:  Fisher Klunker, Trek Sawyer and Breezer Ignaz comparo

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NC Main Street Best Facade Rehab Under $10K award  January 2011

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Dirt Rag #154:  JC Higgins klunker

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  Bicycle Times #9 : Raleigh Pro track bike from the MOMBAT collection

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  Dirt Rag #153 : 1983 Ibis from the MOMBAT collection

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 Bicycle Times #8 : 1885 Columbia Model Expert 52" ordinary

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 Dirt Rag 152 : Pinarello Antelao from the MOMBAT collection

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 Bicycle Times 7 : Ultra M.A.C. Alien

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Dirt Rag 151 Specialty Files: 1985 Mountain Machine

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Dirt Rag 150 Specialty Files:  F'N Fat Chance

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Bicycle Times #6 Vintage Velos:  Salsa Town Bike.

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Dirt Rag #149 Specialty Files:  Whiskeytown Racer.

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June 2010 Mountain Bike magazine:

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Dirt Rag # 148 Specialty Files:  Trimble Carbon Cross bike from the MOMBAT collection.

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Bicycle Times # 5 Vintage Velos:  Ibis Scorcher from the MOMBAT collection.

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Dirt Rag # 147 Specialty Files:  Bob Weir bike from the MOMBAT collection.

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Dirt Rag # 146 Specialty Files:  JP Weigle from the MOMBAT collection.

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The MOMBAT was featured as a niche museum in the August 2009 Smithsonian Magazine web site:

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Dirt Rag # 145 Specialty Files:  American Montaneus from the MOMBAT collection.

 

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Dirt Rag # 144 Specialty Files:  Retrotec Dirt Craft from the MOMBAT collection.

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Dirt Rag # 143 Specialty Files:  Ritchey 14K from the MOMBAT collection.

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December 2008 "Splatter" section:

    

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Provided photographs of vintage Specialized bikes for the "Worlds Strongest Bikes" segment of "The Worlds Strongest: III" as seen on the History Channel in March 2008.

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Mountain Bike Action  February 2007, Full four page spread featuring some of our vintage bikes and parts including bikes from Grove, Breezer, Manitou, Raleigh Tomac and Mantis.   PAGE1    PAGE2    PAGE3    PAGE4

Mountain Bike Action  March 2006, nice article covering the shop   PAGE1    PAGE2    PAGE3    PAGE4 Includes some great photos by our friend, Wes Stearns of Artist Eye Photography.

Mountain Bike Action December 2006, The editor of MBA, Richard Cunningham, was a featured speaker at the 2006 Crossroads Bike Festival and wrote a full page editorial about his visit.  While at the festival, he helped us install the tiring on our 1885 Columbia Model Expert 52" ordinary and then took it for a spin.  In the same issue, we are also listed as a resource for vintage bikes in the "Ask RC' column.

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In March of 2007 a crew, from WSOC TV (Charlotte ABC affiliate), visited the shop and shot a short segment for the local news.  You can view it on their web site @http://www.wsoctv.com/video/11184434/index.html

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Dirt Rag Issue #125:  Nice 2 page article featuring the adventures of Captain Dondo at the 2006 Crossroads Bike Festival.  Click for Page 1 or Page 2 of the article.

Dirt Rag Specialty Files: Dirt Rag has been featuring a vintage, and/or interesting, mountain bike in each issue.  We have helped research most of the bikes and have provided pictures and descriptions of the bikes below from our museum.

-Grove Woods Prototype, issue #106 page 18 Click here to view the article

-Breezer Series II, issue #113 page18 Click here to view the article

-Mantis Valkyrie, issue #116 page 20 Click here to view the article

-Mountain Goat, issue #118 page 18 Click here to view the article

Dirt Rag  issue # 118 featured an article about the 2005 Crossroads Swap on  Page 16  including a cool picture of Jacquie Phelan.

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Stumpjumper 25 years of Mountain Biking -Breakaway Books, commissioned by Specialized to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Stumpjumper.  We contributed historical information to the author, Mark Riedy.

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The Noblest Invention - Rodale Press, interesting book that covers many different aspects of cycling from the history of bikes through racing and advocacy.  We contributed 5 photographs of bikes and parts form the museum.

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Statesville Progress newspaper commuting article (August 2008)

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Canadian mountain bike web site profiling the shop  Click here to view the article

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BIKE magazine: August 2006, nice full page article profiling the shop and the Crossroads Vintage Bike Festival.

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WFAE (NPR) Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins:  In March 2003 we were invited to speak about the Wright Brothers and their bicycles for the centennial of the first flight.

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Hearts in Atlantis: 2001 movie starring  Anthony Hopkins.  We provided props for a 1960's era bicycle shop including boxed merchandise, bicycles and period correct signage.

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2007 Fisher product catalog:  As the Gary Fisher catalog was taking shape, a decision was made to include some historic bikes from the brands past.  Planet Propaganda, who designed the catalog, sent a photographer over from Raleigh to spend the day shooting some of our vintage Fisher bikes.  Check out the catalog and you should see some familiar "faces".

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Gaston County Museum: We provided 5 bikes for their display of turn of the century technology. 

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Southern Spring Home and Garden Show:  Provided bikes and parts to replicate the Wright Brothers bicycle shop.  The organizers built a replica of the shop and we stocked the insides and the air museum provided a full scale replica of the '02 glider to hang overhead to celebrate the centennial of the first flight.