JMC Bicycles
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JMC, or Jim Melton Cyclery was a bicycle
company in the 1970s and 1980s. It started as a bicycle shop in 1969. It began manufacturing bicycle components in 1974, mostly to make a bicycle look more like a motocross motorcycle, including fenders and false fuel tanks. In 1977 JMC began manufacturing bicycle motocross
(BMX) bicycles. During the 1970s it sponsored racers in BMX. Riders sponsored by JMC include Harry Leary
, Clint Miller
, Tinker Juarez
, and Darrell Young
.
By 1979 the bicycle shop was sold and the company owned just the factory. Sales peaked in 1981 when it was number two of the American Bicycle Association
title for top BMX factory team three years in a row. Jim Melton folded the company in July 1985 because, in addition of his wife Vera's poor heath, he was proud of his bikes being made in America and did not to move production to Taiwan as others were doing.
Bicycle
A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
company in the 1970s and 1980s. It started as a bicycle shop in 1969. It began manufacturing bicycle components in 1974, mostly to make a bicycle look more like a motocross motorcycle, including fenders and false fuel tanks. In 1977 JMC began manufacturing bicycle motocross
Bicycle motocross
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
(BMX) bicycles. During the 1970s it sponsored racers in BMX. Riders sponsored by JMC include Harry Leary
Harry Leary
Harry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
, Clint Miller
Clint Miller
Clint Miller 1 is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1976-1984....
, Tinker Juarez
Tinker Juarez
David Juarez is a former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer and current top mountain bike racer whose prime competitive years in BMX were from 1978 to 1984 and in mountain bike racing 1986 to the present. Since 1986, he has been a mountain bike racer and since late 2005, competing...
, and Darrell Young
Darrell Young
Darrell Young is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981–1988 and 1991 to 1994.-Racing career milestones:----...
.
By 1979 the bicycle shop was sold and the company owned just the factory. Sales peaked in 1981 when it was number two of the American Bicycle Association
American Bicycle Association
The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...
title for top BMX factory team three years in a row. Jim Melton folded the company in July 1985 because, in addition of his wife Vera's poor heath, he was proud of his bikes being made in America and did not to move production to Taiwan as others were doing.