Charlie Kelly riding a Craig Mitchell bike
Craig Mitchell built the frame in the photograph for me in 1976 and I raced it at Repack a couple of times. It was a standard diamond frame made of straight-gauge chrome-moly tubing, and it weighed about the same as a road frame, a saving of four or five pounds and a dramatic improvement in strength. It is remarkably similar to the Ritchey frames that would become the basis for the industry starting three years later. The components are moved straight over from my Excelsior frame, including the drum brakes and motocross bars.
Unfortunately for my collection, I wasn't happy with the bike and eventually Craig took it back and sold it to someone else. The frame has long since disappeared, and Craig Mitchell is now deceased, so it is lost to bicycle history except for this photo.
More information for Craigs Bio coming soon. 
Crested Butte History 
