In 1978 Bontrager became attracted to cycling and in 1979 built his first road bike. With his motocross background he was attracted to mountain bike cycling. In 1980 he built his first mountain bike frame and founded Bontrager Cycles in Sunnyvale, California.
In 1984 he cut 700C (ISO 622) 36-hole Mavic MA-2 tandem rims to the circumference of a 26" rim, re-rolling them to create a 32-hole 26" rim
1987
March 1987 Composite fork:
1 387BontyFork
1988
1988 Bicycle Guide Upgrades Article:
2 888Upgrades1
3 888Upgrades2
1990
August 1990 Bontrager/Tange composite fork:
4 890Switchblade
October 1990 Bicycle Guide Bontrager interview:
5 1090Bontrager1
6 1090Bontrager2
8 1090Bontrager3
1990 Bontrager Composite fork owner's manual:
9 90Fork1
10 90Fork2
11 90Fork3
12 90Fork4
13 90Fork5
14 0Fork6
15 90Fork7
16 90Fork8
17 90Fork9
18 90Fork10
19 90Fork11
1992
Bontrager Race Lite review from the April Bicycle Guide magazine:
20 492Bonty1
21 492Bonty2
22 492Bonty3
23 492Bonty4
Bontrager Race Lite review Bicycling magazine:
24 92RaceLite1
25 92RaceLite2
26 92RaceLite3
27 92RaceLite4
1993
1993 Accessory Catalog:
28 93Bonty1
29 93Bonty2
3 888Upgrades2
30 93Bonty3
31 93Bonty4
32 93bonty5
33 93Bonty6
1994
May 1994 Bicycling magazine interview and Race Lite review
34 594Bonty1
35 594Bonty2
36 594Bonty3
1995
1995 Catalog (Bikes and Components)
37 95Bonty1
38 95Bonty2
39 95Bonty3
40 95Bonty4
41 95Bonty6
42 95Bonty7
43 95Bonty8
44 95Bonty9
January 1995 Fat Chance/Yeti/Bontrager road bike comparison:
45 FatBonYeti1
46 FatBonYeti2
47 FatBonYeti3
48 FatBonYeti4
July 1995 Bontrager/Trek article:
49 795Bontrager