JMC Bicycles

2024-02-06T19:15:30Z

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'''JMC''', or '''Jim Melton Cyclery''' was a [[bicycle]] [[company (law)|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 [[BMX]] bicycles.<ref>[http://www.jmcbmx.com/about.htm History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060129153034/http://www.jmcbmx.com/about.htm |date=January 29, 2006 }}</ref> During the 1970s and 80's, it sponsored such notable BMX racers, such as [[Harry Leary]], [[Clint Miller]], [[Tinker Juarez]], and [[Darrell Young]], Andy Patterson, Solan Foster, Gary DeBacker, Melanie Cline, Carl Butler and Sam Arellano.

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.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' September 1985 Vol.8 No.9 pg.12</ref> Jim Melton closed the company in July 1985 because of his wife Vera's poor health,<ref>''BMX Plus!'' September 1985 Vol.8 No.9 pg.12</ref> and the company faced tough competition from cheap BMX-bikes made in Taiwan, and he did not want to move production abroad. Jim Melton died in late July, 2014.

==Models==
The JMC Black Shadow was a desirable of their models with a reputation for light weight and an excellent black finish. The most sought after models today are the Darrell Young pro model and the Andy Patterson pro model.

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