Mike Sinyard
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Mike Sinyard is the founder and chairman of Specialized Bicycle Components, an American manufacturer of bicycles and cycling components.
Sinyard's passion for bicycles developed at San Jose State University, where he cycled to class. After graduating in 1974, at the age of 24, Sinyard began importing European components, supplying them to West-coast bike shops and frame builders. This lead to founding Specialized Bicycle Components.
Sinyard is known for introducing the Stumpjumper, the first mass-produced mountain bike, in 1981. The Stumpjumper was similar to the purpose-built mountain bikes, but at $750, cost half as much .
Sinyard was inducted to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1988. The Stumpjumper mountain bike was added to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's collection in 1994.
Mike Sinyard was profiled in the 2007 documentary film Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes.
