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title for top BMX factory team three years in a row. Jim Melton closed the company in July 1985 because of his wife Vera's poor health, 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.
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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
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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
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