Competitive Career
Cunningham raced only one year: in 1984, placing tenth overall at the NORBA championships in Nederland, Colorado. At thirty-six years old, he was made National Vet Champion.
Cunningham built a total of 187 aluminum bicycles (the Indian, the Racer, and the Wombat for smaller people) between 1979–1992. They were guaranteed for life, and cost about six times as much as custom (steel) bikes. They are considered collector's items, but many are still regularly ridden.
At present, he is a freelance inventor contributing to environmentally sustainable projects.
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