Early Life
The Cunninghams, being in the Air Force, lived in Alabama, Virginia, Japan and San Diego, ultimately settling in Mill Valley on Mt Tamalpais, in Marin County. His father, Lt. Colonel Bruce Cunningham, was a WWII and Korean War fighter pilot who won the Thompson Trophy in 1949, the only year military jets (F-86) competed. His mother, Carol is a book artist whose imprint Sunflower Press is found in several museum collections, and is sought after worldwide. In his twenties, Charlie studied nutrition, water quality, and chemistry as well as engineering. By age twenty five he recognized that automobile use in the USA is largely wasteful, polluting and socially ruinous. His solution: bicycles. His would not rust or wear out, requiring little maintenance. This last would prove most valuable for racers in multi-day stage races.
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