# Grant Petersen - Influential person in the [[bicycles]] community. - Author of [[Just Ride - A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike]] - Founder of [[Rivendell Bicycle Works]] - Lots of his ideas ended up in [[xbiking]] - He worked for [[Bridgestone Cycle USA]] from the mid‑1980s to mid‑1990s, serving as U.S. marketing director and designing notable models like the XO series. - started [[Rivendell Bicycle Works]] in 1994 out of his garage after turning down overtures from [[Specialized]] and [[Trek]].