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Article: Cycle World founder Parkhurst dead at 74
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- December 12, 2000
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THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION
Joseph Conrad Parkhurst, who founded the motorcycle magazine Cycle World in 1962, has died. He was 74.
Parkhurst had lung cancer and died Tuesday as a result of a blood clot in his lung, his wife, Claire Parkhurst, told the Los Angeles Times for Sunday editions.
Cycle World brought objective journalism to motorcycle periodicals by offering road tests and a more critical eye than other magazines, said analyst Don Brown of DJB Associates LLC of Irvine.
In its first year, Cycle World became -- and remains -- the largest motorcycle magazine in the world, Brown and others said.
"Joe was a true pioneer in our business," said ...