Career
He was raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America, and became a road and track racing cyclist in the 1940s before moving to Chicago to work for the Bicycle Company. Kingbay took charge of the parts department before being put in charge of the Paramount manufacturing program in 1959 by Frank Kingbay became father of the Varsity and Continental, "s first derailleur-geared road bicycles. He convinced to introduce the bikes and was said to have gotten the Huret brothers drunk over dinner in Chicago to convince them to come down in price for derailleurs.
Kingbay became "s cycling activities director, the "Ambassador of Bicycling", and traveled to dealers around the United States of America to promote cycling and lead rides.
While Kingbay"s Puerto Rico duties at were in support of "s bottom-line, he evolved into a general pro-bike advocate. In 1965, with Phyllis Harmon and Joe Hart, Kingbay reorganized the League of American Wheelmen and brought it to prominence as the League of American Bicyclists.
During his career as an advocate, Kingbay held the following positions: United States. Cycling Federation (USCF) Treasurer chairman of the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago Cycling Activities Chairman of the League of American Wheelman Kingbay wrote several cycling publications, starting with the creation of a Repair Manual in 1959. In 1972, he co-authored with George Fichter a Bicycling edition of the Golden Guide series of children"s books
In 1976, he wrote the technique and safety guide Inside Bicycling (), and in 1978, he and Fichter teamed again to write Contemporary Bicycle Racing ().
