Originally Posted by
qmsdc15
Thanks. Actually Tomac was a mountain bike champion before he got into road racing. He did not use drops on his mountain bike until after becoming a roadie. There were others who raced drop bar mountain bikes. Notable woman racer Jackie Phalen for one and some of the other men besides Tomac. The bike I'm riding in the picture was primarily used for courier work. Not long after that picture was taken, I bought a flat bar mountain bike for racing.
You are probably right about that. I think your memory is better than mine. I do remember him hanging out with Bob Roll who also did both simultaneously. I believe they raced for the same team (Motorola). I recall Tomac & Roll racing XC at Hunter Mountain(?) in extreme mud one day then making a long drive together to enter a 150 mile road race the next day, circa 1992.