Originally Posted by
uncle uncle
I would like to hear stories of your mentors
Our next door neighbor raced on the board tracks pre-WWII.
We overhauled his old race bike in the basement when I was (barely) tall enough to pedal it.
My 1st "race bike" ride was on the real thing: wooden rims, fixed gear and no brakes. I was hooked.
> 50 years on I wonder what became of that bike w/ his name on the top tube......a great guy.
-Bandera