Originally Posted by
TimothyH
I find this to be very insulting.
If you want to post photos of yourself in some specific context then go ahead but pitting one group of cyclists against another, calling people buttholes and stereotyping is just childish.
-Tim-
I guess I missed any posts in this thread with the name-calling and stereotyping. None are marked as edited, so maybe the 'offensive' post was deleted.
Anyway, back to the OP...
Yes, my beginnings of riding in the '70s looked much like your original picture. Long striped tube socks, short hiking shorts, glasses-mounted rearview mirror, crochet-back cycling gloves and 'tennis shoes' - before I got my Bata Bikers! I never wore sleeveless shirts though, and rarely wore a helmet unless required to do so on organized Centuries. AND for bonus points, I still have that same bike that I bought back then, and yes, it has a spring-trap rear Pletscher rack!
