Originally Posted by
79pmooney
My first thought when I saw this thread was "Why don't you ask her? She is very approachable."
I have been a fan of hers a long time. I raced when all women raced man's bikes. (Well, not all. A small few had access to framebuilders.) Georgena and I raced the same time although we never crossed paths. New Jersey and New England. Some of the women on men's bikes accommodated them better then others. My training partner did quite well on an Italian Masi. A woman I used to see on my commutes every morning went from a men's bike to a Terry and the difference was like night and day. Now women specific bikes were not invented by Terry. The first women's national champion raced a bike built for her by her dad; Doris Kopsky in 1937. (I met her and saw the bike in the '90s, I have a photo of her on it. It fit. Full sized wheels but it was not a man's bike and it fit.
Ben
Ben- I didn't know that Georgena raced. I believe she did a few time trials locally for her fun. Is that what you meant? Or do you mean riders who she helped to sponsor raced with you? With only one fully working leg she would have been at a big disadvantage against able bodied riders. Andy