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Originally Posted by indyfabz
A guy in my local club was on one of the original rides in 1976. He was a friend of my mom's during the college years, so he has to be pushing 80 now, if he's not already there.

In any event, a LBS had a day devoted to touring. The guy showed up with slides from the trip. It was crazy to see the bikes and setups. As the above-photo reflects, no one used front panniers, and a lot of people didn't wear helmets.
I'm surprised any bicyclists anywhere, wore helmets in 1976 other than in some organized competitive races, and those would have been the leather fishnet variety.
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