Originally Posted by
Trakhak
ABLA license (intermediate class) in 1964. My first ABLA race was the National Track Championships, held in the Kissena Park Velodrome in Queens, New York. (The only reason I was there was that the local bike shop owner had checked with the ABLA rep and confirmed that I was the only kid my age in Connecticut with a track bike - a Helyett Speciale. The race was a learning experience, if nothing else.)
Raced that same track bike in criteriums and short road races for a couple of years. At that time, ABLA rules still permitted the use of a track bike in road events as long as the bike had one working brake.
I am about a decade younger. First racing season 1973. First District Championship 1974. Southern California and Nevada as it was broken up at the time.
the renaming year to USCF was 1975.
I still have and still fit my first Championship winning bikes.
Only fit one of the jerseys I would think, I grew out of the first in 1975, probably would still fit the others.