Originally Posted by 531Aussie

After quiting for a while, I did a season in 1992 but never saw John at the track.
You can see him coming down Beach Road from about 4km away because his shoulders are 3m wide.

I never saw the Softride, but I've heard the great story about the Zipp bike and his world record. If you're ever in his shop, try to get him talking about the Zipp. It's pretty amusing how keen they were for him to use their bike, and how crap the bike was for sprinting, etc, etc.