Did we really look like this?
01-18-09 | 08:56 PM
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Did we really look like this?
I found this picture while cleaning out old pictures. It is from 1984. We are awaiting our start in the cycling leg of a team triathlon. I'm on the red Colnago which I still have and my friend Mike is next to me on his Alan.Those are some short shorts, but not as bad as #86!!!
01-19-09 | 05:56 AM
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Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
01-19-09 | 08:54 AM
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I don't know if there really is anything wrong with an uncrashed Bell Biker. I suspect pictures taken now will look just as strange in years to come.
I worked in a bike shop on the main pedestrian path from campus to downtown. Let's just say there were people wearing incredibly short gym shorts back then that should have been wearing something more modest. I think gym shorts were killed off by spandex though.
I worked in a bike shop on the main pedestrian path from campus to downtown. Let's just say there were people wearing incredibly short gym shorts back then that should have been wearing something more modest. I think gym shorts were killed off by spandex though.
01-19-09 | 11:12 AM
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I don't know if there really is anything wrong with an uncrashed Bell Biker. I suspect pictures taken now will look just as strange in years to come.
I worked in a bike shop on the main pedestrian path from campus to downtown. Let's just say there were people wearing incredibly short gym shorts back then that should have been wearing something more modest. I think gym shorts were killed off by spandex though.
I worked in a bike shop on the main pedestrian path from campus to downtown. Let's just say there were people wearing incredibly short gym shorts back then that should have been wearing something more modest. I think gym shorts were killed off by spandex though.
The deterioration of the rigid foam inside, caused by UV exposure, hair oils and general aging. It will greatly reduce the effectiveness of it.
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
01-19-09 | 11:18 AM
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Wow, cool! Me about 1975 on my chrome Carlton; Point Reyes.
Couple more I found. With my wife, and me at Great Western Bike Rally, Paso Robles circa 1985-90. We went quite regularly then, before our son came along...
Couple more I found. With my wife, and me at Great Western Bike Rally, Paso Robles circa 1985-90. We went quite regularly then, before our son came along...
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01-19-09 | 11:37 AM
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Me, ca 1982
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01-19-09 | 11:37 AM
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Did an Olympic-distance tri in '85. I'm surprised they let me ride with a hairnet.
I avoided using the hairnet as much as possible, and hard helmets completely, until my wife made me start wearing on in '93.
I avoided using the hairnet as much as possible, and hard helmets completely, until my wife made me start wearing on in '93.
01-19-09 | 12:55 PM
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Jeez, I don't have any pictures but I'm sure I looked at least that bad. Except I would have wearing cut-off shorts and a T-shirt instead of cycling attire. Did they even have helmets back then? 
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
01-19-09 | 01:36 PM
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01-19-09 | 05:17 PM
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Wow, I'm glad to see so many replies with great pictures. If I remember correctly, the helmets we are wearing are BRANCALE (sic). After hairnets I tried a Bell Biker, but I had to tilt my head back too far so I could see!!! Our Jerseys are from a long gone team, Velosport Davenport. The person with me was a race photographer for major publications including Velo News. I'll see if I have a picture of our most famous member who raced for 7-11 in their glory days. I really sucked at racing. Cat 4 was the lowest then, but they may have developed Cat 5 because of me.