Velominatus: Jim
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Don’t f___ with the man with a panino! »
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1976, races at Fort Mason San Francisco, CA. A newer VW Van parked next to my funky one, “Hey, how you doin’?” They were Bob and Greg Lemond. Nice folks. »
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1986 Colorado Springs. I walk into the hotel lobby after a evening of spectating the World’s at the velodrome. I was fit at the time and wearing a cycling jacket. Across the lobby Urs Freuler is staring at me with an expression that said, “who in the he… »
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@frank Anything Cinelli was perfect. Lemond’s bar is Campione del Mondo and Hinault’s is Giro d’Italia. No? »
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Yes, Jeff in PetroMetro. There was a time that if you used the term “tubular” people wouldn’t know you were refering to a bike tire. They would have though you meant: cool! My first roll out from the LBS on my soon-to-be-my-first-real-bike-with-sewups … »
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If memory serves, the Raleigh fellow pictured above is wearing a yellow cap issued to the members of the team leading the team competition in the TDF. (Or was it the team of the GC leader?) Was a great visual in the days before helmets. »
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Wasn’t Gert’s nickname Geronimo? I presumed it was because of awsome hair and fearsome race-face. »
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Oh also. The rear derailer got those strange black plastic bits around the adjusting screws. »
Was it 1978? A regulation (USA?) went into place. The quick release arm was bent. The quick release nut added a roundish tip. The brake caliper release lever took on a spoon shape. The front rerailer added a spoon shape to the leading edge. The brak… »
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I rode sector 4 in the reverse direction to Ascanio in 1999. I did not anticipate that a legend would develop around these roads. Like Marko said, it is just cool to ride on gravel. The Tuscan gravel is fine and well-packed. You can ride easily in the… »
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Minitools are practical and likely necessary when touring less travelled country or mountain biking in remote areas. I have been known to carry and use minitools and on occasion borrow minitools from fellow cyclists. My question is this: can a minitool … »
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After looking at the startline photo more closely– Number 12 is Clark Natwick, number 11 is Jim Gentes. This is a junior race. The guys in the grey jerseys (actually orange) are from the Velo Sport Club. Velo Sport was a shop in Berkeley owned by Pete… »
Two more things illustrated by the Clark picture: barend shifters, a cap that fit over your hairnet helmet. On any cx weekend these guys would school me on dirt. You could line up with: Lawrence Malone, multi-US champion, reported to be the first guy t… »
Club Endspurt…you can just make it out on Clark’s jersey. Likely not on slicks; cross tires at the time were not much bigger than 25 mm. A file pattern would hardly show in the picture. The start line picture is Tilden Park Berkeley. Maybe ’74. The… »
A year earlier, 1976 was an Olympic year. The racing season entailed a series of Olympic qualifying races that Bill attended in that Campagnolo station wagon we saw in pictures in an earlier post. Prior to the start at the Berkeley Hills RR my buddy com… »