[RBW] Re: Great American Bike Tour 1975

2012-07-13 Thread Andy Smitty Schmidt
Next Riv ride... I suggest everyone wear matching sweat suits. I love that the train in the video Patrick linked to can accommodate so many bikes. Someone needs to show this to the folks at Amtrak. --Andy On Monday, September 5, 2011 6:33:16 AM UTC-7, Mike wrote: A fun an interesting video

[RBW] Re: Great American Bike Tour 1975

2012-07-13 Thread Allan in Portland
Ha! Loved it. My Dad had one of those JPC bikes. Hung in the rafters for years until my friends and I transitioned from our BMX phase to our Road bike phase. It didn't take long after getting our first 10 speed to discover his old bike was a _real_ racing machine. It had down-tube shifters, 12

[RBW] Re: Great American Bike Tour 1975

2012-07-13 Thread Mike
On Friday, July 13, 2012 3:09:27 PM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: Next Riv ride... I suggest everyone wear matching sweat suits. --Andy No, everyone needs to show up with matching inflatable clowns on their rear racks.

[RBW] Re: Great American Bike Tour 1975

2011-09-08 Thread Garth
Way I wouldn't go by the foreman method of bike fit . unless you like a really cramped position. which back then was a good fit . LoL :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web

[RBW] Re: Great American Bike Tour 1975

2011-09-07 Thread Way Rebb
I liked the music, typical 70s film music that nobody ever bought or listened but Hollywood loved to use for cheesy movies. From the bike fit section I tried the forearm (saddle to handle bars) measure on the Hillborne and came up way short, about four inches, barely reached the stem.

[RBW] Re: Great American Bike Tour 1975

2011-09-05 Thread Kris
That has to be fake..no way they made it with normal clothing, heavy steel bikes, and no helmets! On Sep 5, 10:24 am, Khalid Mateen krm2...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for sharing. I like watching videos of the seventies.  I get a nostagic feeling from looking at the haircuts, the way video screens

[RBW] Re: Great American Bike Tour 1975

2011-09-05 Thread charlie
Wow! A total nostalgic trip down memory lane for me.I thought it was interesting also with the white cotton 'shorty shorts' you'd think they were bicycling somewhere to play tennis. No helmets, OMG how unsafe, what could they have been thinking..85% of them should have had head

Re: [RBW] Re: Great American Bike Tour 1975

2011-09-05 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I was in full Eddy hero worship mode back then. I still wear regular shorts, but cycling shoes/pedals, jerseys and hats. No dam' gloves, helmet, glasses, tight pants. Even more nostalgic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP1KxPjh4RM (I swear I saw Terry Jones in that video ...) On Mon, Sep 5,