A friend from waaaay BITD posted these videos on YouTube of the 1980 Crested Butte to Aspen Clunker Tour. At the time there may have been a hundred mountain bikers in the United States, and most had built their own equipment because there was only one company selling mountain bikes and they were ungodly expensive.
You won't see lycra or helmets, mostly jeans and t-shirts and a few Velo Club Tamalpais WOOL jerseys. I'm the guy in the yellow shirt flexing the bicep and later showing the "new" type of bike for the camera. Gary Fisher is the one with the handlebar mustache, and Scot Nicol, who founded Ibis after going on the ride, is the guy juggling while riding. You may want a milk shake after you see the Haagen Dazs girl.
Equipment junkies please note that these people seem to be having as much fun as it is possible to have, while riding bikes that barely work. It ain't the bike, it's the company you ride with.
You won't see lycra or helmets, mostly jeans and t-shirts and a few Velo Club Tamalpais WOOL jerseys. I'm the guy in the yellow shirt flexing the bicep and later showing the "new" type of bike for the camera. Gary Fisher is the one with the handlebar mustache, and Scot Nicol, who founded Ibis after going on the ride, is the guy juggling while riding. You may want a milk shake after you see the Haagen Dazs girl.
Equipment junkies please note that these people seem to be having as much fun as it is possible to have, while riding bikes that barely work. It ain't the bike, it's the company you ride with.