Charlie Kelly posted this on retrobike

A friend from BITD sent me these links to video he shot in Crested Butte in 1980. I'm all over it, wearing the yellow t-shirt, but the best shot is Scot Nicol riding no-hands while juggling.

Keep in mind that in 1980 no one had any idea this mountain bike thing would get so crazy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDUe9BFPrzg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enX4Ad1Zb5A

Be very careful with the danger

spesh lovin' an' thaaa' maaan

That's a long way from Fife McMoonter. Fantastic piece of history 😉

Brings me back to whem the first americans came to Aberdeen in the late 70's/early 80's and a couple of their kids had clunkers with coaster brakes. We used to race them round the woods at the back of my folks house. Happy days 😆

"this one is 26lbs, real light weight"

that made me smile

Woody – do I know you?

I rode around Mt Tam with Charlie Kelly a couple of years ago, it was like time had stood still……man!

No trip to Fairfax is complete without a ride with these guys.

lovely stuff

Woody – do I know you?

Not unless you're originally from Aberdeen/Cults way and I'm in Durham now. I got Fife from your profile as I thought you had to be American! Nearest I've been to Mt Tam is a ride round Cape Cod 😕

Woody, back in the mid 80's we rode with a bunch of guys from Aboyne, there were a group of other riders from Aberdeen who used to join us.

Cool vids and some proper facial hair going on. 😀

woody you from Cults?

Wide bars, slack angles, big tyres… It'll never catch on.

I'm glad those awkward-looking gears didn't catch on though.

McMoonter – not me I'm afraid, only really started cycling/mtb in early '90's.

Scotia – yes but probably older than you. Left Cults Academy in 1976. You from there too?

Great vids , makes me feel the fun and the freedom of mountain biking today has somehow been lost though.

Woody, nope Been in Fife for years except for a spell in the mountainbike free state that is Orkney.

They have an altogether different use for worked out quarries.

man, ive got to get some of those white toob socks for the c2c next month

I like to think that in our own very small way our group rides capture the fun that oozed through those clips .Hell at one point i swear i heard Aleigh or Annabana screaming !
Some of the fun seems to have been lost in certain areas along the way though .
Just remember don't take it too serious it's only goofing about in the woods !A quote from a certain Mr Fisher if i recall correctly .In fact wasn't that him on the film with the 'tache ?

It's getting away from the cops, the cars, the concrete and getting out there

Control? If everything was under control it wouldn't be any fun!

Some quality quotes in there 8)

I enjoyed the 2 scoops of Hagen daz 😉

great stuff

They have an altogether different use for worked out quarries.

I'm lost – google isn't any help either ????

Oldfart
I think you may be right re lost fun. Looking at the vid reminded me that I used to go just go out and ride my bike without too much thought. Now it's all the gear (no idea in my case) spd's, 3/4 baggies etc.etc. All seems a bit like you have to ride with a purpose instead of JRA. Mind you, some of those jeans in the vids looked seriously nutcrackingly tight 😯

Woody yeah a lot has gotten all corporate, bike design wise now i think .Probably why people go for singlespeeds maybe ?Simplify things a bit .I've actually got a Kona Aha with twin top tubes based on the Klunkerz .Don't ride that enough neither .
I always said the day i start taking it serious would be the day i give up and i still believe that .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Ronaldsay_child_abuse_scandal

Not one of Orkney's proudest moments.

Thats not to say abuse is unknown among inbred Islanders

Ah! I was looking along the lines of fish farming, diver training……

please can someone name the tune from the 1st half of part 1?

Nothing's changed much in bike technology then.

please can someone name the tune from the 1st half of part 1?

+1

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