Originally Posted by
MarcusT
Always had a bike. Back then, the bike was your primary mode of transportation. If you wanted to play sports, or have a paper route, go to a friend's, one car families could not afford to take you every where. Of course, we did the crazy kid stuff, like ramp jumping, downhill kamikaze, but I did not seriously get into biking until I watched the Movie 'Breaking Away'. Got me into road racing which was the only serious biking back then.
Speaking of Breaking Away, check out the real Dave
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Blase
He was my high school biology teacher. Truly a weird dude, wore knickers and rode his bike year round, which was way outside normal in the 70's in Indiana. Definitely a cycling inspiration, and it was super exciting to hear a movie was being made around his stories.