SpeedofLite 

Articles/columns included are:
LETTERS
QUESTION MAN
BIKE LAW: "State Codes for Road Use"
"Spokes Get in Your Eyes" (A Father's View)
"The Art of Road Racing" (Mulholland) See Post #2

The following article from this issue was posted previously:
ROAD TEST: FOLLIS 672 (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...lis-672-a.html)

As usual, let me know if you'd like to see something else listed in the ToC and I'll add it in a reply to this post or send you a pdf.
If the latter, just send me a PM that includes your email address.

SpeedofLite 

juvela

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thanks so much for these postings as always!

enjoyed the publication much more in its pre-Rodale time as here.

enough to make me mover over to Bike World...


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Bad Lag

Me, too, thanks so much.

I love re-reading these pre-Rodale issues. It's not just nostalgia, either. There was something about the magazine as a whole that was just "better".

RCMoeur 

Thanks for posting. The California-centric focus is rather noticeable in this issue - although moving toward a national audience, the magazine was still partial to its then-home and roots.

The Stockards' article about bike law and 1970s-era bicycle facilities was interesting. The concerns with early-generation bikeways installed by California agencies were documented by Forester and others, and helped to guide the editorial content of the early editions of the AASHTO Guide for Bicycle Facilities first published in 1981. Also, the California Traffic Manual standards on bicycle traffic control devices became the core of Part 9 of the national MUTCD when it was added in the summer of 1977. Also of interest is the use of California-specific terms in the article such as "Class II bikeway". Early in my career as part of working with Caltrans on projects of mutual interest to our state, I developed an ability to translate Caltransish into "normal" engineeringese, which still comes in handy decades later.

Disclosure: I worked on a couple of editions of the AASHTO Bike Guide, some of which was driven heavily by the volunteer efforts of Caltrans engineering staff.

Spoonrobot 

Wonderful article

Lamont Cobb

Oh man, Bicycling! seems like it was the best magazine ever.

markk900

I too am a fan of this era of the magazine: seems to me it was run by enthusiasts as enthusiasts rather than primarily as a business. Not ultimately sustainable but so much fun to read. I have a collection of motorcycle and car magazines from this era and the same applies - folks having fun with their hobby and making a few bucks on it. Later it became much more lucrative and much more “professional”, and subsequently much less fun:

Wildwood 

Follis review, if I may request.

SpeedofLite 

No request needed for this one.
The link to previously posted review was provided in Post #1 of this thread.
You'll even find the link to the pdf version of the Follis article inserted at the bottom of that post.
I just checked and both links are working normally.

repechage

the Ron Walker period of Road & Track as an example.

George Mann

I hate the constant shaming of those who ride on sidewalks. I do, as do many of the people who ride here in Denver.

markk900

At the risk of going too far off topic, R&T was always the most “respectable” car rag. Car and Driver was always (to me) the fun guys magazine…. And in the 80s when I got to work with a few of the editors it turned out to be 100% true. Back to bike mags: I subscribed to both International Cycle Sport and Bicycling! during the early 79s and always enjoyed Bicycling! more …. But ICS had pictures of Eddy so there ya go…

steelbikeguy

As always, the Owen Mulholland article is excellent! Thanks!

A lot of the names were familiar.. Ron Skarin, John Howard, etc.
However, there was a mention of the Campbell brothers of southern California. No other mention of them. It's a slim chance, but when I was in the Marines (77 to 81), I had a friend named Ken Campbell who used to race in SoCal. .. around San Diego, I think. Good guy, and helped me develop my riding skills.
No idea how good he was, but he was much better than me. He had a custom Lippy and a 'Traut, so he at least knew what a good bike was!
Can't help but wonder if he was one of the Campbell brothers mentioned, or a relation, or what.

Steve in Peoria

mschwett 

fred, of course!

Sactown_Albert 

Makes you wonder if this ad was the origin of this disparaging term.

repechage

Gary and Buddy Campbell. Buddy was probably a nick name. They both did short track speed skating also.

Kabuki12

I sure enjoy these. Thank you so much . The articles are great and the ads are really cool. I remember seeing these when I was young . I would go to my local bike shop that my friend Stan had and thumbing through the mags. Makes me feel bad that I never subscribed. Good times !

52telecaster

Curb protected bike lanes! I do give pedestrians the right of way.

George Mann

Pedestrians are a rare sight here.