45 Years Ago: October 1978 in Bicycling magazine
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45 Years Ago: October 1978 in Bicycling magazine
Articles/columns included in this post are:
LETTERS
TECHNICAL Q and A
"Where Are the Workbikes?"
The following article from this issue was included in a past post.
BICYCLE WORKSHOP: Shimano 600EXGroup (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...que-group.html)
I will post the "Buyers' Guide to $100-$150 Bikes" and "All About Gear Shifting" within the next few days.
Otherwise, 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.
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LETTERS
TECHNICAL Q and A
"Where Are the Workbikes?"
The following article from this issue was included in a past post.
BICYCLE WORKSHOP: Shimano 600EXGroup (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...que-group.html)
I will post the "Buyers' Guide to $100-$150 Bikes" and "All About Gear Shifting" within the next few days.
Otherwise, 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.
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Thank you once again! That cover is a great shot , looks like the garage , workshop of many of us . Joe
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What I enjoy most is the ads of the brands that are now more likely a part of a large conglomerate. The late '70's that I experienced running, hiking, biking, and later white water paddling which was something quite new for the Americans I was around. Our local running clubs were organizing 10k races, people were discovering hiking and doing overnights in the mountains, and synthetic clothing was just in its initial stages. I had one piece of polypropylene that I swore stored every odor I had ever produced while wearing. Everyone was discovering Nike running shoes and getting them from Runner's World Classifieds. I bought my Peak One back packing stove and learned to use sitting on the front porch of the dealer while he showed me how to light it in 1984 (My hiking mentor used a Svea 123 stove, remember them?) He said later I was his first customer. I spent a fortune with he and his wife but enjoyed it thoroughly with the family.
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Looking forward to the buyer's guide. I would have been in middle school in '78 and those would have been the bikes in my dreams. Out of reach but attainable.
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Loved seeing the Trek ad and the ad for the 1978 Motobecane Grand Touring. Thanks for sharing!
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What I enjoy most is the ads of the brands that are now more likely a part of a large conglomerate. The late '70's that I experienced running, hiking, biking, and later white water paddling which was something quite new for the Americans I was around. Our local running clubs were organizing 10k races, people were discovering hiking and doing overnights in the mountains, and synthetic clothing was just in its initial stages. I had one piece of polypropylene that I swore stored every odor I had ever produced while wearing.
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All About Gear Shifting (Berto)
Here is the Frank Berto article. I'll post the Buyers' Guide article in a separate Road Test/Bike Review post.
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