He had never seen "Breaking Away"
01-17-13, 07:58 AM
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He had never seen "Breaking Away"
My 26 YO son that is.
I know it's just a schmaltzy mid 70's coming of age movie, but still... you've never watched this?
He did enjoy the flick. I told him to pay close attention to the "race bikes" in the Little 500 section. Of course seeing all the now C&V is pretty cool as well.
Then we saw Django Unchained, I pointed out Dennis Christopher as Leonardo de Caprios lawyer (Leonide Moguy) being the same guy.
I know it's just a schmaltzy mid 70's coming of age movie, but still... you've never watched this?
He did enjoy the flick. I told him to pay close attention to the "race bikes" in the Little 500 section. Of course seeing all the now C&V is pretty cool as well.
Then we saw Django Unchained, I pointed out Dennis Christopher as Leonardo de Caprios lawyer (Leonide Moguy) being the same guy.
01-17-13, 08:08 AM
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I've been cycling avidly for 23 years, and I don't recall ever seeing "Breaking Away".
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01-17-13, 08:27 AM
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Don't forget "American Flyers" as one of the greats too!!!
01-17-13, 08:27 AM
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Well, I beg to differ. 100 mins of my life I'll never get back! The only decent part is where the idiot hero is racing with an 18-wheeler, and (unfortunately) doesn't get sucked under its wheels. If you want a great biking movie look out for "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" it's 10 mins shorter, far more realistic, and the acting and production is far better!
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Must be a Canuck thing .....
01-17-13, 08:46 AM
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You gonna eat that?
I've never watched it. And I'm 50.
Haven't seen that one either.
Meh.
Haven't seen that one either.
Meh.
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01-17-13, 08:51 AM
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Breaking Away, American Flyers, and Quicksilver for the trifecta !!!!
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Ok... here's one for you, Burton... have you seen "2 Seconds"?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158446/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158446/
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I consider it a classic low budget film 70's film. Mostly comedy a little drama angst of comming of age and the bonus of biking in it. Never asked for a refund, love me some ini food
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I lived in Bloomington and was riding bikes when Breaking Away was filmed there.
Last Spring, took my stoker (whom I met in B-ton that same year) and our tandem down for the Bloomington Bicycle Club's Breaking Away Tour - we rode by several places featured in the film.
This is where Dave Stoller and his family lived:
Last Spring, took my stoker (whom I met in B-ton that same year) and our tandem down for the Bloomington Bicycle Club's Breaking Away Tour - we rode by several places featured in the film.
This is where Dave Stoller and his family lived:
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01-17-13, 09:32 PM
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I still haven't seen it... and I just bought this bike. 
It's supposed to be an homage to the bike in the movie I guess.
It's supposed to be an homage to the bike in the movie I guess.
01-18-13, 06:42 AM
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I don't think I've even heard of "American Flyers" ... as a movie. Weren't they a shoe?
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01-18-13, 10:06 AM
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cute, The Shoe was a PF Flyer, We do have American Flyer Bicycles but the movie Had Kevin Costner and Rae Dawn Chong and was suposed to be a serious family drama movie with cycling and a vehicle for the plot. Breaking Away was a coming of age movie with a bicycle as the vehicle. Quicksilver was a social redemption movie with Kevin Bacon. Big money guy goes into the dumps, cycles to make a living, redeems himself and goes back into Wall Street.
01-18-13, 11:30 AM
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01-18-13, 11:43 AM
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Don't compare any of them to "Premium Rush" I just suffered thru. The best part was watching the one messenger guy riding a carbon Parlee with Enve carbon componets and Enve $3000 carbon 46 rims racing thru traffic without a care on delivery. It was pure fantasy as I never seen any bike messengers like that when living in Philly.
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Ok... here's one for you, Burton... have you seen "2 Seconds"?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158446/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158446/
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01-18-13, 01:17 PM
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Part of the movies was shot in the Colorado National Monument when they had the Hell of the West/Tour of the Moon race scenes. I only watched the movie to see the local shots.
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