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A lot of legends in that picture. Jobst's book 'The Bicycle Wheel' is the definitive tome of wheel building (back when that was a thing before all the new tech made factory wheels dominant.) I still ride some handbuilts made by his methods. Very cool; thanks for posting.
Been riding Old La Honda, New La Honda, Kings, Page Mill, Bear Creek, Tunitas, Stage, West Alpine, et al since the mid 70s. Impressive that you average the vert that you do per ride, if I understand your stats right. Done Death Ride, Davis Double as well, but those were one-and-done bucket list check-offs from prior decades.. Food on the other hand...
Curious if anyone here knew [of] Jobst Brandt. There is a kickstarter campgain funding a book about his life and cycling. I am told I am in some of the photos. Legendary Sunday rides in the early 80s with Jobst, Tom Ritchey, Eric Heiden, Peter Johnson and other Palo Alto cycling legends. 100+ mile rides on fire roads, game trails, etc throughout the Santa Cruz Mtns on 25C sew-up tires, just as Ritchey and Fisher were starting the mountain bike evolution, one incremental light bulb at a time.
Jobst 2nd from left, Ritchey center in blue & blue, Heiden far right in gray.
ya the vertical are crazy but u get used to it. I will finish just not very fast. u and I are riding the same hills :-)
legends in that pic
on my century it’s
pagemill
olh
king
tunitas
4 climbs by mile 70 u just pedal and sing bc pain can no longer be felt
I thin it wa late 90’s I was on rail road grade in a seven sola hard tail. an “old” guy in t shirt and regular shorts blew by me like I was in reverse. on top we chatted he introduced himself “gary fisher”. I donr feel nearly as bad then lol
I had pleasure riding with tinker and sydor. I mean pro’s ability is beyond belief. u think it’s fast in tv…. in real
life it’s astounding how fast u gsr dropped if they are even half gas.
ya the vertical are crazy but u get used to it. I will finish just not very fast. u and I are riding the same hills :-)
legends in that pic
on my century it’s
pagemill
olh
king
tunitas
4 climbs by mile 70 u just pedal and sing bc pain can no longer be felt
I thin it wa late 90’s I was on rail road grade in a seven sola hard tail. an “old” guy in t shirt and regular shorts blew by me like I was in reverse. on top we chatted he introduced himself “gary fisher”. I donr feel nearly as bad then lol
I had pleasure riding with tinker and sydor. I mean pro’s ability is beyond belief. u think it’s fast in tv…. in real
life it’s astounding how fast u gsr dropped if they are even half gas.
today OLD 24:xx min. see not fast
Great story about Fisher. Solid time on OLH.
I was riding Stage Road solo in the early 80s. Rumor among the cycling crowd was that Heiden was coming to Stanford med school. This was after his 5 gold medals in the '80 Lake Placid Olympics, and being on the cover of SI, Time, Wheaties, etc. I was pedaling along solo, when along comes Eric, also riding Stage solo that day. So the rumor was true, he was here, having just recently arrived. We had a nice chat that ride, and I gave him an overview of all the great roads in the area, and told him about this legendary Sunday ride with this guy named Jobst. At the time I could climb OLH in the mid 17's. Eric did it in 13 low. In BIG CHAIN RING no less. Epic. Blew us all away. Fun memories....
Last timed climb up OLH was in my early 40s. Just broke 20. Pain Mountain.
Curious if anyone here knew [of] Jobst Brandt. There is a kickstarter campgain funding a book about his life and cycling. I am told I am in some of the photos. Legendary Sunday rides in the early 80s with Jobst, Tom Ritchey, Eric Heiden, Peter Johnson and other Palo Alto cycling legends. 100+ mile rides on fire roads, game trails, etc throughout the Santa Cruz Mtns on 25C sew-up tires, just as Ritchey and Fisher were starting the mountain bike evolution, one incremental light bulb at a time.
Jobst 2nd from left, Ritchey center in blue & blue, Heiden far right in gray.
Random story about Jobst Brant... My father was an Army Green Beret stationed in Germany in the 1960's. He is a tall guy at 6'5" and connected with Jobst (also very tall) who was selling one of his bikes in Germany when he was an Engineer at Porsche. My father has since retired from cycling but he had the bike restored and it is a hanging display in his home. Cycling for sport was not very popular those days but he toured around Europe and has many interesting tales.
The card in the photo reads: 1960 Cinelli-Campagnolo
One of a kind, custom frame
Designed by Jobst Brant,
Porsche Engineer
Built by Cinelli, Milan, Italy Major tours:
Frankfurt - Paris, 1962
London - Scotland, 1963
Munich - Rome, 1964
I was riding Stage Road solo in the early 80s. Rumor among the cycling crowd was that Heiden was coming to Stanford med school. This was after his 5 gold medals in the '80 Lake Placid Olympics, and being on the cover of SI, Time, Wheaties, etc. I was pedaling along solo, when along comes Eric, also riding Stage solo that day. So the rumor was true, he was here, having just recently arrived. We had a nice chat that ride, and I gave him an overview of all the great roads in the area, and told him about this legendary Sunday ride with this guy named Jobst. At the time I could climb OLH in the mid 17's. Eric did it in 13 low. In BIG CHAIN RING no less. Epic. Blew us all away. Fun memories....
Last timed climb up OLH was in my early 40s. Just broke 20. Pain Mountain.
**** mid 17's hahah
well I am way over 50 now. so I don't feel that bad hahah
Wow. Have been away from this thread for awhile. Fond memories of weekend runs on OLH when I was in grad school at Stanford. We had a group that ran it most weekends shine (or the occasional rain) and often we'd setup TTs (for beer!). I think my best (early 20s) was somewhere in the 19s (on my Dad's old Centurion race bike). Would be shocked to make it in 30 now :-)
DONE, in the process I hit a CHICKEN and got some serious road rash, wont scare you all with the gory pic... but it was fun until I got really sore today haha
Wow. Have been away from this thread for awhile. Fond memories of weekend runs on OLH when I was in grad school at Stanford. We had a group that ran it most weekends shine (or the occasional rain) and often we'd setup TTs (for beer!). I think my best (early 20s) was somewhere in the 19s (on my Dad's old Centurion race bike). Would be shocked to make it in 30 now :-)
Thanks everyone for the trip down memory lane!
PS. Whomever coined "Pain Mountain" had it right!
the stanford crew still can be seen up on OLH and king. those kids are quick... this is coming from a CalBear!
12-17-2022, 05:01 PM
