tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388529979478712725.post4894788655151767872..comments2023-09-30T05:55:03.340-07:00Comments on Sacramento River Ride: Kent Quong - 1976Chuck Hutchesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054704262318135739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388529979478712725.post-69668386974801990512015-04-22T19:13:26.891-07:002015-04-22T19:13:26.891-07:00I started doing the river ride in 75 or 76. I sta...I started doing the river ride in 75 or 76. I started riding with Jess Polakoff, Jim Gaston, Tom Bartlett, Steve Uhler, Mike Fitzwater and others in 1975. I joined SGW, shortly after it was formed. The sponsor was Juan Cuervo.<br />I still ride the same fix gear bike, 42 x 17, romani Italian steel frame. Bobby Edwards tough Norm Alvis and Me to ride cyclocross. Still riding, but race primarily cyclocross.<br />We bought leg warmers at the ballet shop. Sally Edwards had just started Fleet Feet in the front room of an Victorian on J Street (?).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758080314487583110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388529979478712725.post-76885209049759251982013-03-11T00:16:17.925-07:002013-03-11T00:16:17.925-07:00Dan, sorry I left your name out! I knew there were...Dan, sorry I left your name out! I knew there were two Bartletts out there! Were you the one that bought my Woodrup frame from Kendall?<br /><br />Chuck, I don't remember any Italian accents but the rest of what you envisioned is correct! The Bell "turtle shell" helmet came out right about that time along with Cool Gear's hard shell helmet (which resembled a hockey helmet!). I stuck with the hairnet with a Clement cap over it for the Euro-look though! We brought our Detto Pietro shoes into a shoe repair shop next to Towers on Broadway to get the cleats nailed on but we did get Pumas, with attached adjustable cleats, within the next year or two. Steve and I started off with down tube shifters but soon learned from the "masters" that we had to run a bar-end shifter to control the rear derailleur with so we wouldn't have to reach down to shift during the dash for the line. That was the hot set-up which I think Harvey may have started(?)!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287769837934355984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388529979478712725.post-14565508842887335462013-03-10T22:43:00.555-07:002013-03-10T22:43:00.555-07:00Hey Dan, good to hear from you! If you have a good...Hey Dan, good to hear from you! If you have a good story to tell, it would be really great to hear it. I am collecting stories and history about the ride. Feel free to message us at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SacramentoRiverRide<br />or email me at charleshutcheson@gmail.com<br />Thanks!Chuck Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054704262318135739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388529979478712725.post-3271257044163193932013-03-10T22:36:45.605-07:002013-03-10T22:36:45.605-07:00I second Kent's comment... wow, I remember all...I second Kent's comment... wow, I remember all those guys, those were great times! I started in 1976 also. I was just starting to ride and learned a lot from the more experienced guys in the group. I remember some of the early rides left the Biz and went down South Land Park at some point and came out on Pocket road. Then over the bridge at Freeport. I used to work at Skip's Bikes on Florin and would catch the group at SLP and FLorin. A lot of fun memories.<br />Dan Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268366213698443771noreply@blogger.com