Retro racing pics

Old Ned":k1pgzcyt said:
Should I wear it on a RB meet?
Wow Ned, you were a style icon! Are those alpinestars 'Wild Thing' shoes also? A must wear at the next meet!
 
sinnett177":30ft1tcr said:
Old Ned":30ft1tcr said:
Should I wear it on a RB meet?
Wow Ned, you were a style icon! Are those alpinestars 'Wild Thing' shoes also? A must wear at the next meet!

A Style Icon!! - are you on something :LOL: Mrs Ned says I look ridiculous (or something similar but less polite, it rhymes with 'cat').

The shoes are the Caratti ones, similar to the Alpinestars but possibly more readily available at the time? I would wear them but the cleats are very worn and won't come out of the sole and can jam into the pedals so not very safe to wear!

A Style Icon indeed! I don't know whether to laugh or cry :shock: :? :D
 
Old Ned":2u5dypcu said:
EDIT - just realised it was the same day as your pic! Mine was in the Vets race.

Mine was the youth race but I'm definitely closer to the vets now :oops:
Just grind the heads off the cleat bolts and they'll soon pop off, that's what I have to do at the end of every cross season !
 
great pic of sam humphrey. the last time i saw him he was on the same team as me caratti/gt.
love to know what he's doing now.
 
NakedGav":3hec13uf said:
Old Ned":3hec13uf said:
EDIT - just realised it was the same day as your pic! Mine was in the Vets race.

Mine was the youth race but I'm definitely closer to the vets now :oops:
Just grind the heads off the cleat bolts and they'll soon pop off, that's what I have to do at the end of every cross season !

I don't think it's worth trying to save the shoes, they're to far gone! I only keep them for old times sake.

I think we (Blazing Saddles from near Wakefield, not the later ones from somewhere in Lancs?) had a couple of riders in Juniors and Sports, not sure about Youth. I remember it was a good sporting course, dry with no 'silly' bits, virtually all rideable.

Is it used now?
 
I seem to remember there was one long drag up the back (possibly where your photo was taken) but yeah, all rideable.
I did a few mtb races there early 90's and also a couple of cross races but nothing since so don't know if it's still used or not.
 
durango":1m5hgqpf said:
great pic of sam humphrey. the last time i saw him he was on the same team as me caratti/gt.
love to know what he's doing now.
i can remember he was on one of those SAS survival series on BBC about 6 years ago !! other than that i'm not sure
 
Gav!! Are those world beating shocktech carbon forks i see?

Do u still ride cross? Im going to make another come back one of these days!

Not seen tony for awhile. Im going to find some of my double a photos.
 
Sam Humphrey was deffo a hero of mine...he came over and said hello at the Malverns Classic 1991 as I was riding the same bike as him (Trek 8500), I was in awe at the time...weird cause I was the same age as him...funny what seeing people in vids and magazines can do to a kid..

Rich
 
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