Thanks for the warm welcome folks! In my day of working at the shop, I built lots of custom beach cruisers, and MTB. I would build them, ride them, then sell them. It was lots of fun. Back then I never thought MTB would evolve into what it is today! When I was riding the fire roads of the Malibu hills, we did it just because it was FUN to do, just like the gang up in Marin County.
I stopped working at the shop shortly after the owner sold the place, so my access for building bikes ended as I moved on to another profession. I sold all of my bikes except for one custom MTB I built for myself. It was built on a Champion frame, with all the best parts available at the time. I owned that bike for about 30 years, then finally parted it out and sold it when I found out how much all the "OLD SCHOOL" parts were going for............LOL
Attached is a pic of myself on that custom bike (in one of it's many configurations) at a bike race in Manhattan Beach in 79 or 80?
So after being without a bike for a few years, I saw a pic of a Fatbike online, and just had to have one! So 3 years ago, I purchased a Norco Fat Bike, and got back into riding. Now, I have gotten the bug for collecting, and restoring some of the old Chicago Schwinns from the 70's & 80's. The Sidewinder I recently acquired is the start of that. See attached pic.
