tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post7276531046350911698..comments2024-03-27T11:44:15.723-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Bike Shorts: The Great American Bike TourBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-19549250830983130342016-04-13T19:05:58.545-04:002016-04-13T19:05:58.545-04:00My pleasure, Sam. I can imagine that it would have...My pleasure, Sam. I can imagine that it would have been a great opportunity and experience. Get to tour the country for free, and even make a little extra cash on the side? Hell yeah. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-27486844620465212042016-04-13T13:39:39.483-04:002016-04-13T13:39:39.483-04:00Thanks for reposting the video Brooks! That was a ...Thanks for reposting the video Brooks! That was a fun summer. JC Penney paid for everything and then gave us $1200 at the end. Given that my annual tuition at UC Santa Barbara was less that $1000, that was a major financial windfall, not to mention an amazing US travel experience. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11190496633032894339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-108282432709326082016-03-17T14:16:06.421-04:002016-03-17T14:16:06.421-04:00I don't remember the Great American Bicycle To...I don't remember the Great American Bicycle Tour, but my first real bike was a JC Penney's 10sp with a Shimano mechanical rear disc brake. Pretty much the same bike, as I would have gotten this bike around '76. I rode this just about every day (I used it as transportation in MS and HS). I never used the front brake (it was a cheap center pull) ever. But this was the bike that turned me into a life long cyclist. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732014644068397517noreply@blogger.com