[ckissick]

That was fun to watch. I worked at Palo Alto Bikes in 1984 and '85. I knew a lot of those guys in the pics and used to ride with Jobst Brandt a lot.

Funny thing is, Jobst sort of introduced Ritchie to off-roading, but Jobst never used a mountain bike. Even in the 80's he rode a road bike with skinny tires. He didn't see a need for a mountain bike. So I'd go on trails with him using my road bike, too. He was very tall and his bike had a huge frame that Ritchie built. I was always waiting for the bike to collapse but it never did.

BTW, my road bike is the one I built while working at PA Bikes, using a frame that Sterling McBride gave me. I guess it's getting pretty old now, but it's still a great bike.