Page updated, kpapai, 20-June-2001
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Sean Bragstad

At the right is Dave Smith in the jersey, March 1998.

Jay Wenner, Feb. 27, 1999, A photo of Jay sprinting in the 1999 American Birkie.(quite few bike racers ski during the Winter!)
Jay's is the 70th photo to appear here! (11/30/99)

Jon Wilton 1999 "tacoracer" - in action at the U.S. Cellular Criterium, Aug. 1, 1999, Crossville, Tennessee. Jon is a member of the North Chattanooga Cycle Club.

Dominic Richens, Ottawa, Ontario. Dominic writes, "Nursing a hangover during the return leg of 1996 Rideau Lakes Tour (notice I'm riding on the wrong side of the road)."
Is there a wrong side of the road in Canada? ;-)

Tom, on June 27, 2001 penned to the newsgroup:

Bullshit. Before the Andrew Albright Fanclub there was a whole lot more content. For a short period of time Ken Papai managed to lighten things up with his idea that a photos page might engender a little individual respect among the posters but that lasted about long enough for him to get on the third page.

The problem is that there are too many "me too" reactionaries. Some new guy shows up and asks what he should do to his bike for beginning Cat 5 racing, I say that he can race it as it is and of all people KEVIN METCALF -- Mr. Rocket himself -- states that you can't win some races without a 12!

And the Andrew Vermin Albright "fanclub" starts chiming in with all of the usual "go get 'em Kevin" horsecrap and even insult people like Sleepy John and Adam Myerson when they agree that the most important thing for a beginning racer isn't a big gear but taking the time to learn how to race.

Without the "fanclub" the whole thing would have been a sort of off-subject comment by Kevin. He was right but it was totally outside the context of the conversation. With the "fanclub" it was a stupid, overly protracted argument about a bizarrely unimportant detail that would only interest top flight riders -- none of whom would have been in the "fanclub".

So NO, the group hasn't been like that until AVA became better well known to the point where he and his clique chased out more intelligent and better posters such as Bruce Hildenbrant and others.
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It is the mean-spirited way that it is approached, especially by those most definitely NOT in the know that is objectionable and all too common now. Isn't it time for a poor grammared, misspelled German reply from Albright? There's really a witty person.

You know, I found Lafferty's harping on the drug problem to be irritating and I would argue with his point of view quite a bit without the low-life ceaselessly insulting postings that have limited his appearances here. Just thumb down through the pictures on Ken's photos pages and see how few posters are really left. When you do a search through Google you very often find that they were attacked by the fanclub shortly before their disappearances.

At the right: Szurly with Andrea Tafi, 1998 Italian National Champion Tafi of Mapei at the Village Depart in Aix les Bains before Stage 18 of the '98 Tour de France.

David is the 80th rbr face to be posted! (12/02/99)

Kendra Wenzel

At the right: McLane Pacific Classic Foothills Road Race Feb. 28, 1998. Kendra finishes in 2nd place.

Lisa Hunt

Ken Hart, 1995, officiating track nationals at Major Taylor Velodrome, Indianapolis, Indiana. Ken's Velodromes! webpage.

Arno Granados

"I Left ProPeloton bike shop [in 1999].
Myself and the other wrench, Sean, are
going to open a shop on Pearl St. in Boulder specializing in
-expert bicycle service and repair
-custom, handbuilt bicycle wheels
-unique cycling gifts, apparel, books, videos, art
-complete e-commerce buyer support-fits, assembly, tune-ups

Opened about 30 January 2000, www.vecchios.com "