The #1 single from Swan Song recording artists, Bad Company

 

Bad Company - Bad Company

Racing Sucks

 

45th Annual Pearl Pass Klunker Tour

Arguably the oldest running Mountain Bike event

Izzy's Urban Salida Tour Service

Pair of Cunningham Indian's back together after 35 years.

http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/1981-charlie-cunningham-indian-1.html

Monē has got clearance, Clarence

Not the first year but one of them from the 70s

Willits New Sheriff, one of the first 29ers, built in Crested Butte by OG Ibis builder Wes Williams 

First gen Instagator, freeride ripper turned bikepacker w/ dropbars & water tank

Night before the klunker crew ran havoc on Crested Butte

Picking up a couple things from the store too

Wakeman rippin' the ol' Cook Brothers 

You can blame the existence of Surly Bikes on this man
All his fault, along with Greyboy, Hurl, and a couple others...

Chef Dawg reppin' Stevil & Hurl

Ross Shafer's personal bike that rode Pearl Pass back in '82 & '83

Now owned by Tasshi Dennis of Vintage MTB Workshop

Mongoose Kos Kruiser at camp
Caliper brakes/death

29+ coaster built by James Rooke brother to the late Jesse of Rooke Customs

1936 Excelsor
Mongoose Pro Class Rims, skiptooth chain, Profile cranks, aint' no faking here

Chocolate fun guy

Purify your soul with some rock shit from the Himalayas

Wake and trip the rest of the way up the mountain with my godfather

A dip in that alpine water was just the refresher to brush off that hangover 

1984 Specialized Rockhopper my dad picked up new at Bikes Limited in La Crosse
Race and commuter for years, started at Trek in 1989 and got flack for riding an S
Had it repainted on the line for camouflage after adding a few braze-ons for xc ski racks
Never had decals, but I figured it was worth adding to complete the story 

24/20" Velocitech Mountain Machine - 1984
Julian made every creek crossing and was right there sending it down the hill with us
Also designed to run a 16" moto tire in back for full gnar

Austin choreographed the whole ride.

Then days before, the gear sherpa broke his wrist on his pennyfarthing and couldn't drive. Austin bailed on riding his coaster and hauled gear with his altered wheelbase 4runner.
Kid Riemer also pictured here with his klunkafied Fargo.

The search for lost derailleur parts 

Plenty of Chonk

Full tuck for the 40mph decent into Aspen

Couch surfin' the Aspen Mountain Chalet, a damn fine place at 67 years old

Stop into Eric Barr's mad scientist lab in Colorado Springs

Dizzy Drome dirt packer constructed from many dead Ti triathlon bikes

Late night RC racing before the long haul home

Of course a mandatory stop at Monkey Wrench Cycles whenever crossing the country on I80