23. J-Disc, Pigg and Smyers raced them, Paula N-F then had J-Disc "deep wheels"
24. Avenir helmets, Pigg and The Man wore them
25. Centurion Ironman Dave Scott Master bikes, both Pigg and Dave rode them
26. MET Rx was the official drink in Hawaii in 1997?
27. Saucony ST's, named after Tinley
28. Nishiki NFS, named I believed by Kenny Souza, meaning "No F***ing S**t"
29. Profile having to settle with Scott after the patent of their Aero bars
30. Ironman/Anaheim Memorial Hospital Duathlon, Among the racers: Welch, Souza, Erin Baker, and a young dude wearing Montgomery/Subaru roadie clothes, Lance something...
31. Kona-Heads
32. Allen winning Hawaii on a Schwinn (?) and on a Huffy!
33. Allen's winning GT and bloody Nike uniform and shoes on display at the STARS cafe in New York's Time Square
34. Niketowns closing their doors at 8:07:45 p.m (after Mark Allen's Kona record)
35. Jan Ripple, mother-of-three
36. Edge Gear Tri Clothes, worn by Scott Molina

"5. Lisa Lahti--maybe the hottest female triathlete ever."

How about a pic for a reminder?

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"28. Nishiki NFS, named I believed by Kenny Souza, meaning "No F***ing S**t" "

The company line was that it stood for "Need For Speed". There's one on ebay right now...

"35. Jan Ripple, mother-of-three"

Yeah, had a thing for her too...

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"5. Lisa Lahti--maybe the hottest female triathlete ever."

Maybe???, She WAS the hottest female triathlete ever. I remember she did a photo spread in a tri-mag many years ago.

Didn't she get married to Simon Lessing?

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US Army (Ret.), Vietnam Vet ('71-'72)

me.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

Buster...the beer drinking pig in St. Croix.

I remember back when it was possible to wear green and purple and still be fast.

-My first triathlon in 1985 wearing hightop converse basketball shoes during the bike
-My first real triathlon bike: Shogun Kaze with 24" front wheel, Biopace Chainrings, Aerolite pedals and Scott Clipons
-Those big Bell Aero helmets (late 80s)
-Oakley Eyeshades
-My buddy Gary getting "chicked" by Karen Smyers at a race in Boston (1990ish)
-Fred Klevan on a White Kestrel 4000 at the Staten Island Biathlon
-Killer Loop Biathlon in Harriman State Park
-Lance was a bad-ass triathlete

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Formerly DrD

Getting weighed after the bike leg....

Here you go Clutch about 20yrs a go.Not a bad bike fit if I must say so.[/img]

campy super record friction shifting
areolite pedals
oh yea that drinking system that fit under the seat, filled with fluid and air can't remember the name

toe clips


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It was called aero-stream.

BTW I still have my aero lites have used them since back in the day until 2 months ago when I switched to Zeros

101. Being the first one in upstate NY with aero bars and being told by pro bike racers that it is a piece of crap and a fad.

102. Doing Lake Placid and getting hypothermia because there was no such thing as wetsuits for triathlons.

103. Racing on a tri bike with 2 24" wheels. I am thinking of pulling it out of moth balls and racing on it. I have a feeling it wont be much, if any slower than my P2C

What a great freakin' thread.

Did my first tri in '87 and remember a lot of this. 1990 was the embodiment of the cliches--at Wildflower, rode my 24 pound PINK and Grey Nishiki International to my best ever bike split complete with Uni-disc, Scott DH bars, and Tri Fit top. Did the run in Nike air sock trainers which I continued to use on race days for a few more years. Even had a convo with Lisa Lahti while getting a post-race massage.
Back then the massage lines weren't so ridiculous and they were free.

Later "upgraded" to grip shift and the j-disc wheel. Since then my bike is nearly 10lbs lighter but that split is still 30 sec faster.

Fond memories as well of those amazing women, esp Jan Ripple, Lisa Lahti, Colleen Cannon, Kristen Hansen. Awe for Dave Scott, Scott Tinley, Jimmy Riccetello, that punk kid Lance, and stud Mike Pigg. Goddamn Pigg was amazing; he avgd 3mph faster on the bike than any one else at the San Jose budlight.

And how f'ing cool was it that Bud Light and Coors Light sponsored for so many years? Truly the golden age.
The thing I miss most though: World's Toughest Triathlon in Lake Tahoe '91, complete with Cowman for color.

Amazing that so much has passed!

Dude I'm dying. I still have 2 pairs of Sub 4 running shorts for notalgia. Not 6 months ago I put a pair on and it wouldn't even cover my nuts. I walked in the kitchen and scared the shit out of my girlfriend with 'the two headed wart' sticking out both sides. I might have weighed 150 soaking wet back then so they were nice and tight!

And if I still had my seat shifter I would run it. Best most underutilized invention simply because it was unaero and heavy.

1. zipp sub nine
2. vuka anything
3. carbon fiber
4. cervelo
5. aero tubing
Thats all I got.....wait maybe I should start a thread like
" You know your a newbie when all you can remember is..."

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1. Dave Scott Ironman Centurian ~ I have one as my trainer bike w the bio-rings, Miami Vice color scheme.

2. At the start of the race, "You guys ready? Ok, Ready, set, go!"

3. Wide World of Sports Coverage

4. When it was called Ironman, rather then a full ironman.

5. When nutrition was a pbj and a Powerbar was all the rage.

6. When you did not have to change shoes in t2

You bought Adidas SL72's, the best (training) shoe ever? Where did you get them?

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An original Ironman and the Inventor of PowerCranks

Racing in a leather helmet and Binda's with little buttons on the end so you could tighten them up before the sprint.

Looking wonderfully aero with two still unbroken collarbones and a face without a care or worry 25 years ago...

You've been around a long time when.....10 years ago or so we wondering how to run on destroyed knees. Glad to here your still out there crossing finishing lines!

Had my jetstream hydration system, which from the rear resmbled bull's balls, on my Purple C'Dale with purple anodized Sun rims and a Sampson Stratics crank with purple anodized chainring bolts. Gripshift and Sugino parts.

Remember Chris Hinshaw and his "neverlook" system; a mirror that you could stay aero with and never look up.

Great to hear the names mentioned....Met George Hoover...didn't he run a little bar in Solana Beach for a while? He was interesting. Yves Cordier, Joanne Earnst(sp?), Linda Bucannon, and small plastic straws on a chain to wear in a marathon to make drinking the cups of ERG easier.

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Gary Geiger
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Met George Hoover...didn't he run a little bar in Solana Beach for a while? \\

Kind of a bar, but more a resturante..It was called the Kona Bar and Grill. Really great food and the look of many of the seafood Kona hangouts. Had many a party at that place. Not sure what happened, could have been the collapse of JDavid or just the wrong business at the wrong time...

That was it. I loved the place and George was great, spinning tales.

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Gary Geiger
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I remember Wally and Wayne. They were great guys. Wonder where there are now?

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When it's good, it's good. When it's bad, you suffer.
Dan