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"American Flyers" on ESPN Classic
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Just finished re-watching American Flyers on ESPN Classic, repeats again @ 10 CST. Great (fictional) bicycle racing. Amazing how much has changed in 20 years !!



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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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I picked up that movie from Best Buy a few years ago for a few bucks. I love to watch it about every 6 months. It and Breaking Away. I never really got into Quick Silver.

I read some trivia about American Flyers where they said that Kevin Costner insisted on wearing his socks up high because he felt his calves are too skinny. Check out his sweet tube socks the next time you watch it.



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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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You know, that's a cheesy movie, probably not Costner's best work, but I swear, I watched that movie all the time when I was riding back in the 80's. Bought the DVD a couple years back for $5.99.

The rival reminds me of Ted Danson, and the Russian looks more like a lumber jack than a cyclist. Seeing Robert Townsend as a 7/11 cyclist kills me ever time.
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [JohnA] [ In reply to ]
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"the Russian looks more like a lumber jack than a cyclist."

A big fat lumberjack at that. I hate that movie.

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Mr. Tibbs] [ In reply to ]
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funny thing is, if you stick around until the credits roll around, that russian guy is 'the' cyclist oof the bunch...almost all of the details that involved cycling have his name beside them. Hate it or love it getting a sneak peek at Alexandra Paul was worth buying the video alone.
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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On Costner's race jersey there is a little butterfly, what company used a butterfly as its logo?

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [DC Pattie] [ In reply to ]
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Shaver Sport. I don't think they're around any more. The company emerged about the same time as the movie.

As to the "a lot has changed in 20 years" comment (I know, not from the post I'm actually replying to)... Not the racing. There were many race-related things that were just so not-true in there.

The cameo of Eddy Mercks is funny though.

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [DC Pattie] [ In reply to ]
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http://shaversport.com/

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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Isn't there a scene where one of the guys is riding while wearing a cowboy hat?
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Johnny99] [ In reply to ]
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Now THAT'S aerodynamics !!!
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Johnny99] [ In reply to ]
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Isn't there a scene where one of the guys is riding while wearing a cowboy hat?
Yes, it's also the scene with "Eddie", their training partner that eats his shoe.

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Devlin] [ In reply to ]
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My favorite scene is Rae Dawn Chong's fast wheel change. As a wrench that was awesome

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Mr. Tibbs] [ In reply to ]
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Maybe he should be on "Axemen"... the logging bicyclist. Now there's an oxymoron.

Jay
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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OMG I remember seeing this movie when I was 12, and I immediately told my father I wanted a road bike for my b-day. Got one, it was $400 for a 14sp chromoly bike. I rode that bike for fifteen years. Still miss it. Man, that movie changed my life. Seriously. The other sports movie that has as well is The Long Run. AP

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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I had the good fortune of getting to know Steve Tesich who wrote American Flyers (and Breaking Away - which he one an Oscar for best screenplay).

Steve was a former member of my fraternity (Phi Kappa Psi) who returned to the Little 500 when I was at Indiana in the early 90s - and racing for the fraternity team. Actually a number of the guys who rode on the team's Steve did in the 60s would also come back. Was fun meeting the guys that inspired the characters in BA.

Steve always mentioned he had other cycling movies in his head (if I remember correctly one was a combination of mountain biking and Deliverance).

One of my prized possessions is a Breaking Away movie poster he signed for me.

Unfortunately, he passed away too early from a heart attack...
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [funkman] [ In reply to ]
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i have a signed jersey, that I hold pretty dear as well
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [AndyPants] [ In reply to ]
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Yes! The Long Run! What a great movie! We saw it on cable a few weeks ago and really thought it was excellent.

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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Have the DVD. LOVE me some American Flyers.

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Epiclesis] [ In reply to ]
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Have the DVD. LOVE me some American Flyers.
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Kentiger] [ In reply to ]
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Yeah, I remember seeing Alexandra Paul in that movie as a young teen and being profoundly impressed.

Even more impressive is that after her stint on Baywatch she got into triathlons...she's completed multiple triathlons and I believe she completed IMH in '97. She's also very involved in a hands-on way in a multitude of causes.
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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Don't assume that comparing AF to now represents change, the movie was a terrible depiction of bicycle racing at the time it was made. Entertaining, but inaccurate as hell. I was a high school roadie at the time and we all had such high expectations (ooooh, they filmed some of it at The Coors Classic!!!!!), what a letdown. Now worth watching for the cheese factor, but that's it.
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [funkman] [ In reply to ]
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Breaking Away is the anti-American Flyers, it just gets better and more inspiring with time.
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Sluglas] [ In reply to ]
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Don't assume that comparing AF to now represents change, the movie was a terrible depiction of bicycle racing at the time it was made. Entertaining, but inaccurate as hell. I was a high school roadie at the time and we all had such high expectations (ooooh, they filmed some of it at The Coors Classic!!!!!), what a letdown. Now worth watching for the cheese factor, but that's it.
I think I'm in one of the crowd shots, actually. I used to live near the brewery, and went to watch a few stages every year. Swam summer swim team with the Coors' kids. (Kids at the time, I think they're running the place now...)

And Ms. Parks paled in comparison to Cynthia Gibb's fine set (exposed in the cheese hockey movie Youngblood with Swayze and Lowe)

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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [rrfr] [ In reply to ]
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They shot part of that movie down the road from my house when I was a kid (Highway T, Labadie, Missouri). If it wasn't for dangerous speeding cars on the hilly curves, Highway T would still be an amazing training route.
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Re: "American Flyers" on ESPN Classic [Robert Driskell] [ In reply to ]
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My favorite scene is Rae Dawn Chong's fast wheel change. As a wrench that was awesome
My buddy was hired to teach her how to perform that wheel change. He said that they went over it about 60-70 times.
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