Footage from the second RAGBRAI (SAGBRAI) in 1974
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- This raw film footage is from SAGBRAI, the Second Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, in August 1974. It was transferred from 16mm film.
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No spandex no helmet on my
That acronym was going to be a problem in Year Four.
Overall, much thinner riders than today’s riders and those small towns look more prosperous than their current state. Btw Governor Ray had the roads in better shape too! Great time capsule.
My neighbor and friend Bob did the first 39 ragbrais. He had stories. He encouraged me.
Narration has “Endless Summer” vibes, love it.
The average rider was a lot thinner back then
That was Clarence Pickard wirh the Pith Helmet. He was in his 80’s. Who wrote this effed up script?
I rode Sagbrai and I also thought it was Mr Pickard. He wore a wool sweater too. I remember that Thursday evening the ambulance broadcast President Nixon’s resignation from office. But the week was awesome and something I’m still proud to have been a part of.
Plymouth Fury police cars 🚔
This is the Iowa I remember growing up. Thanks to Karris and Kaul for all you have done for Iowa.
Brilliant!. Thank you ❤
RIP, John Karras.
So year one was first annual. Did they acronym that?
Nice video . Shows the history of the ride .
The only main difference between 1974 and 2022, is the number of riders. Thanks RAGBRAI for keeping the tradition going, even though TJ Juskiewicz and his team tried to do their best to kill it after the 2019 ride.
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Wow, look at all that old gear :) How far bicycle touring has come. I did RAGBRAI in 2012. I will do it again.
No helmets, no lycra, I participated in R4, made it across Iowa on $50.
@@Bardwell_Junction Ah yes back in the day. Life was simpler. Today I always wear a helmet.
@@longrider42 Me too, but in mid 70's, MSR & Bell were just introducing bike helmets. If some one was using a helmet, it was probably leather covered foam! Iknew a few people who used CCM Hockey helmets just for some protection. By 1981when I did Ragbrai again, I had a Bell "Turtle shell". The other ting I found interesting, is the lack of "cycling kits". people rode with whatever they had, cut offs, t shirts etc. if you owned cycling shorts, they were either wool or acrylic and had a real leather chamois. Bicycles had 5 or 10 gears, and Mafac brakes could be heard 100 yards away! I kept a notebook in '76 of all the different bicycle brands I saw, and had over 70, including some very early "graphite" frames. Everything from Huffy, AMF, Free Spirit to Teledyne Titans. Life was much simpler in a lot of ways, not sure about better, but you didn't read about mass murders every couple of weeks either...
Lots of flags on the bikes but no helmets!