Re: [CR]BMW/cyclists

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Subject: Re: [CR]BMW/cyclists
From: "Morgan Fletcher" <morgan@hahaha.org>
To: greenjersey@ntlworld.com
In-Reply-To: <20051202113338.VLOL16192.aamta11-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@smtp.ntlworld.com>
References: <20051202113338.VLOL16192.aamta11-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@smtp.ntlworld.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 07:00:22 -0800
cc: Kevin Sullivan <kmsullivan@earthlink.net>
cc: equipe@pacbell.ne
cc: Kevin Sullivan

On Fri, 2005-12-02 at 11:33 +0000, greenjersey@ntlworld.com wrote:
> Does anybody out there remember my late clubmate Don Howarth? He moved
> to the Bay Area from Southport England in 1963. In 1966 he went to
> watch the World's on the Nurburgring then to Munich to collect a
> Beemer that he shipped back to the US. He was always a bit flash! In
> the UK he had a Cinelli and when I visited him in the US he was riding
> a Masi. I recall that he spoke of The Bike Barb and a particular
> friend Fritz Liedel who won the Tour of Marin. ray Green, Brighton,
> England

I don't know Don Howarth, but I remember Nick "The Bike Barb". I was racing against Nick when I was 20 and I believe he was past 60, although I didn't know it at the time. Judging by his appearance and riding you couldn't tell.

I'll ask around.

Morgan -- Morgan Fletcher, morgan@hahaha.org Oakland, CA, USA