Re: [CR] Christopher's bike in "Breaking Away"

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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:48:41 -0500
From: "jim ammirato" <jammirato64@gmail.com>
To: John Autry <john@juanboy.com>
Cc: kevin lindsey <lindsey.kevin@gmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Christopher's bike in "Breaking Away"


Anyone know what kind of (sort of on topic ?) bike the Cutters rode in the Little 500 ? Looks like a Columbia with all steel parts, coaster brake too. I checked the archives but didn't find anything. Just curious.

Jim Ammirato W.Newton,MA

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:39 AM, John Autry <john@juanboy.com> wrote:
> According to IMDB (Internet Movie Database) Dave's bike in "Breaking Away"
> was a 1978 Masi Gran Criterium.
>
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/trivia
>
> JA
> ---
> John Autry
> Charlotte, NC USA
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2011, at 8:30 AM, kevin lindsey wrote:
>
> > My daughter and I watched "Breaking Away" last night - still a great
> flick
> > even after all these years - and she loved Dennis Christopher's bike.
> Does
> > anyone know what bike he rode for the non-race scenes?
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> >
> > Kevin Lindsey
> > San Jose, CA
> > USA
> > lindsey.kevin@gmail.com