Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: cycling

Another photo from the 1978's Spring Valley Road Series, hosted at Kalamazoo's Spring Valley Park by the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club. I like the way this one shows so much motion. Camera: Minolta Zoom 110 SLR

We revisit the April, 1978 edition of the Spring Valley Road Series, sponsored by the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club at Kalamazoo's Spring Valley Park. The course had one short, steep, climb. The lead rider in this photo has just topped the hill, and they will all be sprinting for a prime a couple hundred yards along the course. Shot with the Minolta Zoom 110 Zoom SLR, of course. Believe it or not, I took these to illustrate a magazine article. Unfortunately the magazine went bankrupt, and the edition, although printed, never made it into circulation. I've always regretted that....

John Busack--my predecessor as KBC's president--leads the Class A pack at Spring Valley Park in April of 1975. This was the very first race promoted by the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club, and nearly the last KBC event John participated in before graduating from Western and moving away from Kalamazoo. I think the taller guy behind John is J. Brian Chappell of the Battle Creek Bicycle Club, but don't hold me to that. Kalamazoo Gazette photograph by P. N. Todd. I've severely cropped Paul's original photo, largely because of damage to the print.

Always wanted a pair of Diadoras. Got 'em! =========== When I bought my first cycling shoes, the cleats were a separate purchase. The recommended installation advice was: * Ride the bike with the new shoes for 50 miles or so. * Check-see where the pedal marked the shoe. * The cleat needed to line up with those markings. * Best to find a cobbler to do the actual installation. Sidi claims to have been the first shoe maker with a mounting plate for a cleat, round 'bout 1973. I won't dispute that; it seems about right and may actually correspond with my memory. Regardless, the change greatly improved the installation practice; by the late 70s everyone was selling either some sort of mounting system or an integrated cleat. Then Time & Look changed everything again, and the MTB folks added their spin. Sometimes it seems like everything I know about bicycling's gone obsolete....