[Veloculture]

Here's my recently finished 1979 VVA Topanga. The full story and all the photos can be found here: https://www.velocult.com/index.php/blog/

 

[stan lee]

Cool bike Sky- and great story!!!

 

[colker1]

now THAT'S vintage retro classic.
close curtains.

 

[yo-Nate-y]

When I first clicked through I thought you guys had just got better at making 'period' photography. Glad I read the rest. Fantastic story----what an amazing coincidence!

 

[Veloculture]

When I first clicked through I thought you guys had just got better at making 'period' photography. Glad I read the rest. Fantastic story----what an amazing coincidence!

yeah, it's odd to research an odd rare bike only to tie the builder back to your family. it still amazes me.

 

[yo-Nate-y]

And that he (father in law) was able to dredge up the old photos. Cool stuff. You should curate them---get a photo and bike history exhibition up somewhere in SD.

 

[Veloculture]

And that he (father in law) was able to dredge up the old photos. Cool stuff. You should curate them---get a photo and bike history exhibition up somewhere in SD.

haha, remember outside of about 200 people in the world nobody gives a rats a$$ about these old bikes.

 

[yo-Nate-y]

Ha--perhaps! But I think the story is cool enough to hook people, and your father in law seems to have a good eye. The "Meeting Modernity" thing here at Neojaponisme (http://neojaponisme.com/category/past/photography-past/) is older, but they've got shows happening pretty regularly.

Between bikes, history, photography, world record setting (!), and the Japanese angle I think it could be pretty awesome!

 

[laffeaux]

Neat story, Sky.

 

[Schmitty]

Suck that Rapha!

-Schmitty-

 

[JASSABRASIL]

My name is Marcelo, everyone I know in Brazil as "Jassa" I do not personally know the VVA, but I am a big fan of his, here I had the pleasure to interview you and make a full report about it published in a forum Brazil where I belong.
Tribute to VVA. Congratulations!

http://www.pedal.com.br/forum/atualizacao-victor-vincente-of-america_topic10201.html

 

[MABman]

Nice bike VC and a good story.

I have always been intrigued with this part about VVoA also.
http://chiefacoins.com/Database/Micro-Nations/Victor_Vincente_of_America.htm

 

[Veloculture]

Nice bike VC and a good story.

I have always been intrigued with this part about VVoA also.
http://chiefacoins.com/Database/Micro-Nations/Victor_Vincente_of_America.htm

the coins are cool i think. a friend of mine randomly found one on a trail in the LA area. i need to ask VVA if he ever scattered coins around on trails just for fun or if it actually got lost there after a Reseda to the Sea race or something.

 

[Boy named SSue]

haha, remember outside of about 200 people in the world nobody gives a rats a$$ about these old bikes.

As one of the 200, I miss your shop having a back room that served as a mountain bike museum.

Cool find and great story.

 

[Repack Rider]

Victor gave me a few of his coins. It's funny to recall that his "future date" of 1994 once looked to be so far off as to be science fiction.

 

[MABman]

That's what I'm talking about:thumbsup:

 

[yo-Nate-y]

Cool font

 

[Repack Rider]

Cool font

Among his many talents, VVA designed typefaces.

 

[Schmitty]

Among his many talents, VVA designed typefaces.

Is he still around?

-Schmitty-

 

[shovelon]

My name is Marcelo, everyone I know in Brazil as "Jassa" I do not personally know the VVA, but I am a big fan of his, here I had the pleasure to interview you and make a full report about it published in a forum Brazil where I belong.
Tribute to VVA. Congratulations!

http://www.pedal.com.br/forum/atualizacao-victor-vincente-of-america_topic10201.html

Brilliant link JASSABRASIL!!!!