Repack Photos Part 2
On Repack, Switchback #1 (alphabetical by person, then date)
A59.8• Alan Bonds rounding post-Swithback #1 turn. Repack, Fall 1977.
A60• Joe Breeze slideways aboard Otis Guy’s state-of-the-art, fully-modified 1942 Schwinn Excelsior on Repack’s Switchback #1, September, 1977.
A61• Joe Breeze on Breezer #1 (primer red), Repack, late 1977. Exiting Switchback #1.
A62• Les Degan showing good form exiting Repack’s Switchback #1 on his Roadmaster, a good example of an early geared hybrid. December 1976.
A62.2• Donna Degan showing good form on Repack’s Switchback #1, October 1977.
On Repack, Switchback #2 (alphabetical by person, then date)
A63• Art Black slideways, foot-down on Repack’s Camera Corner, late 1977.
A63.4• Alan Bonds sails through Camera Corner, December 1976.
A63.5• Alan Bonds sails through Camera Corner, December 1976.
A63.6• Alan Bonds at apex of Camera Corner, April 1977.
A63.7• Alan Bonds exiting Camera Corner, April 1977.
A64• Alan Bonds slideways in Repack’s Camera Corner, May 1978. Alan repainted many of the 1930s and 1940s Schwinns to original livery.
A65• Alan Bonds entering Camera Corner, October 1978.
A65.2• Alan Bonds slide-splitting in Camera Corner, October 1978.
A65.3• Alan Bonds crashing in Camera Corner, October 1978.
A65.4• Alan Bonds in apex of Camera Corner, November 1978.
A65.6• Alan Bonds in apex of Repack’s Camera Corner, January 1978.
A65.7• Alan Bonds at pre-apex of Camera Corner, January 1979.
A65.9• John Borzini exiting Camera Corner, December 1976.
A65.95• Erik Bredt slideways on Repack’s Camera Corner, November 1977.
A66• Joe Breeze finding the groove on Otis Guy’s 1944 Schwinn Excelsior X one-speed in Switchback #2 (a.k.a. Camera Corner), on the way to his personal best time of 4:24, December 1976.
A67• Joe Breeze finding the groove on Otis Guy’s 1944 Schwinn Excelsior X one-speed in Switchback #2 (a.k.a. Camera Corner), December 1976.
A68• Joe Breeze drifting wide exiting Repack’s Camera Corner, December 1976.
A69• Joe Breeze buns-up and going down on Repack’s Camera Corner, December 1976.
A69.8• Sequence 1 of 4. Joe Breeze riding Otis Guy’s red 1944 Schwinn Excelsior X one-speed on Repack’s Camera Corner, April 1977. Planting foot.
A70• Sequence 2 of 4. Joe Breeze riding Otis Guy’s 1944 Schwinn Excelsior X one-speed through Repack’s Camera Corner, April 1977. Dragging toe.
A70.1• Sequence 3 of 4. Joe Breeze riding Otis Guy’s 1944 Schwinn Excelsior X one-speed through exit of Repack’s Camera Corner, April 1977.
A70.2• Sequence 4 of 4. Joe Breeze riding Otis Guy’s 1944 Schwinn Excelsior X one-speed out of Repack’s Camera Corner, April 1977.
A71• Joe Breeze on Breezer #1 exiting Repack’s Camera Corner, circa 1977/78.
A72• Joe Breeze on Breezer #1 at apex of Repack’s Camera Corner, October 1978.
A72.2• Joe Breeze on Breezer #1 negotiating Repack’s Camera Corner, January 1979.
A73• Gordon Burns slideways on Repack’s Camera Corner, December 1977.
A74• Crash sequence, 1 of 3: Bob Burrowes in Repack’s Camera Corner, November 1977. Pitched sideways, dynamic, weight on the outside pedal . . . a tad too far. Photo by Wende Cragg. [Orig. “NOV 78P3, #5] Interbike Buyer center book, 1991, “The Pioneers of Mountain Biking”, p. 9
A75• Crash sequence, 2 of 3: Bob Burrowes going down on Repack’s Camera Corner.
A76• Crash sequence, 3 of 3: Bob Burrowes down in a cloud of dust on Repack’s Camera Corner.
A77• Bob Burrowes in Camera Corner (Switchback #2), Repack in Klunking T-shirt, January 1979.
A78• Fireman Bob Burrowes in Camera Corner (Switchback #2), Repack.
A78.9• Slide sequence, 1 of 2. Donna Degan showing good foot-down form on Repack’s Camera Corner, late 1977.
A80• Crash sequence, 1 of 3: John Drum crashing at Repack’s Camera Corner. Late 1978.
A79• Slide sequence, 2 of 2. Donna Degan rounds out turn on Repack’s Camera Corner, late 1977. An impressed Owen Mulholland looks on.
A79.2• Les Degan exits Repack’s Camera Corner, late 1976. Note “banana” seat off a stingray bike.
A79.3• Les Degan swings wide into Repack’s Camera Corner, late 1978.
A81• Crash sequence, 2 of 3: John Drum crashing at Repack’s Camera Corner. Late 1978.
A82• Crash sequence, 3 of 3: John Drum crashing at Repack’s Camera Corner. Late 1978.
A83• Michael Ducks slideways on his Breezer, foot-down on Repack’s Camera Corner, Fall 1978.
A84• Gary Fisher smokin’ Repack’s Camera Corner, rolling wide. A poor shot, but this is Fisher’s record 4:22 run. Repack #7, December 5, 1976.
A85• Gary Fisher rounding Repack’s Camera Corner on red and white 1941 Schwinn Excelsior. Circa 1976 or ‘77.
A86• Gary Fisher rounding Repack’s Camera Corner on red and white 1941 Schwinn Excelsior. Circa 1976 or ‘77.
A87• Gary Fisher rounding Repack’s Camera Corner on red and white 1941 Schwinn Excelsior. Circa 1976 or ‘77.
A88• Gary Fisher exiting Repack’s Camera Corner on red and white 1941 Schwinn Excelsior. Circa Oct/Nov 1978.
A88.5• Ray Flores exiting Repack’s Camera Corner, while dismounting. He will ghost ride his bike to the side of the trail and start shooting the next rider from his 16mm Bolex strung around his neck. This is the Repack when Marc Vendetti crashed on “Vendetti’s Face.” May 1978?
A88.7• Kenny Fuetsch rolls wide through Repack’s Camera Corner.
A89• Sequence 1 of 2. Mark Green sliding through Repack’s Camera Corner. Typical (dialed) Mark Green style.
A89.2• Sequence 2 of 2. Mark Green sliding through Repack’s Camera Corner. Typical (dialed) Mark Green style.
A89.3• Mark Green sliding through Repack’s Camera Corner. Typical (dialed) Mark Green style.
A90• Mark Green on Repack’s Camera Corner on the ground.
A91• Otis Guy exiting Repack’s Camera Corner on his fully-modified 1942 Schwinn. This bike has derailleurs and drum brakes, and 15 gears, including an ultra-low range. Most parts are from better quality road bikes and motorcycles. Bikes like this started to appear in Marin in late 1976. Weight: 45 to 50 lbs.
A92• Otis Guy on his Breezer in Repack’s Camera Corner.
A93• Six shot sequence. Camera Corner antics: Toby Hardeman fighting off the chromium tube-snake. Foot on right pedal. (Nov. 78)
A94• Six shot sequence. Camera Corner antics: Toby Hardeman fighting off the chromium tube-snake. Knee on front wheel. (Nov. 78)
A95• Six shot sequence. Camera Corner antics: Toby Hardeman fighting off the chromium tube-snake. Alien! (Nov. 78)
A96• Six shot sequence. Camera Corner antics: Toby Hardeman fighting off the chromium tube-snake. Alien unclothed. (Nov. 78)
A97• Six shot sequence. Camera Corner antics: Toby Hardeman fighting off the chromium tube-snake. Hand on his left shoulder. (Nov. 78)
A98• Charlie Kelly on Repack’s Camera Corner, late 1976. Fully-modified maroon/white Excelsior.
A99• Charlie Kelly entering Repack’s Camera Corner, 1976 or 1977. Fully-modified blue/white Excelsior.
A100• Charlie Kelly exiting Repack’s Camera Corner about 1977. Fully-modified blue/white Excelsior.
B01• Charlie Kelly on Repack’s Camera Corner, riding his Breezer (“#2”). Vertical
B02• Chris Lang exits Repack’s Camera Corner, going for best-dressed in fringed buckskin jacket. April 1977.
B03• Chris McManus in a big slide on Repack’s Camera Corner, Fall 1977. Riding Joe Breeze’s 1937 Schwinn Excelsior.
B04• Spectator Owen Mulholland is brushed back by an errant racer on Repack’s Camera Corner, Fall 1978. Mulholland was one of the first to write about the Marin doings. His story, “California bikies are mountainside surfing” ran in Velo-news, February 10, 1978.
B04.3• Roy Rivers in Camera Corner (Switchback #2), Repack. Good line, Good form, with feet up (so far). No front brake, and not even flanges on the grips. He’s a talent!
B05• Ian Stewart kicking up a cloud of dust in Camera Corner (Switchback #2), Repack, December 1976.
B05.2• Ian Stewart exiting Camera Corner (Switchback #2), Repack, April 1977. Getting it back together.
B05.4• Rob Stewart in Camera Corner (Switchback #2), Repack, late 1978.
B05.8• Marc Vendetti in Repack’s, Camera Corner. Possibly the day “Vendetti’s Face” was named. This is post crash, but it was the left side of his face. Records do not show a Repack in April or May 1978.
B06• Fred Wolf on his Breezer in Repack’s Camera Corner.
B07• Unknown #1 rider in a big slide on Repack’s Camera Corner, Fall 1977.
B08• BTU’s Bruce Heppler having a hair-raising experience on Repack’s Camera Corner, Fall 1977.
B09• A BTU (Berkeley Trailers Union) rider swingin' wide on the white-knuckle line, Repack’s Camera Corner, summer 1977.
B09.8• Unknown #5 slideways in Repack’s Camera Corner on red bike with ivory darts, December 1976.
B09.81• Unknown #5 slideways in Repack’s Camera Corner on red bike with ivory darts, December 1976.
B10• Unknown #5 slideways in Repack’s Camera Corner, March 1977. Well swathed in denim and with slow release (crescent wrench) in back pocket.
B11• Unknown #6 slideways in Repack’s Camera Corner, April 1977.
B11.31 • Unknown #7 (Mark McCue?) pitching it nicely, but wide, in Repack’s Camera Corner, late 1978.
B11.3• Unknown #7 (Mark McCue?) pitching it nicely, but wide, in Repack’s Camera Corner, late 1978.
B12• Ed Vickart? styles his Rollfast through the crumble on Repack’s treacherous Camera Corner, 1979. Rich DiGiulio??
B13• Steve Fox and crew from San Francisco’s KPIX Evening Magazine, with Jeep, interview spectators on Repack’s Camera Corner, January 1979.
On Repack, Switchback #3 (alphabetical by person)
On Repack, Switchback #4 (alphabetical by person)
Bottom of Repack (in order of natural race progression, regardless of date)
B16• Coby Jordan approaching the Repack finish line, late 1976.
B17• The bottom of Repack. Swapping post-race fish-stories. (Jan. 79) Left to right: Sheila and Michael Castelli, Alan Bonds, Matthew Seiler, Charlie Kelly, Tracey Hite (behind CK), Pete “Fullblast” Barrett, John Drumm, Wende Cragg (back to camera), Joe Breeze, Toby Hardman (blond), ???
B18• The bottom of Repack. The post-race party continues and so does some last minute kibitzing. In lower-right corner Gary Fisher and others go over the finish times. (Jan. 79)
B19• Vince Carlton announces the final results. Repack race #9, Dec. 19, 1976.
B19.2• Vince Carlton announces the final results. Repack race #9, Dec. 19, 1976.
B19.2• Vince Carlton announces the final results. Repack race #9, Dec. 19, 1976.
B20• Repack impresario Charlie Kelly unleashes the booty to a cheering throng after Repack #18, October 1978. Sheila and Michael Castelli behind.
B21• First place goes to Gary Fisher. Fisher astride his 1941 Schwinn, bottom of Repack, 1977.
B22• Joe Breeze displays his prize, courtesy of Village Peddler Bike Shop. Third place, Repack #11, 4/10/77.
B23• Gary Fisher waving a pair of new Ukai gold-anodized aluminum rims over his head. Bottom of Repack, August 11, 1979. This is shortly after these first aluminum rims became available.
B24• Steve Fox and crew from San Francisco’s KPIX Evening Magazine arrive in Jeep at the bottom of Repack, January 1979.
B24.3• Crew, including cameraman Paul Colardo, from San Francisco’s KPIX Evening Magazine shoots at the bottom of Repack, January 1979. Joe Breeze to right. Wende Cragg’s Breezer #6.69 lies on the ground.
B24.6• Crew, including cameraman Paul Colardo, from San Francisco’s KPIX Evening Magazine shoots at the bottom of Repack, January 1979. Bob Burrowes works on his bike.
Repack, post-race (in order of natural progression, regardless of date)
B25• Group photo after Repack, December 1977. Left to right: Charlie Kelly, Dennis Ezekiel, Toby Hartman? (not Gordon Burns), Pat Oliver, Ken Fuetsch, Erik Bredt, Otis Guy, and Joe Breeze.
B26•Excelsior shirt group photo after Repack, April 1977. Alan Bonds silk-screened and air-brushed these T-shirts with the 1930s and 1940s Schwinn Excelsior headbadge logo. Bonds was also responsible for painting many of the refurbished Schwinns with the old Schwinn-style paint jobs. Left to right: Alan Bonds, Benny Heinricks, Ross Parkerson?, Jim Stern, Charlie Kelly.
B27• Chatting after Repack, December 1976. Left to right: Bob Burrowes, Joe Breeze, Otis Guy, Zan Drejes, Rob Stewart, unident (2). Otis is on his “new” fully-modified Excelsior.
B28• Joe Breeze posing with Breezer #1 at the bottom of Repack, October 1977, after winning the race on the bike's maiden voyage. This was the first purpose-built chrome-moly mountain bike frame built up with all-new components. Breeze built ten with the conspicuous twin-lateral tubes. Weight: 38 lbs. with steel rims and UniRoyal tires. Paint is red primer.
B28.2• Alan Bonds fords Cascade Creek, after Repack, March 1977.
B29• Joe Breeze splashes through Cascade Creek, after Repack, December 1977. Aboard Otis Guy’s 1944 Schwinn Excelsior X one-speed.
B29.2• Bob Burrowes, feet up, splashing through Cascade Creek, after Repack, on yellow cantilever Schwinn. March, 1977.
B30• Otis Guy splashing through Cascade Creek, after Repack, on his refurbished 1942 Schwinn Excelsior X with ten gears.
Enduro (photos of the last leg may be found under “Repack” headings)
B31• Start line for “The Enduro,” the sport’s first cross-country race. The starting point was on Pine Mountain Truck Road after the steep pitch on the way to Repack start, and just before the junction to Carson Falls. Left to right: Fred Wolf, Ian Stewart, Eric Fletcher, Art Black (in back), Roy Rivers, Craig Mitchell, ?? (with camera), John Drum (in front row), Jimmy Adler, Chris Lang, Charlie Kelly, Alan Bonds (race organizer), Howie Hammerman (in back), Rob Stewart, Jim Preston.
B32• Roy Rivers leads the bunch up Pine Mountain Truck Road during “The Enduro,” the sport’s first cross-country race. Circa August 1977. Mount Tamalpais is in the background.
B32.4• Rob Stewart challenges Roy Rivers as “Enduro” leaders head toward Pine Mountain Junction. Circa August 1977.
B32.7• Back in the pack, riders head up Pine Mountain Truck Road during “The Enduro,” the sport’s first cross-country race. Circa August 1977. From right: Jimmy Adler, Craig Mitchell (riding a 26x20 self-modified road frame), Wende Cragg and more. Mount Tamalpais is in the background.
B33• Rob Stewart, Charlie Kelly and Roy Rivers approaching Pine Mountain Saddle during “The Enduro,” the sport’s first cross-country race. Circa August 1977. Ariel (Alan Bonds’ dog) in background.
B34• Rob Stewart, Charlie Kelly and Roy Rivers approaching Pine Mountain Saddle during “The Enduro,” the sport’s first cross-country race. Circa August 1977.
B35• Charlie Kelly and Roy Rivers approaching Pine Mountain Saddle during “The Enduro,” the sport’s first cross-country race. Circa August 1977. Kelly is offered a water bottle by photographer Gary Fisher.
![A74• Crash sequence, 1 of 3: Bob Burrowes in Repack’s Camera Corner, November 1977. Pitched sideways, dynamic, weight on the outside pedal . . . a tad too far. Photo by Wende Cragg. [Orig. “NOV 78P3, #5] Interbike Buyer center book, 1991, “The Pioneers of Mountain Biking”, p. 9](https://mmbhof.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/A74.jpg){kind=link}
