This was the first time that a club had sponsored a college team. Quaker City Wheelmen, a local racing club in Philly gave a helping hand to the team starting in the 1995 season. We all remember the story of the light though.
None of the elders remembers the journey in darkness – also known as the disbursement. Andrew Dordal BSME ’83 Early Team Sponsorship We didn’t have any official sponsorship, but South Street Bicycle Shop (I think they are closed now) gave us good discounts on parts. I believe he was also in engineering (biomedical, maybe) and he graduated in ’81 or ’82. He was on the US team in the Pan-American games. Ian Jones, from Connecticut, was another powerhouse. He graduated in ’81 or ’82 in Chemical Engineering. Mike Holtzman was the powerhouse – he was from North central NJ and raced a lot. He graduated around ’81 or ’82 in English. I’m not in touch with any of the other guys anymore. I did most of my racing when I was home in Chicago for the summers. I remember a collegiate race up near Lehigh and another in NJ, but otherwise there weren’t a lot of college races. We’d typically ride out west towards the Main Line area. There was a core group of 4-5 of us who met regularly for 30 – 40 mile afternoon rides. In the Spring we all would ride out to the Prudential Insurance campus North of Philadelphia for the Prudential Spring Training series. We did a few collegiate races (at Princeton and Lehigh), but mostly just local USCF We were considered a club sport by the school. There were at least five of us – Ian Jones (he was sponsored by Austro-Daimler and was on the US team for the Pan-American games in 80 or 81), Mike Holtzman, Jim Innes, Dan, and myself – who met regularly for training rides. I was at Penn in the early 80’s and we had a small, but active, racing team. Andrew Dordal has kindly described this era for us: In the mid-eighties, there was an upsurge of the cycling club. The club was still overshadowed by the larger “living” interpretation of the wheel (the University of Pennsylvania), but our chains were heard. Lead by the likes of Paul Winkfield, and Tubby Morris, Penn Cycling enjoyed a renaissance. In the 1970’s, when the literal interpretation of the wheel became more accepted, Penn Cycling emerged from its mysterious shroud. For many years, Penn Cycling remained a secret, underground society dedicated to the literal interpretations of our founder. It is from these origins that Penn Cycling also descends. The margin of its defeat was just one vote. Of little known fact is that this revered institution of thought was nearly named the The American Society of Wheel. From these roots, the University of Pennsylvania grew. Recognizing the value of these debates, the American Philosophical Society became formally established in 1740. Great debates of philosophy and practicality arose from the wheel. The purity of the wheel fascinated our great founder for it represented the cycle of life, and the innovation of man. And so, it is said, that Penn Cycling came unto this earth to roll ravenously over the cobblestones of Philadelphia.
It will be the first open streets ride for the riders.Benjamin Franklin once remarked that a cycle a day saves nine steps. Peabody’s WABAC machine, they will be on distinctive old-school bikes. Like a pack of 12-year-olds stepping out of Mr. South Street will be closed to cars from Front Street to the South Street Bridge.Īnd while there are likely to be thousands on South Street for the freeride, the Jersey Devils Bicycle Club will stand out. Eight-plus miles of city streets will be closed to traffic for use by walkers, joggers, skateboarders and bicyclists. The Devils were making a not-so-dry run ahead of the Sept. There was a greater purpose to this particular "WTF" ride, however. Naked cyclist will take to the streets again this September.Bicyclist, pedestrians get South Street to their own - for one day.It can’t be any better,” said Chris "Big C" Cominetto. The Devils, whose slogan is “start slow, then ease up,” began their ride around a steamy Philadelphia with a pit stop before getting down to heavy-duty biking. The first stop after hopping off PATCO: Tattooed Mom on South Street for lunch. Oh, and club colors: a smiling devil's head inspired by Tillie, the iconic face of Asbury Park, a favorite place for what they call "cruisin'." Members of the Jersey Devil Bicycle Club stop at 6th and Market streets near the Liberty Bell in Old City, during last Thursday's ride.
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