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So very awesome for you and Andres! Cheers!
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Great parenting going on here.
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Facilitating and quietly encouraging my own son while staying out of the way is extremely hard. My hat's off to anyone pulling that oar. Great job UJA!! The future of bike racing is in races like that.
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Nice job Andres!
If you think staying up with your 14 year old is tough, you should try keeping up with them when they are 19. Carrying all that pride, slows you down. Cheers. |
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Ya I had a $70 Schwin Stingray with a troxel bar, white banana seat and cheater slicks I bought new with my own money from mowing lawns. But it did have the two speed kick back hub
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My Son's First Race
How about the kid on the Dogma!?! Congrats to you and I hope my four year old shows the same interest some day. |
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Which reminds me of a funny story. The Dogma Kid rides with a crew (Martin's Pro Bikes) based out of East Los Angeles (ground zero for Mexican-American cultural consciousness). And most of these riders are Mexicans who have roots in Mexico City or El DF as it's known there. If you know anything about Mexico, residents of El DF are known as Chilangos. Many Mexicans view Chilangos the way Brits view East End Cockneys; a little vulgar, a little rough. I've ridden with Martin's crew often and I'm always amused by the nicknames they bestow upon each other. One particularly strong cat is called Tortilla. So, one evening after a long training ride, I asked Tortilla how he came upon his moniker. He looked at me straight faced and said, in spanish, "well, because I work in a factory making tortillas." Oh, he was riding an S-Works Tarmac and the average worker at a Tortilleria makes about $9 an hour. Last edited by beeatnik; 01-19-2015 at 06:29 PM. |
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That is fantastic. I wish my son would show some interest in riding. He thinks going around the block is a big ride.
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His dad seemed like a really humble guy, cheering on his son (my wife and I cheered him on, too, yelling "Animo" every lap he came flying around solo), and it was good to see that. Hopefully, we'll hear more about that kid. BTW, when I was coming up, Dennison's Clinchers was the team with the barrio kids. East Los y que?!! And, no, not all of us were chilangos! Arriba Jalisco! |
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It's a new world on the(true) Eastside. Hey, didnt the 4 time National Champion Fast Freddie Rodriguez come up through Dennison's Schwinn on Whittier Blvd?
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Rodolfo Vitela (many times national champ of Mexico) also raced and worked as a wrench at Dennison's Clinchers. Last edited by Uncle Jam's Army; 01-19-2015 at 09:28 PM. |
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This is awesome! Reminds me of my first MTB race at 13 and my dad waiting in the rain for me at the finish line.
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Nice work Andre and Dad!
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:)
Congratulations. And hop you get years of pleasure out of watching him ride.
I hope one of my daughters follows suit. ( or even just likes to ride)
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