🛠️ Grease Up Your Ears! 📻 The Garage Bike Shop Radio Show ⚙️ Interview John Bradley

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🛠️ Grease Up Your Ears! 📻 The Garage Bike Shop Radio Show ⚙️ Interview John Bradley

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From Schwinn to Fancy French Bikes: Bike Shop Life in the 70s & 80s: A Blast from the Past!:
• As The Wheel Turns, So...
John Bradley's cycling industry experience rides over 5 decades. Hear the perspective of one of the greats in the cycling industry as we reflect and tell stories of the 70's and 80 bike shop life and, behind the scenes, one of the biggest brands (Trek).
Cruising down memory lane, let's take a trip back to bike shops of the 1970s and 1980s. Buckle up, grab your banana seat, and neon helmet, because we're in for a ride!
Bike shops of the 70s and 80s were more than just retail spaces. They were hubs for cycling culture, a place to geek out over bikes, get expert advice, and connect with fellow riders. While technology and trends have changed, the core feeling of a bike shop as a welcoming community for anyone with two wheels and a passion for cycling remains the same.
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@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Please comment below if you have any stories to add or questions for John. Please "Like" and " Share" to keep the conversation going. More insights from my perspective with 30 years of experience in the cycling Industry in the playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLdfUXv0-z1u42bZpCLWmT2VtNW-7AIf2A

@garyfisher6549 4 ай бұрын

I wrote that story for Bicycling Magazine, "A giant is growing in the midwest" after visiting Trek and meeting Dick and John Burke. Later in the early nineties I worked alongside John Bradly negotiating with the factories in Taiwan. Thanks for the interview! It's refreshing.

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic! In part 2, which will drop next Sunday, he touches on your brand and how Fisher was brought into Trek. These are fascinating stories! Thank you for watching and commenting.

@schwinnguy 4 ай бұрын

I'm having intense nostalgia and dejavue.

@chadschoenauer7232 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this! Extremely intriguing. John mentioned working at the Denver Spoke with one of my all time favorite people, Doug Beeler. "Mr. Chuck-Taylors" told me about when he was the store manager, he asked employees to "call-out well". If it was a nice day, be honest and just ask for a day off. Many happy miles ridden with Doug in AVL during our time at Dia-Comp/Cane Creek. Can't wait for Episode 2. What a guy!

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@MNpicker 4 ай бұрын

That was awesome!!

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@vitalbikechains 4 ай бұрын

Justin- I found this very interesting, big thanks for putting it together.

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure! More to come.

@stvaldr 4 ай бұрын

Great interview, your best show ever. I had an early Trek racing frame, I believe it was called a 720(?). It was a bright Fuschia color, but it was fast. I built it with a Campy crank and French derailleurs. I also had the white Look clip less pedals. I think the total build was $1200.00. I still have fond memories of that bike.

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

@schwinnguy 4 ай бұрын

I bought a Volkscycle, my third bike. First was a Varsity, traded that in for a Gitane, traded that in on the Volkscycle. Good old days working at the bike shop.

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Thank for sharing

@mikefleissner4415 3 ай бұрын

Good stuff.i had a1980 schwinn catalog with mt.bikes.The king sting looked like a.bmx bike w 26 inch wheels and gears ⚙️

@jackstrube1703 4 ай бұрын

Great video! These may already be brought up in part 2... some questions: What does John ride now? What would his dream bike be, or favorite classic bike? Thoughts on the future of the cycling industry? Worst bikes he ever had to work on as a mechanic (bike horror stories).

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 3 ай бұрын

Some in part 2. But there will be other hangouts here soon and ask him those questions.

@brockjennings 4 ай бұрын

Great trip down memory lane! I picked up the road cycling bug in the early 1990s while stationed at Lowry AFB. This was prior to the California invasion and when Stapleton Airport was still open 🤨 Back then, it was pretty much open land and a few homes after Arapahoe Rd on Hwy 83 all the way to the sleepy little town of Parker, through Castle Rock and onto Colorado Springs.

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@jered2177 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@bcampbell0011 4 ай бұрын

great interview....maybe a regular posting...interviews of individuals who have a interesting history in cycling...I would also recommend overlaying more classic photos ( like your thumbnail) during your interviews

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Great ideas, thanks

@GeorgeEvans-lk1wc 4 ай бұрын

I have a bike branded as a Flying Dutchman from around 79-80. I have been told it was a house brand from The Big Wheel in Denver. It is a mid level bike made with Reynolds 531. Would love to hear any stories about the FD. Also, my first nice bike was a Panasonic Dx4000 in 82. Lots of cool memories triggered from this interview! Thank you.

@scottlapointpsyd2399 4 ай бұрын

Wow, MY first bike was also a Panasonic DX4000. I traded that in for a Cannondale Black Lightening. Wow, I'd never met anyone else with a Panasonic, much less the DX4000 model. Nice to meet you, George!!

@IKnowAGuyBicycles 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@GeorgeEvans-lk1wc 3 ай бұрын

@@scottlapointpsyd2399 How funny. I also traded my Panasonic in for a Cannondale in 87.

@scottlapointpsyd2399 3 ай бұрын

@@GeorgeEvans-lk1wc Traded mine in while living in NYC, then got rid of the Cannondale in 1991 for a Litespeed Ultimate, which I still own and ride and which Justin did a tune-up on. Awesome bike, but I'll always remember that Panasonic!

@e.con5712 4 ай бұрын

100-200 for recreational bike 1,000-2,000 for top end. Today 1,000-2,000 is a a good (better than 1970’s) bike and 10-20,000 for the highest end (that most of us don’t need). Dont know if that matches out with inflation but there’s also a lot more technology that’s gone into today’s alloy frame building, tires, and mechanical components in the 1,000-2,000 range.