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[Noose]

This was taken back in the 60s and if I remember correctly, probably at Tom Thumb in Union, NJ

That's me on the left, Jose Rodriguez Jr., Howie Ursaner and a regular at Nutley later on, Ken Furman.

[Roho21]

I love seeing these old pics

[havlicek]

Jeez Joe...I love the garrison belt and the Vitalis hairdo. Heck, with a Schwinn Stingray and a paper route bag on the handlebars, you would have been right at home in my neighborhood Thanks for the memories

-john

[Victor Poulin]

Wheres Elvis ??

[Ron Hershman]

Vitalis hairdo.

-john

Or Brylcream??? Just a Dab will Do ya.

[Hworth08]

During Howie's Team Russkit time? The sport coat.

Nice photo! Sure captures the past.

[The Number of]

Or Brylcream??? Just a Dab will Do ya.

Brylcreem a little dab will do ya

use more only if you dare

but watch out the gals will all pursue you

they love to get the fingers in your hair

Looks like a little more than a dab there Noose.

[Noose]

We had this other stuff then that your hair lie a brick. Probably worked to break mine. LOL Maybe it was the beginning of the "glue" era!! LOL

And John, yes, I had 3 paper routes back in the day. A morning one and night one and then the weekly town paper. 75 daily's and 135 Sunday's. And yes..I did have a 5 Speed Schwinn..."on the column" or more lovingly remembered as the nutbuster shifter.

[havlicek]

We had this other stuff then that your hair lie a brick. Probably worked to break mine. LOL Maybe it was the beginning of the "glue" era!! LOL

And John, yes, I had 3 paper routes back in the day. A morning one and night one and then the weekly town paper. 75 daily's and 135 Sunday's. And yes..I did have a 5 Speed Schwinn..."on the column" or more lovingly remembered as the nutbuster shifter.

I was a Vitalis guy myself, hated the "greasy kid's stuff" OR the "glue". Cool on the paper routes Joe. I had a bunch but usually only two at a time...the Herald Tribune, the Star Journal, The Daily News and some others that I forget that are long gone too. One route I had was well over 200 papers (I had to make three trips to the route office or more!), but it was mostly apartment buildings so you could chain up your bike and ride the elevator and toss them as you stuck your head out the door at each floor I made what was then a ton of money...especially at Christmas time. Between the papers, cutting grass, raking leaves and snow-shovelling I woulda been rolling in dough...except my Mom took it all for my "college fund" (ie...I never saw a dime!)

-john.

[MrWeiler]

This was taken back in the 60s and if I remember correctly, probably at Tom Thumb in Union, NJ

That's me on the left, Jose Rodriguez Jr., Howie Ursaner and a regular at Nutley later on, Ken Furman.

I may have run into you at the time Noose. I lived in Westfield when I was in High School and raced @ Tom Thumb a few times.

[TSR]

Cool pic...

[Old pink can guy]

Very cool. Wish we could see the rest of the parts on the wall and is the show cases. Looks like it was a racers dream for one stop shoping!

[Noose]

They had lots of stuff for sure. I think this may have been the NAMRA race there. Sandy Gross won the main, I won the Semi and a guy named John Street won the Consy. No move ups back then.

[Victor Poulin]

We had this other stuff then that your hair lie a brick. Probably worked to break mine. LOL Maybe it was the beginning of the "glue" era!! LOL

And John, yes, I had 3 paper routes back in the day. A morning one and night one and then the weekly town paper. 75 daily's and 135 Sunday's. And yes..I did have a 5 Speed Schwinn..."on the column" or more lovingly remembered as the nutbuster shifter.

Joe,
You know what that bikes worth if you still had it today?? I had one to when I was around 10 or 11. Mine was metal flake silver and green, high riser handle bars and banna seat.

We were at a swap meet last year and saw one for sale from a bike vender guess how much? Give up? $1,250.00 bucks !!! and the guy had sold it before we left that afternoon. Not to shabby huh? for a bike that sold brand new for around $49.95???

[Noose]

O'dells was the hair tonic I was thinking of that made your hair stiff as a brick.

[Ron Hershman]

O'dells was the hair tonic I was thinking of that made your hair stiff as a brick.

I thought they were a music group?

[slotcarone]

I think that was the O'Jays!!

[tonyp]

Tom Thumb was the Engleman "dist" of the area. Thats were all prospective new shop owners would go for their information and actually work a couple days behind the counter to learn the business.

Sometimes I wish I never heard of that place. LOL....

[gascarnut]

O'dells was the hair tonic I was thinking of that made your hair stiff as a brick.

In SA in those days we had stuff called La Pebra that did the same thing - it would have made a good substitute for a cycling helmet, not that we wore them in those days.

Come to think of it, it might work to make hardbodies from vacforms...........

[tonyp]

The cool guys used hairspray and a hot comb.

I cant remember the name but it was a black can with gold lettering.

[loudspeaker]

Hi, Definitely Howie in his Russkit jacket. I'm trying to remember if we wore them for races or just for appearances. I suppose this was a NAMRA race though, as Jose is behind the counter and he certainly didn't work there. Joe, do you remember which NAMRA race? Sandy

[tonyp]

F1 race.

[Noose]

Sandy, if it is the one I remember, then it was the one where you won the Main, I won the Semi and John Street won the Consy.

[dz1]

You just gotta love the detailed cars and copper tape that was in use prior to braid. And could you imagine showing up for a race in a suit or sweater,shirt and tie. Nice turtleneck Noose, but I'm sure we all dressed that way too.

Dz

[loudspeaker]

Thanks Joe, I had a feeling that it was that Formula One race. Seems like only yesterday...... And imagine, Howie ran a 26D, now how often did that happen? Sandy