Comments on Belgium Knee Warmers: Andy Hampsten's Land Shark

I think that pic of Andy has served as inspiration...

2008-03-24T08:42:00.000-05:00

I think that pic of Andy has served as inspiration for everyone of us that has pedaled through the snow and ice. Nice post. Nicer bike! :)

Funny. I recall, or was told, that Andy rode a lot...

2008-03-22T17:40:00.000-05:00

Funny. I recall, or was told, that Andy rode a lots of Moots bikes back then, with the sponsor decals on them instead of Moots. Kent Eriksen - who sponsored me in 1989+ when Moots was his baby and the bikes were still steel - personally told me he'd built at least some of the bikes on which Andy raced. I recall a feature story in some bike mag about Andy, probably around 1990, in which he was actually on a Moots mountain bike, which sort of validated what Kent told me.

Three whole days ago and he's still hammered?Pussy...

2008-03-21T21:49:00.000-05:00

Three whole days ago and he's still hammered?

Pussy.

I don't have the Bicycle Guide article, but I scan...

2008-03-21T15:56:00.000-05:00

I don't have the Bicycle Guide article, but I scanned a page from Winning Magazine with some details of the Slawta bike HERE

There was also a story in there about Andy flying home to Minnesota afterwards and he told a woman next to him that he'd been "touring Italy by bicycle". She was surprised to find a hoard of people in pink shirts to greet him at the airport.

A while back we took a trip to southern Oregon to ...

2008-03-21T13:59:00.000-05:00

A while back we took a trip to southern Oregon to visit Mike DeSalvo and John Slawta. Pinned to the wall was this postcard from Andy (photo taken with permission):

http://tinyurl.com/yqdgf8

I was lucky to have met Andy out training in Bould...

2008-03-21T12:40:00.000-05:00

I was lucky to have met Andy out training in Boulder while doing nanny duties for my sister in trade for free rent/food before moving to Ghent. I was on a LS as well and he commented that it was his favorite bike. Then he beat the hell out me for 3 hours and wished me the best of luck. Truly a classy guy.

I recall reading about 7-11's move to Merckx frame...

2008-03-21T11:14:00.000-05:00

I recall reading about 7-11's move to Merckx frames in '89 and the fun Eddy had changing Andy's position. He dropped his sta down to 73, iirc, and shortened the top tube. Eddy thought he was riding way too high and long and, after riding the changes, I believe Andy concurred with him.

Eddy knows positioning! This was in a 1989 issue of Bicycle Guide magazine. I would kill to get a copy of that mag if anyone has one they want to part with.

That is a long top tube. Plus there's a 130mm ste...

2008-03-21T10:52:00.000-05:00

That is a long top tube. Plus there's a 130mm stem on it to boot. Man, I wish I still had that kind of flexibility!

Nice follow up post...it was my favorite bike in the show as well, for the exact reason Gary stated.

From my memory of Andy that seems like an awfully ...

2008-03-21T10:46:00.000-05:00

From my memory of Andy that seems like an awfully long top tube for someone his size - interesting.

Man, that's Colnago'esque trail.

2008-03-21T10:31:00.000-05:00

Man, that's Colnago'esque trail.

That bike was the highlight of the NAHMBS for me. ...

2008-03-21T09:20:00.000-05:00

That bike was the highlight of the NAHMBS for me. I talked with John for a few minutes and looked over the bike, thinking about it being in the snow that day in Giro. One of the most epic days in Pro cycling and I'm looking at the bike that was part of it. Hyper-kewl.