TINKER TOMAC RIVALRY.mov

In the Summer of 1994 I took my BetaCam, my dog Ole and my YETI to Big Bear California for the NORBA National Championship. Tinker and Tomac were battling it out all season so the title came down to one last race. Here is the coverage from that Race.

[@classactracing]

The good old days. So fun to watch them duke it out. Great to see After 40 years racing, mountain biking legend Tinker Juarez soldiers on!

[@hotknife900]

Golden days for the sport.

[@mikekorn6968]

3:07 NED... Was at all these... best of times. Eventually David was teammates with Cadel. Those two could not have been more opposite. LOVE David. 2:53 that stem... just how I rode the CAAD 4 too.... still have that bike & stem today exact same set up 80 mm lockout too

[@jemen1709]

Love the "Black Flag" cap. Awesome band!

[@gunarsagerry3502]

Living legend

[@DiogenesGalilei]

Tinker rules! and still riddin

[@Dimes4DaDevil]

Them good old days

[@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

That was epic!

[@DiGiTaLdAzEDM]

Who is the music by? Cool to see Tinker win. The heyday of mountain biking when people actually still rode hardtails.

[@FatTireJournal]

The Fat Band that Eric assembled. Try contacting Nederland Film Cartel or Eric Peter Abramson

[@jimslownsteady]

Nice flashback!

[@kernplace37]

So sick

[@xtremecowboy96]

Ya quisiera tinker tener 1/4 de la fama y el prestigio que tiene John Tomac. Así pedalee 200 años jamás le llegará ni a los talones

[@ErikEmstad]

Floyd at 2:28?

[@TwoWheelWarrior]

Travis Brown I think

[@fattie2550]

If only seat droppers and 29ers were around back then.

[@DiGiTaLdAzEDM]

26 ain't dead!!

[@fattie2550]

@@DiGiTaLdAzEDM Dead

[@DiGiTaLdAzEDM]

@@fattie2550 Based on what?? I suspect you are just a troll--many people where I live still ride 26. An elite cyclist racer dude I know says 26 is in the process of a comeback. People who learned on 26 wheel bikes are in most cases better trail riders, because it takes more skill to ride rough terrain on a 26er. Many feel 29s are sluggish in comparison, and less lively/fun to ride.

[@fattie2550]

@@DiGiTaLdAzEDM why isn’t any pro XC racer riding 26er then?

[@patricklew8293]

Ned