Actually, though, there was really no "Pre-Nashbar" Bike Warehouse, as Arnie Nashbar founded Bike Warehouse, starting out in his garage in the early 70's. The change to Bike Nashbar was just a name change. Arnie was also a founder of the LAW-affiliated club, the Outspokin Wheelmen of Youngstown, OH, of which I was also a member.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
Steve Kurt <kurtsj@mtco.com> wrote: From: randy dugan
"Recent posts on catalog scans reminded me of the newsprint Bike Warehouse catalogs from the early '80s, in the pre-Nashbar era. They featured hand-drawn line art and were super detailed -- I still recall the page with an exploded campy derailleur and individual ordering numbers for each part. I practically memorized these things in junior high. Does anyone have scans of these catalogs, or catalogs they'd entrust to me to scan for public viewing?
Thanks! ~Randy Dugan, Van Nuys, CA USA"
hi Randy,
The Nashbar catalog certainly had a place in the popular culture of the cycling world here in the US in the 70's and early 80's. This was back when you didn't get a new catalog in your mailbox every other week. :-)
While I was much more impressed by the Cyclo-Pedia catalog, as well as the Palo Alto catalog, I did save one of the old Bike Warehouse catalogs. ... specifically, it's the #16 catalog from 1980. The line art was definitely unique. Nowhere near as nice as the Rebour illustrations that could be found in Cyclo-Pedia, of course, but certainly iconic in their own way.
Let me see if I can get it scanned sometime soon-ish...
Here's a couple of quick teasers, in the meantime:
cover:
http://i3.tinypic.com/
Until I can get the rest of it scanned, I do strongly recommend perusing
the Cyclo-Pedia catalog. This can be found on Mark Bulgier's site:
http://bulgier.net/
The Palo Alto catalog also warrants a review:
http://bulgier.net/
Steve Kurt in Peoria, IL, USA, where I'm starting to run out of vintage catalogs to scan....