I should have also?noted that it was somewhat sad to see Dave Staub in one of the photos as he unfortunately passed away a few years ago while out riding.?As most know he was an outstanding rider, great guy and another wealth of knowledge. He too had a long connection with Schwinn (as well as owning several shops) and was also a long time riding and family friend.
Rex Gilmore Vienna, VA
And to share one of Dave's stories: He was in England and training on I believe the Herne Hill track when super sprinter?Reg Harris arrived and started to ride. After awhile Reg, Dave and the other riders started doing sprints with each rider taking a turn leading out. When Reg's turn came up to lead?Dave was on his wheel. Dave stated that Reg pretty much left him for dead when he jumped. Afterwards Reg said to Dave that he?must have been laying back off his wheel.? Dave replied: Yeah, about half an inch!
-----Original Message----- From: John Williamson <john.williamson@telus.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:31 am Subject: [CR] Pat Murphy on Schwinn Paramount
I was suprised to see a few listmembers identify the rider in the Schwinn Paramount ad as Pat Murphy. Pat Murphy has been involved with cycling for most of his life. Now 75, Pat still lives in the Chicago area having spent many years working for Schwinn. Pat has a fantastic memory for cyclists, races, and equipment and is a great source of information, as well as a great guy. Pat continues to ride and when I last spoke to him a while back on the occasion of his 75th birthday, he told me that some friends were coming over later and that they were all going to ride the rollers. Pat grew up in Ontario, Canada and was attracted to competitive cycling after hanging around the small wooden track at Delhi, Ontario. During the 1950's, Pat was associated with CCM and rode a total of 4 custom CCM Flyer track and road bikes (Nervex Pro lugs, Reynolds 531 tubing). Pat's racing exploits during these years are summarized in the CCM trade magazine "VIM", and included around 30 major events per year. Pat was an outstanding rider on both road and track, often winning events or placing in the top few riders. Like Ted Ernst, Pat is a great source of information. To the best of my knowledge, he is not a CR listmember.
John Williamson
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada