The Portland stop of the Bicycle Film Festival kicks off tomorrow and one of the films will give local mountain bike pioneer Bob Crispin a chance to share his historic “Tankagnolo” bike (photo below).
(Photo courtesy Bob Crispin)
Crispin will display the bike and give a short talk before the showing of Klunkerz (a documentary on the history of mountain-biking) this Saturday (9/8) at 3:00pm at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st).
bluffs in north Portland.
(Photo courtesy Bob Crispin)
Officially recongized as the “First Mountain Bike in the Pacific Northwest” by the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, Crispin built the bike in the mid 1970s.
The bike — which Crispin built to conquer the snowy, dirt roads of Spokane — is a ten-speed Schwinn Varsity with a widened frame to accept 26 x 2.25 inch wheels and tires. Tankagnolo’s brakes are an early ’70s version that Crispin adapted from a JCPenny’s road bike.
Tankagnolo is currently on display at Crispin’s neighborhood bike shop, Weir’s Cyclery (8247 N. Lombard) in St. Johns.
Klunkerz will screen during Program 5 of the Bicycle Film Fest. Tickets and more details at BicycleFilmFestival.com.