Maynard Hershon

Focusing on bicycling and motorcycling

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Mt. Tamalpais Hillclimb, 30ish years ago

Here I am circa 1980, climbing Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, CA, on my Specialized Allez road bike. It appears that I'm wearing Lycra shorts, but the jersey is wool, the brake cables are visible and the rider is achingly young. I'm wearing what we called a hairnet, a "helmet" made from horsehair-stuffed leather tubes. We all wore them; many of us survived. Sorry for the indistinct photo. My old Berkeley friend David King, living in Ohio these days, found the photo and scanned it. Perhaps the quality of the image reflects the quality of the rider...
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As I put up (on my blog page) links to magazines that feature my work....

...I realized that some do not include my pieces in their online version. I contribute to a UK magazine called Motorcycle Sport and Leisure. MCSL runs a column each month with a photo, a full page, but does not include my page in their online edition.

If you read my blog and are aware of such links, let me know, please. Funny, for years I didn't care about my stuff appearing online. Now I'm disappointed to see that it doesn't....

My work in magazines

  • Bicycle Paper archives - no way to know at this point, Sept '15, if these will continue to exist
  • City Bike, SF m/cycle paper, irregularly updated but with new owner/editorship. Better than ever!

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From the clip 'n' strap crypt

From the clip 'n' strap crypt
The original drawing, compliments of David Brinton!

You Ride Anyway

You Ride Anyway
David Brinton's Original Cartoon illuminating the story

Flying Hoosiers Hill, 1965

Flying Hoosiers Hill, 1965
Riding my lovely old Bultaco 200 Matador, I am about to flip over backward on the very steep grade of FH Hill, near Bloomington IN. Had I been a better rider, I would have been the first person to climb that hill on a mere 200... Sigh...

Nelson Ledges OH, 1965, post-race

Nelson Ledges OH, 1965, post-race
In this shot taken by a friend, I'm winding down with a cigarette after road-racing my motorcycle on a circuit in northern Ohio. I'd borrowed the leathers I'm wearing, the van I drove to get there and the money I spent to put gas in its tank. I probably bummed that cigarette...

'Mid-'90s, Mavic Motor

'Mid-'90s, Mavic Motor
At Trenton, NJ, Bart and I provide "neutral" wheel and mechanical support for racers from all teams. We typically follow the breakaway; team support cars are not permitted to enter the gap between pack and break until the gap grows to over a minute...

About Me

Maynard
I'm living happily in Denver with my wife Tamar. I've been contributing columns to bicycle magazines since 1983 and motorcycle magazines since '85. These days, my work appears monthly in two motorcycle magazines: CityBike (SF) and Motorcycle Sport and Leisure (UK).
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