Interesting discussion topic, Andrew. I picture Jobst today on a bike very similar to what he ran most of his life. Steel frame, no racks, rim brakes. Maybe a frame that would accommodate wider tires.
Here's a picture of Jobst from his last Alpine tour in 2008 (read more here <https://www.trentobike.org/Countries/Europe/Tour_Reports/Tour_of_the_Alps/2008/index.html> ). [image: xnemj6.jpg] I'm not sure what make of frames he was riding in this era. But after 50 years of touring thousands of miles every summer in Italy, Switzerland and France (in addition to the long rides in California) I can't see him switching up and running racks or a rando build. He was famously ornery and I think he had his system right where he wanted it. He'd tour with a Carradice and stayed in hotels along the way (many with friends and families he'd met in the 1950s). As for frame material, this is of course a guess, but I'd wager he'd stick with steel. He rode well into the carbon era. As Tom shared in the Radavist article today Brandt would get a new frame every few years, worried about damage or fractures. He chose yellow paint for his bikes because he thought it was the best for highlighting damage. I could see his familiarity with steel keeping him on steel frames. And I could see the possibility of catastrophic failure keeping him from carbon. Regarding helmets, I don't think Brandt ever wore one. He probably shared an explanation for this back on rec.bicycles.tech but that's way before my time. On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 11:55:43 AM UTC-5 George Schick wrote: > True. I remember those days. The most you see in one or two of those > photos are riders wearing "leather hair nets," except for one who looks > like he has a mountaineering helmet. Another thing I notice is much > shorter cycling shorts, probably all wool with a natural chamois crotch. > > > On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 10:31:48 AM UTC-6 Steven Sweedler wrote: > >> Those pictures were taken before helmets were commonly available. During >> Bikecentennial helmets were rare. Steve >> >> On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 4:20 PM lconley <lco...@brph.com> wrote: >> >>> One thing I notice in those photos is that no one was wearing a helmet. >>> >>> Laing >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 10:49:25 AM UTC-5 andyree...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm in the process of building a JB-inspired road bike but with a nod >>>> to current bicycle trends: mainly wider tires and spinnier gearing. As a >>>> result, it's made me wonder what he would be riding today if you spliced >>>> his timeline and moved his prime days to current day. >>>> >>>> Today's Radavist >>>> <https://theradavist.com/conversations-with-tom-ritchey-part-two-the-influence-of-jobst-brandt/> >>>> article >>>> really fueled that question so I'd like to open it up to this group who >>>> likely have much more insight into the man and his bike(s). >>>> >>>> What are we thinking? Rim brakes or disc? Carbon? Steel? Ti? I see a >>>> lot of similarities between him and Jan Heine as far as a desire for >>>> performance and reliability, so perhaps he'd lean towards a rando build? >>>> >>>> Take it away if you wish, >>>> Andrew >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/085f1c7e-704b-4295-aac8-c57596035b15n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/085f1c7e-704b-4295-aac8-c57596035b15n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Steven Sweedler >> Plymouth, New Hampshire >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f3cf79a7-5058-4ef4-8bf5-69ae74719345n%40googlegroups.com.
