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Victor Vincente of America Overview

Easily the most colorful character in all of mountain biking. Organized the first mt. bike race outside of Marin, the Reseda to the Sea, which continues to this day.

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Victor Vincente of America
The High Priest of Mountain Bikes with a Topanga! facebook


1979 Topanga!

20“ wheels. No front derailleur. Why not? Think different.

1979 Topanga!
1979 Topanga! mombat


1980 Topanga! Mudduster

$370. SunTour Cyclone M2 GT (1981?-85). The 1980 ad shows the same Mudduster and no 1980 SunTour catalogs seem to exist, so perhaps this is period correct or a later derailleur?


1980 Topanga! Mudduster
Topanga! Mudduster ad bmxmuseum

1980 Topanga! Mudduster
1980 Topanga! Mudduster bmxmuseum


1981 VVA-26

VVA started to make small batches in 1981. Frame #007.
Suntour Blue Line front and rear derailleur (1980-1). Very small fork tubing.

1981 VVA-26
1981 VVA-26 facebook, Ken Beach


1982 VVA-26

1982 VVA-26
1982 VVA-26 cyclingindependent.com


And yet there's more..

Victor's creativity unbound.

coin
$50 coin

taxi
1975 Tachy Taxi

verses
Selected Verses

book
Autobiography

jewelry
Jewelry

beer
Beer

bandana
Clothes

art
Painting


Production Notes

[1]. Only 26 Topangas! built between 1979 → 1981. mombat and wikipedia and mmbhof

[2]. VVA-26 available in 1982: mtbr, mtbr forum entry by VVA