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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 [[https://deanb.smugmug.com/Victor-Vincente-of-America/|Reseda]] to the Sea, which continues to this day.
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+..
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+{{vva.jpg?300|Victor Vincente of America}}
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+The High Priest of Mountain Bikes with a Topanga! [[https://www.facebook.com/VictorVincenteOfAmerica/|facebook]]
+</div>
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+===== 1979 Topanga! =====
+" wheels. No front derailleur. Why not? [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_different|Think different]].
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+<div column 45%>
+{{1979.jpg?300|1979 Topanga!}}
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+Topanga! [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1979_Topanga.html|mombat]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1980>
+----
+===== 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?
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+{{1980b.jpg?200|1980 Topanga! Mudduster}}
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+ Topanga! Mudduster ad [[https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=728582&p=103|bmxmuseum]]
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+{{1980.jpg?300|1980 Topanga! Mudduster}}
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+Topanga! Mudduster [[https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=728582&p=103|bmxmuseum]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1981>
+----
+===== 1981 VVA-26 =====
+VVA started to make small batches in 1981.  Frame #007.
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+Suntour Blue Line front and rear derailleur (1980-1).  Very small fork tubing.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1981.jpg?300|1981 VVA-26}}
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+VVA-26 [[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10224751835681583&set=pcb.
+1911504169036364|facebook]], Ken Beach
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1982>
+----
+===== 1982 VVA-26 =====
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{vva26.jpg?300|1982 VVA-26}}
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+VVA-26 [[https://cyclingindependent.com/a-special-celebration-at-the-41st-reseda-to-the-sea/|cyclingindependent.com]]
+</div>
+<div column 15% #smore>
+----
+===== And yet there's more.. =====
+Victor's creativity unbound.
+</div>
+<div column 10%>
+{{coin.jpg?0x100|coin}}
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+$50 coin
+</div>
+<div column 10%>
+{{taxi.jpg?0x160|taxi}}
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+Tachy Taxi
+</div>
+<div column 10%>
+{{verses.jpg?0x100|verses}}
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+Selected Verses
+</div>
+<div column 10%>
+{{book.jpg?0x100|book}}
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+Autobiography
+</div>
+<div column 10%>
+{{jewelry.jpg?0x100|jewelry}}
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+Jewelry
+</div>
+<div column 10%>
+{{beer.jpg?0x100|beer}}
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+Beer
+</div>
+<div column 10%>
+{{bandana.jpg?0x100|bandana}}
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+Clothes
+</div>
+<div column 10%>
+{{art.jpg?0x100|art}}
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+Painting
+</div>
+----
+==== Production Notes ====
+<WRAP #prod1 />
+[1]. Only 26 Topangas! built between 1979 -> 1981.
+[[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1979_Topanga.html|mombat]] and
+[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Vincente_of_America|wikipedia]] and
+[[https://mmbhof.org/victor-vincente/|mmbhof]]
+<WRAP #prod2 />
+[2]. VVA-26 available in 1982:
+[[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/the-official-victor-vincente-of-america-thread.289595/page-3|mtbr]],
+mtbr forum entry by VVA