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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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{{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]]
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===== 1979 Topanga! =====
20" wheels. No front derailleur. Why not? [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_different|Think different]].

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{{1979.jpg?300|1979 Topanga!}}
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1979 Topanga! [[http://mombatbicycles.com/MOMBAT/Bikes/1979_Topanga.html|mombat]]
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===== 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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1980 Topanga! Mudduster [[https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=728582&p=103|bmxmuseum]]
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===== 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. 
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{{1981.jpg?300|1981 VVA-26}}
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1981 VVA-26 [[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10224751835681583&set=pcb.
1911504169036364|facebook]], Ken Beach
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===== 1982 VVA-26 =====

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{{vva26.jpg?300|1982 VVA-26}}
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1982 VVA-26 [[https://cyclingindependent.com/a-special-celebration-at-the-41st-reseda-to-the-sea/|cyclingindependent.com]]
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===== And yet there's more.. =====
Victor's creativity unbound.
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$50 coin
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1975 Tachy Taxi
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Selected Verses
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Autobiography
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Jewelry
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Beer
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Clothes
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Painting
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==== Production Notes ====
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[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]]
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[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