Thought this might be of interest.

The bike pictured was ridden by John Sinibaldi, 1932 and 1936 Olympian, to a national record for the 100k time trial in 1935 (2 hrs, 25 minutes, 9 seconds) that stood for some 50 years. Yep, my dad, this bike, with a fixed gear, time trialing for 62 miles, no aero equipment, lousy roads, in the rain, averaging better than 25 mph. Think about it. Today's cyclists don't know what tough is.

He also rode the bike in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
John is the current US Cycling Masters Road TT age group champion, an 18 time national champ, 2 time Olympian, and US Bicycling Hall of Fame member - and still riding at 92 years old!

The other gentleman (with the white hair...on the left) in the picture is Russell Allen, also 92 years old, who competed in the 1932 Olympics as a track cyclist (my father was on the road team). They recently reunited after 73 years (Russell flew to Florida from California), and had some grand tales about riding in the 1930's (when almost everyone in the country rode a fixed gear, whether on the track or on the road).

The bike is mostly original with the exception of the wheels/tires, and is unrestored. My father threw a coat of paint on the frame about 15 years ago, but it is not the original colors. The crankset is BSA, the chain is 1 inch pitch, 24 tooth chainring and 9 tooth cog (equivalent to a 48/18). He rode a 25/9 (50/18) for the 100k TT record. It weighs roughly 20 lbs.

The frame was built for my father by Frank Dowd, a renowned framebuilder in the New Jersey/New York area in the '30s, and because of my father's fame, Frank only charged him for the parts (tubes and lugs) - $15!

At some point we'll probably donate the bike to the US Bicycling Hall of Fame.

If any of this is of interest or appropriate for your website, great - and if not, that's OK, too.

Thanks, and have a Happy Holiday Season!
John, Jr.
[ed: We all know that the gallery is for photos of 'bikes', but we all agree to make exceptions for submissions like this one...Thanks for sharing, and the best to John Jr, John Sr., and Russell. ]