tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post6194825955377903326..comments2024-02-03T19:27:53.370-08:00Comments on Diablo Scott's Bike Blog: Breaking AwayDiablo Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17186138821702336405noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-32777262865212770052024-02-03T19:27:53.370-08:002024-02-03T19:27:53.370-08:00Thanks so much for making this site!! ❤️Does anyon...Thanks so much for making this site!! ❤️Does anyone know what kind of wrist watch Dave wears in the movie? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-40224793710392420912023-06-11T14:23:31.980-07:002023-06-11T14:23:31.980-07:00I think the Cinzano 100 was an homage to the Boone...I think the Cinzano 100 was an homage to the Boone Farms Wine road race that ran from Indiana University in Bloomington to Purdue University in West Lafayette. It was only run once in 1973(?). I believe that it was won by Wayne Stetina. - JJ ChesterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-85560277228286921892019-05-09T09:22:39.079-07:002019-05-09T09:22:39.079-07:00News from Jimmy Schweb in Bloomington:
Tom Schwoeg...News from Jimmy Schweb in Bloomington:<br />Tom Schwoegler, "the coach in the pits", has been a longtime coach of women's Little 500 teams, was suspended this year and next year for suggesting to a racer to tape her conversation with the student governing board. Her team disbanded due to losing their sorority charter, and she tried to sign onto another team. Due to a questionable jimmy schwebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-24264245182627430772019-05-08T22:56:16.062-07:002019-05-08T22:56:16.062-07:00cool. your post gave mt the go-ahead to name Jenni...cool. your post gave mt the go-ahead to name Jennifer K. Mickel on my own blog review. she's gorgeous. very Jessica Lange. James M. Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02370481743655190179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-60353702761543281982019-02-13T05:31:41.910-08:002019-02-13T05:31:41.910-08:00Good Morning and thank you for such great informat...Good Morning and thank you for such great information! I am going to question however that the pictures of the 1979 Masi above are of the actual bike. I did extensive research while making my own replica of the bike. It is said as stated, there were three bikes. The crash and the two ridden by Christopher and Rybar. One had yellow Brev. Masi on the stays and the other blue. The blue version seemsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266007134713299435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-89309282988706694652017-06-23T14:09:27.169-07:002017-06-23T14:09:27.169-07:00Loved your site! Great information. I grew up in B...Loved your site! Great information. I grew up in Bloomington and had lots of friends in several of the "crowd" and "Union fight" scene. My roommate, Jim Levine said he was the stunt double for the fraternity guy in the Little 500 bike race. Is there any way to confirm that? He did look like the guy and he did race bikes.<br />Don FoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585323037820684676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-29229199191965408992017-04-16T18:56:35.143-07:002017-04-16T18:56:35.143-07:00Wow! This is an excellent site. I became very inte...Wow! This is an excellent site. I became very interested in Cycling after discovering Breaking Away. As I write this my wife and I are leaving early in the morning for Bloomington Indiana. This will be our first time in Bloomington and we plan to living there in a few months. We look forward to visiting the filming locations in person and riding around town on our bicycles. Thank you for creatingLancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-59239893675985268172017-01-26T10:36:05.133-08:002017-01-26T10:36:05.133-08:00Thanks mosca!
Did you fly in Italian is "mos...Thanks mosca!<br /><br />Did you fly in Italian is "mosca"?<br /><br />Apparently they like Dave's cologne.Diablo Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17186138821702336405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-25564512898060894992017-01-26T10:00:50.434-08:002017-01-26T10:00:50.434-08:00Not sure if you've seen it, but there was a no...Not sure if you've seen it, but there was a novelization of the film by Joseph Howard that is still easy to find online. It seems to have been written from a near-final version of the script, giving some insight into a few last minute changes and deleted scenes.<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Away-Joseph-Howard/dp/0446901725<br /><br />Ciao!moscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-69910066534050875382016-08-12T08:07:54.387-07:002016-08-12T08:07:54.387-07:00Pat: The little 500 is based on the Indianapolis ...Pat: The little 500 is based on the Indianapolis 500. There are 33 cars in the Indy 500, and so there are 33 four man teams in the Little 500. Because the mayor or IU President added a team from the town, the "Cutters", that team was number 34. All four members of the Cutters were number 34.<br />Indiana Jim's Bicycling Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188772258079533980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-20098111295818583342016-06-09T13:28:54.406-07:002016-06-09T13:28:54.406-07:00Can anyone confirm the Cutters' jersey numbers...Can anyone confirm the Cutters' jersey numbers? Dave was number 34, but how about Moocher, Mike, and Cyril?<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Nashville CyclistPat & Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401572911951573287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-30244780976537411592016-05-16T11:08:31.510-07:002016-05-16T11:08:31.510-07:00Heck of a lot of work you have done there--kudos!
...Heck of a lot of work you have done there--kudos!<br /><br />The movies still holds up--I an awaiting a remake--Would love to see itklevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-78253935259548748782015-06-30T21:34:18.402-07:002015-06-30T21:34:18.402-07:00Amazing post! I love this movie and am doing resea...Amazing post! I love this movie and am doing research on a cycling series. Found this via a Google search for "Breaking Away fan."<br /><br />Love all the foreign posters and would love to own one someday. I once had the pleasure of meeting Paul Dooley and telling him how much the movie meant to me.<br /><br />Ciao!Nigel Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458665083044449808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-63860372085175830182014-11-22T18:08:29.953-08:002014-11-22T18:08:29.953-08:00I love this blog! Breaking Away is one of my favor...I love this blog! Breaking Away is one of my favorite movies and Mendelssohn's Italian is one of my favorite symphonies, since 1979. Thanks for compiling all this and sharing your love of biking and this movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-46148656031808655102014-05-22T22:53:22.077-07:002014-05-22T22:53:22.077-07:00Re: Stohler vs Stoller: I didn't go through t...Re: Stohler vs Stoller: I didn't go through the whole blog to see if any more was said about this, but I have a PDF of the original script, and it definitely spells it Stohler. Just for trivia's sake. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-12154452059187016222013-07-20T10:08:25.924-07:002013-07-20T10:08:25.924-07:00Thank you for this amazing tribute to Breaking Awa...Thank you for this amazing tribute to Breaking Away. This film was such and inspiration to me growing up! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-85950053379799331222012-05-15T16:42:54.461-07:002012-05-15T16:42:54.461-07:00Jennifer K Mickel was definitely an eye catching b...Jennifer K Mickel was definitely an eye catching beauty as the girl in Rod's car. I googled her and found she was arrested in 2008 at age 48 in Bloomington. Bloomington? Age 48 in 2008. Has to be the same person.<br /><br />http://www.bloomingtonalternative.com/node/9112Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-4982321404988322122011-05-22T17:04:59.152-07:002011-05-22T17:04:59.152-07:00What a great movie, brings back so many memories. ...What a great movie, brings back so many memories. At that time my friends and I were really into bike racing. Growing up in PA. we had Trexlertown velodrome to enjoy, and we had some great riders in my neighborhood male and female & I mean great-Pan-Am games & Europe racing. Here's my ? How many riders after seeing the movie-jumped on the draft of every tractor trailer that went by-fritz96https://www.blogger.com/profile/05526756633434737427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-40332381776589343382011-04-04T20:44:04.604-07:002011-04-04T20:44:04.604-07:00Thanks Jimmy - I saw BBC and first thought about t...Thanks Jimmy - I saw BBC and first thought about the Monty Python channel, but it's a real honor to be referenced by the Bloomington Bicycle Club.<br /><br />I've never been to Bloomington, but a ride like this would be a good reason to go.Diablo Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17186138821702336405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-34479137784071087362011-04-04T17:46:04.610-07:002011-04-04T17:46:04.610-07:00Just wanted to let you know that the BBC used a co...Just wanted to let you know that the BBC used a couple of photo's of your blog for our plug for our annual Breaking Away ride. Check it out on bloomingtonbicycleclub.org. Thanks.<br />JimmyschwebIndiana Jim's Bicycling Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188772258079533980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-32047918143249174432010-12-27T07:41:37.037-08:002010-12-27T07:41:37.037-08:00You made a blooper yourself! The picture you show ...You made a blooper yourself! The picture you show of Rod's car is a 80's model 350sl Mercedes. Rod drove a late 60's early 70's 280sl, which looks very different compared to 380sl.download Freeloadershttp://www.streamingmovieswatch.com/Download-Freeloadersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-40219243384193593792010-11-04T14:17:08.808-07:002010-11-04T14:17:08.808-07:00Just wanted to let you know you are correct, it is...Just wanted to let you know you are correct, it is Stohler and not Stoller. Check the scene where Dave's dad is riding the bike out of the car lot and you see the Cutter Cars sign with "Raymond Stohler" listed below it.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-29414567426533249382010-09-29T12:00:37.042-07:002010-09-29T12:00:37.042-07:00Does anyone know if there was ever an official sou...Does anyone know if there was ever an official soundtrack album for this movie? I can't find ANYTHING online but I can't believe there wouldn't have been. So much great classical music!<br /><br />Please post if you know more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-69700532615229752082010-08-31T15:52:24.602-07:002010-08-31T15:52:24.602-07:00here's a Utube that I just received from some ...here's a Utube that I just received from some Bloomington riders. You may recognize some of these now old-timers from your days in Bloomington.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IDgrFRAvio<br /><br />Also, I led the annual BBC Breaking Away Club ride. Had around 40 cyclists riding by all the hot spots of Breaking Away. New RIP is Fairview Elementary School, it was dozed over and replace jimmy schwebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285958.post-80375553971299726172010-08-01T22:24:34.275-07:002010-08-01T22:24:34.275-07:00To answer someone's question, I think the plac...To answer someone's question, I think the place where Dave gets the flat is Yellowwood State Forest. It was a popular place to ride and there used to be a regular Wednesday or Thursday evening time trial held out there by I think the BBC (Bloomington Bicycle Club) way back when. A friend of mine was a bike racer extra in the movie and won the Indiana state road race a couple years later. We Dangerman Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002702178222626022noreply@blogger.com