Tom Morris getting ready on his Marinoni,
Montréal 1976 Olympics road race.
Tom Morris, originally from Scotland, rode for Canada at the 1972 & 1976 Olympics. He competed in Munich and finish that road race but DNF at Montréal. He was part of the 100 km team time trial finishing 16th. That's Morris on top of a good looking Marinoni at the Montréal Olympics. Marinoni started building bikes in 1974. And word quickly got around of his excellent quality. In 1976 he supplied team members with his steel bikes and he instantly developed a loyal following.
I love the old pedals/clips, Adidas shoes & hairnet. A cycling throwback to a simpler time!
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did he make it to Europe professionally?
Those wool shorts were uncomfortable in the heat? Tend to rode up a lot,eh?
I don't pretend to be any sort of expert on bike fit, but I'd say that his saddle is too low (there's no way his legs would be anywhere near straight at 6 o'clock). He's too far forward (his right patella is way past the pedal spindle). The frame is probably at least 2cm too small, maybe more. He's in the drops, yet he's still got his chest way up in the air. That's a lot of wind resistance to overcome. Dropping the stem would help a bit, but the best way to get more horizontal is to have a longer top tube.