cracked Scotsman
VsNooze tells us that Obee's got a movie about him and it'll be released in the States at the end of this year.
I picked up a bit of the book at Taz's house once, but only leafed through it. What I've heard of the guy is ... just that ~ stories heard.
Manic, maniacal, over-trained, under-guided, tinkerer extraordinaire.
disregarder of rules and self-demonized by depression.
cycling.
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Ok, the cracked Scotsman, crouching rider, hidden demons deserves at least one comment,
'He built his first record-setting bike in his garage, from among other things, a piece of a washing machine he found lying alongside the road.
Flawed genius? Perhaps.'
Deserving of more recognition? Definitely.
Looking forward to the movie, Nicola
...inadvertently met Mr Obree in Colombia...he was a very humble world champion...had to read the book and well it was really interesting with some very sad parts, especially his childhood...
yeah, i couldn't get past the childhood part...
he was quite an innovator, as an athlete and a designer.
I still don't fully understand why his innovations were outlawed--maybe if i'd finished the book...
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