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===== John Tomac =====

The history of MTB handle bars via John Tomac's career.

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He has won more mountain bike races than anyone in the sport, and done so at every level and in all aspects: cross-country, uphill, downhill, even trials.
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[[https://mmbhof.org/john-tomac/]]
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{{geometry.jpg?400|Tomac & Geometry}}
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Tomac, age 19, fine tuning bike geometry.  1988 Mongoose ad.
[[https://mbaction.com/throwback-thursday-thirty-years-back/|mbaction]]
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{{tomac5.jpg?0x160|Tomac BMX}}
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Tomac raced BMX before turning pro with Mongoose in 1987.  This is newer pic to sell the retro BMX [[https://www.cyclecraftbmx.com/|Cycle Craft]].  Those bars are too wide and flat to be vintage.
[[https://www.facebook.com/Zeronineofficial/photos/a.1196781350472610/1411258202358256/|facebook]]
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{{tomac6.jpg?0x160|1988 Tomac DH}}
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1988 Mammoth Mountain dual slalom, with Tomac riding a 24" Mongoose BMX (with gears, as the course had an uphill section.  Note the wool socks...)  Tomac won the overall dual slalom for 1988 on this bike.
[[https://mbaction.com/the-bridge-from-bmx/|mbaction]]

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{{tomac4.jpg?0x160|Tomac 1991}}
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Winning overal NORBA title for the 3rd time in a row in 1991.  Cinelli 440mm wide drop-bars.  Tomac raced on drops for many years after switching from BMX and later becoming a road racer.  [[https://mbaction.com/the-tomac-interview/|mbaction]]


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{{tomac2.jpg?0x160|Tomac 1992}}
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1992 on the way to 2nd overall XC World Cup.  Now sporting bar ends.
[[https://cyclingtips.com/2017/01/a-chat-with-a-legend-20-questions-with-john-tomac/|cyclingtips]]
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{{tomac7.jpg?0x160|2005 Tomac DH}}
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Tomac winning the 2005 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Kamikaze|Mammoth Kamikaze]] on an eponymous [[https://www.yobicycle.com/mountain-bike/tomac-204-magnum-28256/specs|Magnum 204]] DH bike, with 760mm handlebars. [[https://mbaction.com/photo-of-the-day-johnny-t-and-the-mammoth-kamikaze/|mbaction]]
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{{tomac3.jpg?0x160|2020 Looking cool}}
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John Tomac, still looking cool, even with 780mm.  2020 photo by Skyler Bishop [[https://www.skylerbishop.com/portfolio/commercial/|skylerbishop]]

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