This week’s Readers’ Rides comes from Ron in NorCal and is probably older than a lot of this website’s readers (myself included). Check out his 1979 Cook Brothers Cruiser below!
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Bob Allen’s 1989 Cook Brothers Bonzo Fury DH Bike
I don’t even know how to start this one off. It’s such a weighted story, with so many levels. First off, Bob Allen is in the MTB Hall of Fame for his photography. Then there’s the bike we’re featuring here, the last Cook Brothers Racing frame made in their original SoCal workshop. Then there’s Bob’s own career, which is tied directly to this bike and a specific photo of MTB legend Hans Ray. Then there’s the fact that Bob had only ridden this bike twice in the past twenty-some-odd years until this week’s Supper Club Shred with Alter Cycles where I was able to grab a few shots of him riding the bike… so bear with me here!
