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You kidding me...no one here used to ride A'ala Park and then go to Cobra's across the street and harass him for stickers and stuff?

God bless!

Slingshot Wrote:You kidding me...no one here used to ride A'ala Park and then go to Cobra's across the street and harass him for stickers and stuff?

God bless!

can you believe the building cobra's used to be in, has been leveled?

mililani Wrote:

Slingshot Wrote:You kidding me...no one here used to ride A'ala Park and then go to Cobra's across the street and harass him for stickers and stuff?

God bless!

can you believe the building cobra's used to be in, has been leveled?

Wha? Cripes, when did THAT happen? What's there now? Last time I was on Oahu, I never even noticed...but I was glad to see A'Ala Park...ahhh the memories...

I rode a few races with Cobra's Jersey....

Hawaii 1979 Wrote:I rode a few races with Cobra's Jersey....

Cobra had a jersey???

Yup, from what I remember it was all cotton - not the mesh type that was popular.  Yellow with white lettering said Cobra across the front and back.  Was just a simple jersey.  Wish I still had it.  A nice little obscure peice of history that I forgot about until you mentioned it.

JK

Hawaii 1979 Wrote:Yup, from what I remember it was all cotton - not the mesh type that was popular.  Yellow with white lettering said Cobra across the front and back.  Was just a simple jersey.  Wish I still had it.  A nice little obscure peice of history that I forgot about until you mentioned it.

JK

HEY!! another old school name, cobras!!

Thanks man.. memories



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perfectnut Wrote:

Hawaii 1979 Wrote:Yup, from what I remember it was all cotton - not the mesh type that was popular. Yellow with white lettering said Cobra across the front and back. Was just a simple jersey. Wish I still had it. A nice little obscure peice of history that I forgot about until you mentioned it.

JK

HEY!! another old school name, cobras!!

Thanks man.. memories



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LOL, yeah...Cobra was a cool hippy dude...he got us out of some confrontations when the dudes from Mayor Rights were in their, "Eh...I like ride!" Or "Eh, das my bike brah!" moods. Ugh.

Does anyone remember that bike shop across HCC on Dillingham? Was that Eki's?

Yeah,

That was Eki Cyclery.  Legendary Hawaiian's Rory Ingano and Malvert Benigno raced for them.  Rory worked there too.  I think we all had to deal with that "Eh that's my bike" or "I like try ride" deal growing up in Hawaii huh.  I remember passing thru Kalihi somtimes they would try and jam sticks into my spokes to try and get me to crash so they could rip my bike off.  Hah, made me faster

JK

Hawaii 1979 Wrote:Yeah,

That was Eki Cyclery. Legendary Hawaiian's Rory Ingano and Malvert Benigno raced for them. Rory worked there too. I think we all had to deal with that "Eh that's my bike" or "I like try ride" deal growing up in Hawaii huh. I remember passing thru Kalihi somtimes they would try and jam sticks into my spokes to try and get me to crash so they could rip my bike off. Hah, made me faster

JK

Yo JK,

OMG...I am pretty sure Rory used to ride with us sometimes...even Rory. Their parking lot was a good place to do tricks in too.

LOL, no kidding it made everyone who wanted to keep their bike waaaaaaaaaay faster. We'd normally dig out to a jump by...aw shoot...it was up by some apartments, (hospital???) and there was a candy store nearby...Ho I am getting old, OR all my crashes are finally kicking in.