The Rocky Sprockets - The Rocky Sprockets Book of Genesis

: Written by: Axle; Published: 08 July 2023

“I may be getting old, BUT I have young fashion ways”

Photos through the years:

July-1980: Inner Tube, A very close friend of Inner Tube, A very close friend of Inner Tube’s close friend, Down Tube

May-1982: Axle, Mrs. Axle K. Axle, S. Axle, B. Axle

1980: Perkin-Elmer Inter-plant Softball-league “ Sexual Artists’ ” [Front-view]

1980: Perkin-Elmer Inter-plant Softball-league “ Sexual Artists’ ” [Rear-view]

Rocky Sprockets through the years

1982 Down Tube & Axle — 1982 Down Tube & Axle
(my first new-road-bike, Father’s day present from Mrs. Axle with purchasing help from Down Tube) [1982 Vista Silver-Shadow Bicycle]

1982 Axle, Down Tube & Pumper (my very-first 2-day-Bicycle trip)

1982 Axle, Top-Eye & Pumper

1983 News Peddler, Down Tube, Campground-Employee, Axle & Pumper

1983 News Peddler & Down Tube

1983 Axle & Down Tube

1984 Odometer, Pumper, Down Tube, Inner Tube, Axle

1985 Pumper, Odometer, Down Tube, Top-Eye, Inner Tube, Axle

1985 Axle, Top-Eye, Inner Tube (and Top-Eye’s Tent!)

1986 Axle, Down Tube, Inner Tube, Pumper, Handle Bar, Odometer, Top-Eye

1986 Odometer, Inner Tube, Axle, Pumper

1987 Handle Bar, Axle, Top-Eye, Pumper, Odometer, Inner Tube

1987 Top-Eye, Odometer, Inner Tube, Axle, Pumper, Handle Bar

1988 Top-Eye, Pumper, Inner Tube, Odometer, Axle

1988 Top-Eye, Pumper, Inner Tube, Odometer, Down Tube, Axle

1989 Pumper, Odometer, Down Tube, Top-Eye, Axle, Intertube’s cousin, Inner Tube, Caliper

1990 Top-Eye, Pumper, Caliper, Tail Light, Axle, Inner Tube, Odometer

1991 Inner Tube, Axle, Tail Light, Odometer, Caliper, Tail Light’s Friend, Top-Eye, Pumper

1992 Kick Stand, Inner Tube, Caliper, Top-Eye, Axle

1993 Top-Eye, Axle, Caliper

1994 Axle, Inner Tube, Odometer, Caliper, Spoke, Kick Stand, Top-Eye

1995 Patch, Kick Stand, Axle, Caliper, Top-Eye, Odometer, Inner Tube, Pumper, Pedal

1995 Axle, Caliper, Pedal, Kick Stand, Pumper, Odometer, Top-Eye, Inner Tube, Patch

1996 Kick Stand, Axle, Head Set, Caliper, Inner Tube, Odometer, Top-Eye, Pumper

1997 Caliper, Kick Stand, Inner Tube, Axle, Top-Eye, Water Bottle, Odometer, Pumper

1998 Top-Eye, Pumper, Caliper, Odometer, Water Bottle,Kick Stand, Head Set, Axle, Inner Tube

1999 Inner Tube, Top-Eye, Head Set, Kick Stand, Axle, Caliper, Front Fork, News Peddler, Odometer

2000 Front Fork, Pumper, Caliper, Inner Tube, Head Set, Axle, Odometer, Top-Eye

2000 Pumper, Down Tube, Axle

2000 Head Set, Odometer, News Peddler, Inner Tube, Top-Eye, Caliper, Pumper, Down Tube, Front Fork

2001 Head Set, Quick Release, Top-Eye, Kick Stand, Axle, Front Fork, Odometer, Inner Tube, Caliper, Pumper

2002 Quick Release, Pumper, Odometer, Inner Tube, Axle, Head Set, Front Fork, Caliper, Kick Stand, Top-Eye

2003 Head Set, Front Fork, Odometer, Kick Stand, Inner Tube, Pumper, Top-Eye, Axle

2004 Axle, Kick Stand, Pedal, Caliper, Inner Tube, Quick Release, Head Set, Odometer, Top-Eye, Pumper, Front Fork

2005 Head Set, Odometer, Quick Release, Top-Eye, Pumper, Axle, Inner Tube, Front Fork

2006 Kick Stand, Head Set, Caliper, Inner Tube, Odometer, Pumper, Front Fork, Axle, Top-Eye

2007 Inner Tube, Front Fork, Caliper, Axle, Top-Eye, Pumper, Quick Release, Odometer, Head Set, and “Bike Rack” [Sag-wagon]

2008 Inner Tube, Head Set, Caliper, Axle, Top-Eye, Kick Stand, Front Fork, Pumper, Odometer

2009 Axle, Head Set, Caliper, Top-Eye, Odometer, Inner Tube, Quick Release

2010 Caliper, Inner Tube, Odometer, Top-Eye

2010 Odometer, Grand Axle, Inner Tube — 2010 Odometer, Axle, Inner Tube

2011 Head Set, Odometer, Kick Stand, Front Fork, Grand Axle, Caliper, Inner Tube, Pumper, Chromo — 2011 Head Set, Odometer, Kick Stand, Front Fork, Axle, Caliper, Inner Tube, Pumper, Chromo

2012 Caliper, Grand Axle, Inner Tube, Chromo, Odometer, Top-Eye, Head Set — 2012 Caliper, Axle, Inner Tube, Chromo, Odometer, Top-Eye, Head Set

2013 Kick Stand, Top-Eye, Inner Tube, Grand Axle, Odometer, Front Fork, Pumper, Caliper — 2013 Kick Stand, Top-Eye, Inner Tube, Axle, Odometer, Front Fork, Pumper, Caliper

2014 Chromo, Pumper, Front Fork, Head Set, Caliper, Grand Axle, Top-Eye, Inner Tube, Quick Release, Odometer — 2014 Chromo, Pumper, Front Fork, Head Set, Caliper, Axle, Top-Eye, Inner Tube, Quick Release, Odometer

2015 Chromo, Quick Release, Front Fork, Odometer, Caliper, Pumper, Inner Tube, Top-Eye, Grand Axle (missing from photo: Kick Stand) — 2015 Chromo, Quick Release, Front Fork, Odometer, Caliper, Pumper, Inner Tube, Top-Eye, Axle (missing from photo: Kick Stand)

2016 Pumper, Caliper, Kick Stand, Grand Axle, Top-Eye, Chromo, Inner Tube, Odometer, Front Fork, Quick Release (missing in photo: Head Set) — 2016 Pumper, Caliper, Kick Stand, Axle, Top-Eye, Chromo, Inner Tube, Odometer, Front Fork, Quick Release (missing in photo: Head Set)

2017 Quick Release, Chromo, Odometer, Dynamo, Grand Axle, Inner Tube, Top-Eye, News Peddler, Pumper, Caliper, Axle’s Grandchildren: L Axle-7, N Axle-5, B Axle-2-1/2, E Axle-1-1/2. — 2017 Quick Release, Chromo, Odometer, Dynamo, Axle, Inner Tube, Top-Eye, News Peddler, Pumper, Caliper, Axle’s Grandchildren: L Axle-7, N Axle-5, B Axle-2-1/2, E Axle-1-1/2.

2018 Odometer, Inner Tube, Chromo, Free Wheel, Top-Eye, News Peddler, Front Fork, Dynamo, Caliper, Grand Axle — 2018 Odometer, Inner Tube, Chromo, Free Wheel, Top-Eye, News Peddler, Front Fork, Dynamo, Caliper, Axle

2019 Rocky Sprockets-39(years) (40th 3-day-trip)
2019 Top-Eye, News Peddler, Pumper, Caliper, Inner Tube, Free Wheel, Odometer, Chromo, Quick Release, Grand Axle, Dynamo — 2019 Rocky Sprockets-39(years) (40th 3-day-trip) 2019 Top-Eye, News Peddler, Pumper, Caliper, Inner Tube, Free Wheel, Odometer, Chromo, Quick Release, Axle, Dynamo

2019 Chromo, Pumper, Grand Axle, TomWrabel, Inner Tube, Free Wheel, Vin Moreshci, Top-Eye, Caliper, Quick Release — 2019 Chromo, Pumper, Axle, TomWrabel, Inner Tube, Free Wheel, Vin Moreshci, Top-Eye, Caliper, Quick Release

2019 Top-Eye, Quick Release, Odometer, Grand Axle, Head Set, Free Wheel, News Peddler, Inner Tube, Dynamo, Caliper (Saturday Bike ride, with Heat Index of 107 degrees) — 2019 Top-Eye, Quick Release, Odometer, Axle, Head Set, Free Wheel, News Peddler, Inner Tube, Dynamo, Caliper (Saturday Bike ride, with Heat Index of 107 degrees)

2019 Front Fork, Grand Axle, Kick Stand

2020 Rocky Sprockets-40(years) (41st 1-day-trip)
2020 Caliper, Kick Stand, Front Fork, Grand Axle, Free Wheel, Odometer, Chromo, Quick Release, Inner Tube, News Peddler
Note: Starting in 2020 Rocky Sprocket Bike Trip’s have been moved from 3rd weekend in July to 2nd weekend in September, due to (multiple years) high-Summer-Heat-Index temperature.
[COVID19……… eerie crazy Twilight Zone atmosphere] — 2020 Rocky Sprockets-40(years) (41st 1-day-trip) 2020 Caliper, Kick Stand, Front Fork, Axle, Free Wheel, Odometer, Chromo, Quick Release, Inner Tube, News Peddler Note: Starting in 2020 Rocky Sprocket Bike Trip’s have been moved from 3rd weekend in July to 2nd weekend in September, due to (multiple years) high-Summer-Heat-Index temperature. [COVID19……… eerie crazy Twilight Zone atmosphere]

2021 Free Wheel, Quick Release, Caliper, Grand Axle, Inner Tube, Chromo, News Peddler, Odometer, Pumper.
Axle’s Grandchildren: Benjamin-6-1/2, Emma-5-1/2. — 2021 Free Wheel, Quick Release, Caliper, Axle, Inner Tube, Chromo, News Peddler, Odometer, Pumper. Axle’s Grandchildren: Benjamin-6-1/2, Emma-5-1/2.

2021 Head Set, Front Fork, Caliper, Chromo, Grand Axle, Free Wheel, Odometer, Inner Tube, Quick Release — 2021 Head Set, Front Fork, Caliper, Chromo, Axle, Free Wheel, Odometer, Inner Tube, Quick Release

2022 Front Fork, Kick Stand, Grand Axle, Chromo, Inner Tube, Free Wheel, Odometer, News Peddler, Top-Eye, Quick Release, Pumpler, Caliper — 2022 Front Fork, Kick Stand, Axle, Chromo, Inner Tube, Free Wheel, Odometer, News Peddler, Top-Eye, Quick Release, Pumpler, Caliper

2023: Inner Tube, Headset, Kick Stand, Caliper, Top Eye, Pumper, Free Wheel, Dynamo, Chromo, Odometer, Front Fork, News Peddler, Axle

Rocky Sprockets “miscellaneous/historic” photos and information

1988 Rocky Sprockets “Campsite” — 1988 Rocky Sprockets “Campsite” [L. to R.: Pumper’s Tent, Topeye’s Tent, Axle’s Tent]

1988 Axle showing-off our new Rocky Sprockets Tee-shirt

1997 New Rocky Sprockets Polo-shirt

2014 re-printed/created Rocky Sprockets Tee-shirt (Neon Yellow) [Rear view]

2014 re-printed/created Rocky Sprockets Tee-shirt (Neon Yellow) [Front view]

LOVE this photo I created, thought I’d share.

2017 Rocky Sprockets “SHADOW” show that we were “1-body”, but STILL 10-unique individuals, working to the same goal on our bike-trip weekend.

Goal: 3-days on a bicycle, safe and sound, leaving with a smile and arriving back with a smile! We did accomplish our goal!!!!!

L. to R.: GrandAxle, Innertube, Pumper, Dynamo, Odometer, Newspeddler, — L. to R.: Axle, Innertube, Pumper, Dynamo, Odometer, Newspeddler, Quick-Release, Topeye, Chromo, Caliper.

2020 Rocky Sprockets COVID19 “Campsite” [L. to R.: Chromo’s Tent, Caliper sleeping on the Ground, Axle’s Tent]

First Rule of Rocky Sprockets Camping

Put up the Tent, before you start drinking!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA

“2008 Rocky Sprockets” L. to R.: Pumper, Axle, Kickstand, Caliper, Topeye, Front-Fork, Innertube, Odometer Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic Connecticut. This is where it all started in 1980!! — “2008 Rocky Sprockets” L. to R.: Pumper, Axle, Kickstand, Caliper, Topeye, Front-Fork, Innertube, Odometer
Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic Connecticut.
This is where it all started in 1980!!

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2021 brought us two “Rocky Sprockets Firsts”: hahaha

These Events are planned to be annual.

“NATIONAL SPROCKET DAY”

3rd Friday in July. 8:00am 25mile Bicycle ride in the Southport CT Area, followed by Lunch at the Horseshoe Restaurant or equivalent. Then a ~20mile Bicycle ride in the Stamford CT Area. Friday evening top-off with our Bi-Monthly Rocky Sprocket meeting.

Front-fork and Axle delivering our National Sprocket Day statement.

“BUD OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT”

1st Saturday in August. 25mile Bicycle ride in the Redding, Westport, Southport Area. Golf Tournament to TEE OFF ~10:00am, finishing by Noon for an Outside Rocky Sprocket Barbeque.

Front: Axle. Rear L. to R.: Caliper, Free Wheel, Front Fork, Quick Release, Chromo, Inner Tube, Odometer