This ought to put all that my-trail your-trail shit in perspective:
From: James
Subject: Pour one out for the homies…
Hey Dude,
Thought you might want to throw this up. Did not want to link this in a thread, but we lost a good one today. Met Steve a few times, very genuine guy and could lay down the hammer on the road and the dirt.Give props and raise your cups. Peace out Steve. He will be missed.
May 20th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Amen
May 20th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Wow! Only 39!….. All you kids remember to enjoy every day of life!… You never know…
Rest in Peace, Steve
May 20th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
…RIP – mr larsen…you were a great one…
May 20th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
One of the most uptight individuals I’ve ever met in my life. This is not an insult, but a fact.
A heart attack at 39..
I’m not terribly surprised at all.
May 20th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
that’s fucking HORRIBLE.
Steve was a totally cool, and CLEAN racer. I loved the interviews with him on competitor radio.
wow, I’m bummed…
thanks,
burt
May 20th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
It is disturbing to see guys way stronger and ten years younger than me drop dead. Am I next? Gotta ride, it could be my last.
May 20th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Man…he was the guy I always pulled for back in the day…battling Tinker and Travis and Wiensy in the “salad days (wtf…everyone else is using it!)” of NORBA. He was robbed of a trip to Olympics back in the day, and picked up and started killing it on the National circuit. Saw him once at Seven Springs, PA…still have a pic of him running thru a huge rockgarden with the bike on his shoulder. Godspeed Mr. Larson, you were one of the greats.
May 20th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I met him a few times back in Davis, and knew a few people that worked at his shop. Seemed like a nice enough fellow. He’d come ride with the local clubs occasionally when he was in town, and make us drag our tongues on the ground for a couple hours. Good times. Far too young and too healthy for a heart attack. Fuck he was my age. I’d better get off my ass…
May 21st, 2009 at 4:24 am
Namesake of my favorite tires still. Larsen TT’s.
I’ll think of you at the biergarten today.
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:34 am
Pee- Ess… Jonny… FIX THE MAN’S FUCKING NAME. Jeeez…