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Oral History of Otis Guy |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
In this oral history, bicycle enthusiast, retired fireman, and father Otis Guy recounts his life on and off two wheels. Born in Alabama in 1953, Otis’s family moved soon after to San Rafael, where he grew up. After high school, Otis joined the fire department, beginning a long career as a fireman and EMT. Throughout this oral history, Otis conveys his passion for bicycles. He discusses his life as a road racer and his founding of the Velo Club Tamalpais with his good friend Joe Breeze. Otis was among the Marin County pioneers of mountain biking, and he discusses a number of well-known names associated with the development of that sport, people such as Marc Vendetti, Gary Fisher, and of course Joe Breeze. Otis describes the creation of the Marin Museum of Bicycling with Marc and Joe, as well as the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame that is housed there. The oral history concludes with Otis sharing some reflections on the advent of new technologies and what they mean for the future of cycling and mountain biking |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
2019-01-28 |
Interviewee |
Guy, Otis |
Interviewer |
Schwartz, Debra |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 43 pp Recording: 1:38:26 |
Search Terms |
Air Force Bicycle racing Bicycle shops Bicycles Bicycling Breeze, Joe Coaches Emergency medical personnel Emergency medical services Firefighters Fires Fisher, Gary Guy, Marie Louise "Marlene" Guy, Otis Guy, Robert Machine shops Marin Museum of Bicycling Mom’s Apple Bikes Mount Tamalpais Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Museums MV history - Music and counterculture (1960s and 1970s) Oral history - Local government, police, firefighters Oral history - Sports and recreation Project Rwanda Repack Ritchey, Tom San Rafael Tamarancho Teaching Tour of Marin Velo Club Tamalpais Vendetti, Marc Vietnam draft Williams, Pat |
Object ID |
2019.014.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 2019. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |