Scrounging through our warehouse the other day, one of our staff ran across an old copy of a Made in USA special supplement to VeloNews. In late 1996, then VeloNews technical editor, Charles Pelkey, and photographer Robert Oliver made a quick visit to Southern California to tour the facilities of several local manufacturers, including one that operated under the label of TWP - Two Wheeled Performance - Products.

Photo: Robert Oliver

A small company, the firm's owners decided that one of the best ways to promote their product line would be to sponsor a bike team. Well, that team was largely built around a very talented 21-year-old, who is off doing something else this July.