In 1977, the first TD Five Boro Bike Tour was known as the 5 Boro Challenge, and was a very different beast: 250 participants rode for 50 miles and stopped at only one rest area (at Nathan’s Famous in The Bronx), for instance. What hasn’t changed are the smiles on riders’ faces, though. Check out these photos taken by the late Steve Faust—a beloved member of NYC’s cycling community and a tireless advocate in the decades-long and continuing fight to put a bike path on the Verrazano Bridge— during that inaugural event, and be sure to read a full account of that momentous day over on the “Our Story” section of our website.