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Lost Fireside BMX Chat: Linda Leary Taylor and the DIRTWERX Era
▶ Watch the complete recording on YouTube
Visual provenance: No original publication thumbnail was submitted with the recovered recording. This supporting Lititz BMX display photograph was supplied during the v1.0.2 review and is used as the active dossier-access image. It is not represented as the original YouTube thumbnail. The earlier generic repository cover remains preserved as a superseded navigation asset.
At a glance
| Field | Record |
|---|---|
| Record ID | fbc-lost-linda-leary-taylor-dirtwerx |
| Dossier type | Interview Dossier |
| Classification | Recovered or “lost” conversational record centered on company history, family testimony, artifact provenance, and preservation stewardship. |
| Participants | Kyle A. Huffman, Linda Leary Taylor |
| Setting | Remote conversation; exact locations not supplied |
| Duration | 30:28 |
| Preservation status | Dossier compiled; machine transcript preserved; full audio verification pending |
Record summary
Linda and Kyle discuss Harry Leary’s DIRTWERX era, Livermore Boss frame production, family financial support, a newly acquired NOS DIRTWERX frame, and the provenance of a complete DIRTWERX bike that traveled from Harry to Linda’s son Chaz, back to Harry, through Kyle’s preservation work, and finally back to Linda.
Why this recording matters
Joins company history to a detailed artifact custody chain and documents the decision to preserve the bike’s wear and history rather than cosmetically restore it.
Explore the dossier
| Public record | Context and provenance | Transcript and access |
|---|---|---|
| Interview Record | Dossier Contents | Working Transcript |
| Published Description | Provenance | Transcript Status |
| YouTube Record | Curator Notes | Preliminary Chapter Index |
| Metadata | Source Inventory | Topic Index |
| Citation Record | Verification Notes | Rights and Access |
Archival authority
The original recording is the primary source. The raw transcript is preserved unchanged as an access aid. Descriptive files identify testimony as testimony and record contradictions rather than silently resolving them.
Current status
- source package compiled;
- public/private review completed;
- visual access layer completed;
- machine transcript preserved;
- full audio verification pending.