I've seen that movie several times and like you can overlook the cheesy parts and like it quite a bit. No, it's not Breaking Away, which won Oscars and is the best cycling movie ever, but it's still fun, has some great footage, I cared about the characters, and the racing is at times realistic.
Some thoughts on it:
Bob Shaver of ShaverSport still sells the leader's jersey and team jersey from the Hell of the West.
You can find them here.
The soundtrack, by Greg Mathieson and Lee Ritteour is impossible to find, but I have it. Classic 80's synth based tracks. The Brother's Themes are quite nice. Someone
uploaded several of the tracks to You Tube.
From what I recall, David Grant and Kevin Costner put in a lot of effort to get into shape and Costner got coached to spin like a real racer. You can sometimes see it when Grant are riding along, adding a touch of validity to the film.
During the final race at times you can see Coors' Classic signs, as the film was shot in conjunction with the race.
There have been very few cycling movies, partly because it's very difficult to shoot (hence why AF was shot during Coors), racing is hard to explain the strategy, and the sport is a bit esoteric. So I for one am glad they were able to pull this film off, despite the film's flaws.
Thanks '86TDF, for the Facebook Page.