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01-24-2007, 12:44 PM

On 24 Jan 2007 20:23:20 GMT, Mike Causer
<mikec@firstnamelastname.com.invalid> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:49:33 -0800, marian.rosenberg@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> On Jan 24, 9:01 am, "Rex Kerr" <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >Well, they've been made since 1889, but if you can find one it's going to
>>> > be expensive.
>>>
>>> >http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac....ycles/Sunb...I like that two speed crankset. Interesting!
>>
>> What I find interesting is that their lightweight race model in 1890
>> weighed only 16 pounds. That's not all that much more than modern race
>> bikes. How?? Is it a typo for 26 pounds?
>
>No brakes, no gears, no mudguards (fenders), but even then without
>a lot of aluminium components, which were /very/ expensive and unusual at
>the time, I can't see them getting to 16lb. Must be a typo or complete hype.
>
>
>Mike

Bamboo frames and laminated track wheel sets would get very close and
probably make it in small sizes. Bamboo was light and, when properly
constructed, strong enough for track and cinder track racing. Not
unknown in the 1890s on.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

01-24-2007, 12:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
Curtis L. Russell Posts: n/a	Re: Needed new bike design On 24 Jan 2007 20:23:20 GMT, Mike Causer <mikec@firstnamelastname.com.invalid> wrote: >On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:49:33 -0800, marian.rosenberg@gmail.com wrote: > >> On Jan 24, 9:01 am, "Rex Kerr" <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >Well, they've been made since 1889, but if you can find one it's going to >>> > be expensive. >>> >>> >http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac....ycles/Sunb...I like that two speed crankset. Interesting! >> >> What I find interesting is that their lightweight race model in 1890 >> weighed only 16 pounds. That's not all that much more than modern race >> bikes. How?? Is it a typo for 26 pounds? > >No brakes, no gears, no mudguards (fenders), but even then without >a lot of aluminium components, which were /very/ expensive and unusual at >the time, I can't see them getting to 16lb. Must be a typo or complete hype. > > >Mike Bamboo frames and laminated track wheel sets would get very close and probably make it in small sizes. Bamboo was light and, when properly constructed, strong enough for track and cinder track racing. Not unknown in the 1890s on. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels...