| Re: Drag racing on bicycles.
Ah, you bring back memories. When I was a kid, my buddy and I used to
drag-race our bikes across parking lots from a standing start. I had
a Sturmey Archer 3-speed (internal gears) and he had a flashy 5-speed
with a derailleur. I always won.
In all the times we raced he never figured out that for drag racing
it's best to start in a low gear. He was so enamored with his 5
speeds that he always started in top gear. I usually left him at the
starting line. I thought he'd figure it out after the first couple of
races, but he never did. Maybe it's because he couldn't see what gear
I was in.
-JR
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