| Re: Drag racing on bicycles.
Bill Baka wrote:
> This one is my pet. Since all the car freaks like to do drag races, both
> at stop lights and at a track, why not have the same event for bicycle
> riders......
>
> New sport anyone?
>
> Bill Baka
Maybe not /totally/ new.
Ever heard of formula one bicycle racing? It was asphalt-track racing on
multispeed 20" wheel teardrop-tube funny-bikes, that a lot of former BMX
riders competed in. Sanctioned races only ran 1988-1990. I remember
seeing a bike in the LBS at the time, I think Haro and GT made bikes for
it.
I searched online for any images of F-1 bikes for a long time and got
absolutely nothing--most people have never even heard of it, or aren't
old enough to remember it.
The ONLY mention of this racing I have ever been able to find online is
in the Wikipedia entry for Tinker Juarez:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_...#Miscellaneous
I emailed Tinker at his website and he said he'd send me some bike pics
but never got around to it apparently.
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