01-31-2007, 03:43 PM
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#14 (permalink)
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OldRoads wrote:
> Some of the 'Musclebikes' (Sting-Rays, etc) of the 1960s and 1970s
> actually had a "Drag Brake".
> It was a lever on the top tube which held the rear caliper brake on.
> There are pictures in our on-line
> Picture Database. There were also bicycle drag parachutes, like
> today's dragsters use.
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> Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycles
> http://OldRoads.com
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> On Jan 30, 12:13 pm, "SlowRider" <jrogers80...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> -JR
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I found the site but there is a lot there so it gets a book mark. I am
going back to look for parachutes, since that sounds like a bit of
overkill or just 'bling' for a bicycle.
Bill Baka
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