| Re: Drag racing on bicycles.
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> 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.
Redline, too, and probably others. F1 bikes usually came with 1.5" to
1.75" slick tires, plastic wheel covers, 6- or 7-speed rear gearing
with single chainrings, and flat bars positioned lower than the
saddle. One bike shop where I worked in the early '90s used an unsold
Haro F1 as the go-to-the-store bike (duly modified with tall BMX bars
and a rear rack with milk crate). At that shop, F1 was pronounced
"Fwun".
>From what I understand, Formula 1 races were conducted on tightly
twisting short courses, making the sport more like a bicycle version
of autocross than like a bicycle version of drag racing.
Chalo
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