| Re: Drag racing on bicycles.
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:13:34 -0600, DougC <dcimper@norcom2000.com>
wrote:
>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.
Back in the day, the Brits and some areas in the U.S. NE used to race
smaller wheeled bikes on cinder tracks. Same kind of real rough, tight
racing. Sliding on asphalt is bad enough - wonder what a long slide on
cinders would be like. Not enough to go down to the local high school
and try it, though...
Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...
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