Beaver Cleaver's Bikes - Page 3 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

10-02-2004, 05:28 PM

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 20:09:24 +0000, Claire Petersky wrote:

> Well, duh, we all know red bikes are faster.

yeah, but they corner like crap.

White bikes tend to oversteer btw--so be careful out there.

10-02-2004, 05:34 PM

>
>Weren't most club bikes from the 50s and 60s basically three speeds, but
>with drops instead of upright bars?

Sometimes I wonder If I need more than 5 speeds.
Mostly I stay in the middle front ring and spin my ass off.
The fascinating thing is that there were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years
ago.
It was a fixed gear rear hub.
Details on sheldon's page.

10-02-2004, 05:34 PM

>
>Weren't most club bikes from the 50s and 60s basically three speeds, but
>with drops instead of upright bars?

Sometimes I wonder If I need more than 5 speeds.
Mostly I stay in the middle front ring and spin my ass off.
The fascinating thing is that there were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years
ago.
It was a fixed gear rear hub.
Details on sheldon's page.

10-02-2004, 05:34 PM

>
>Weren't most club bikes from the 50s and 60s basically three speeds, but
>with drops instead of upright bars?

Sometimes I wonder If I need more than 5 speeds.
Mostly I stay in the middle front ring and spin my ass off.
The fascinating thing is that there were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years
ago.
It was a fixed gear rear hub.
Details on sheldon's page.

10-02-2004, 05:34 PM

>
>Weren't most club bikes from the 50s and 60s basically three speeds, but
>with drops instead of upright bars?

Sometimes I wonder If I need more than 5 speeds.
Mostly I stay in the middle front ring and spin my ass off.
The fascinating thing is that there were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years
ago.
It was a fixed gear rear hub.
Details on sheldon's page.

10-02-2004, 07:07 PM

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 00:34:18 +0000, Fx199 wrote:

> The fascinating thing is that there
> were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years ago.

try 100 years...and aren't those old penny-farthings fixed gear? I don't
think they came with a flip flop hub though. LOL

:P

Every ridden those old two speeds where you backpedal just a smidge to
switch gears? I remember borrowing my grandpa's old bike when I was a kid
in Sweden and it had that type of gearing.

Odd.

10-02-2004, 07:07 PM

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 00:34:18 +0000, Fx199 wrote:

> The fascinating thing is that there
> were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years ago.

try 100 years...and aren't those old penny-farthings fixed gear? I don't
think they came with a flip flop hub though. LOL

:P

Every ridden those old two speeds where you backpedal just a smidge to
switch gears? I remember borrowing my grandpa's old bike when I was a kid
in Sweden and it had that type of gearing.

Odd.

10-02-2004, 07:07 PM

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 00:34:18 +0000, Fx199 wrote:

> The fascinating thing is that there
> were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years ago.

try 100 years...and aren't those old penny-farthings fixed gear? I don't
think they came with a flip flop hub though. LOL

:P

Every ridden those old two speeds where you backpedal just a smidge to
switch gears? I remember borrowing my grandpa's old bike when I was a kid
in Sweden and it had that type of gearing.

Odd.

10-02-2004, 07:07 PM

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 00:34:18 +0000, Fx199 wrote:

> The fascinating thing is that there
> were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years ago.

try 100 years...and aren't those old penny-farthings fixed gear? I don't
think they came with a flip flop hub though. LOL

:P

Every ridden those old two speeds where you backpedal just a smidge to
switch gears? I remember borrowing my grandpa's old bike when I was a kid
in Sweden and it had that type of gearing.

Odd.

10-02-2004, 07:13 PM

>Subject: Re: Beaver Cleaver's Bikes
>From: maxo [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>Date: 10/2/2004 9:07 PM US Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <pan.2004.10.03.02.04.36.728387@NOSPAMhome.se>
>
>On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 00:34:18 +0000, Fx199 wrote:
>
>> The fascinating thing is that there
>> were fixed gear 2 and 3 speeds 50 years ago.
>
>try 100 years...and aren't those old penny-farthings fixed gear? I don't
>think they came with a flip flop hub though. LOL

>
>:P
>
>Every ridden those old two speeds where you backpedal just a smidge to
>switch gears? I remember borrowing my grandpa's old bike when I was a kid
>in Sweden and it had that type of gearing.
>
>Odd.

Dude, those 2-3 speed fixed gears were pretty complicated...OK dude?
NOT 100 YEARS AGO!
There were tiny gears inside a hub...never mind.....bye