"kohl57@starpower.net" wrote:
>
> " Jack Rossiter of the Century CC was a
> very famous cyclist's. He broke the Land's End to John of Groat's record in
> 1929 riding a Raleigh fitted with a 3 speed Sturmey. This record is called
> the End to End and is the Blue Ribband of all British distance records
> (866miles). His record time was 2 days 13 hours 22 minutes. He used gears
> of 59, 78 and 102 up to Carlisle where he lowered his ratios to 55, 72 and
> 94 for the real tough part of this ride."
>
> Any of you "it's not a bike without a derailleur" like to comment on this?
> Or was this Sturmey Archer 3-speed hub actually made by the Campagnolo
> company secretly.
>
> Thanks Mick for reminding us when cyclists were real men and used hub gears.
>
> Peter Kohler, Sunday 50 per cent on derailleur, 50 per cent on SA FC
> Washington DC USA
Yeah, I'll comment Peter. Real men rode and still do ride fixed gear!
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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