Re: [CR]Stunning trick riding video

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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:36:24 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Stunning trick riding video
References: <36370F70-B75D-11DA-BE71-00039356BD92@ivycycles.com>
In-Reply-To: <36370F70-B75D-11DA-BE71-00039356BD92@ivycycles.com>


Brandon Ives wrote:
> Actually it's a sport that goes as far back as safety bikes themselves,
> but like cycleball you will never see in the U.S. In my archives I have
> a few articles on acrobatic cycling. Alas my archives are 700 miles
> away. These guys may also ride unicycles too, but acrobatic cycling is
> a totally separate sport.

And they use specially modified bikes -- note the straight fork blades and the headsets tightened down so the front wheel doesn't flop when you're riding no-hands on the rear wheel.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA