I think they were perfect by 1890, and it has been downhill since then!
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-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Schmidt Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 1:09 AM To: CR RENDEZVOUS Subject: [CR]JRA (Just Riding Around)
A friend wrote me this today...
"Bikes improve, but they were nearly perfect by the end of the century before last... and these improvements have been mainly in the
"gadgetry" like the shifting and stopping. Not in the JRA (Just Riding Around) where 99% of the cycling experience happens. Look at a 34 year old (Colango) Super as the case in point. In fact the JRA has had to suffer for those other advances!!!"
Strikes a real cord with me because my daily riding these days is done mostly on three 48x16 fixed gear bikes; those or my mid-70s road
bikes (my Ergo and STI equipped bikes languish unridden for years at a time)!
Déjà vu all over again? Preaching to the choir? Comments?
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA USA http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
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