Now, THIS IDEA I like! Was it Merckx that did same - heck, I can't rem what race or film it was on - and later LA to Jan.....? I like sneaky cycling, and yes, good freewheels enabled this! Possibly only clean, with 'ghost' lube (might have been Phil Tenacious - secret weapon - Oil). Linwood Hines Chesterfield, VA Rain and Rainy ice - no I'm not riding.
Subject: Re: [CR] The Sound of Old Freewheels To: Phil Brown <philcycles@sbcglobal.net>, c r <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <F8D0B1E3BAA0461693B214C0FA769E86@D8XCLL51> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response
Phil's got it right.
The best sound is no sound.
Then when you come up on somebody on the road, they won't know you're there.
That way you can sleighride and when they jolt to awareness that you're
sittin' on, whether its a block or a mile+ tell 'em you've been on for miles
and really rattle their cage.
The trick is to shift at the same time, so they don't hear it, stay just far
enough back at lights, etc., and be VERY careful, 'cause you must be able to
compensate for any unexpected or dumb move they make so as not to get
knocked down.
Ahhh - the science of cycle stalking! Fun to play on the road while being
serious.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA