Bike trends that went out of fashion

[snorri]

And not forgetting bicycle clips to keep your trousers away from the oily chain. I can't remember the last time I saw anybody sporting these :-)

I have a selection of these hanging near my back door and wear one every time I use my bike! The only exception is when I'm on a foreign tour in lower latitudes when I may wear shorts.

 

[Alan O]

[QUOTE 4975445, member: 9609"]I still have a biopace big chain ring - i think they were all the rage when my bike was new[/QUOTE]
I have biopace chainsets on two bikes - one double and one triple - and I like them.

 

[Alan O]

Cycling capes

What, like this...?

 

[simongt]

Bearings that even an idiot like me can understand, take to bits, regrease and reassemble

And of course the joy of when you're ready to re-assemble said 'traditional' bearings, no matter how carefully you've put them on one side after having lovingly cleaned them, there's ALWAYS one which has gone missing, having mysteriously rolled under the mat / workbench / cat etc..

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Step through frames

 

[further]

And rubber hoods on shifter levers