sidevalve
Über Member
Does anyone remember the old "gas pipe specials" we used to use as kids ?
[OK anyone under about 40 can move on now]. Heavy steel frames, steel rims, 1 3/8 tyres 3 speed [or 5 if you were lucky, non indexed of course]. Usually been repainted [badly] several times. Yet we went miles on 'em, over ANY ground. roads, cobbles [how many modern racers would cope with cobbled streets ?] towpaths, bridleways anything at all. A bit like the bikes in the 3rd world now really, a bit heavy but tough as hell. Great fun though !
OK OK [put pipe and slippers away] but we had some good rides.
[OK anyone under about 40 can move on now]. Heavy steel frames, steel rims, 1 3/8 tyres 3 speed [or 5 if you were lucky, non indexed of course]. Usually been repainted [badly] several times. Yet we went miles on 'em, over ANY ground. roads, cobbles [how many modern racers would cope with cobbled streets ?] towpaths, bridleways anything at all. A bit like the bikes in the 3rd world now really, a bit heavy but tough as hell. Great fun though !
OK OK [put pipe and slippers away] but we had some good rides.