Roger Longbottom
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I seem to remember my first bikeSomeone put me out of my misery, don't know if I have remembered this or made it up!
When I was a youngster I seem to recall having a bike where you had to back pedal to change gear.
Was there such a system or is old age really getting to me!!!!
I remember my first bike in the 1950's being a Raleigh, don't know which one, but you had to peddle backwards to change gear. So don't worry, you're memory is fine.Someone put me out of my misery, don't know if I have remembered this or made it up!
When I was a youngster I seem to recall having a bike where you had to back pedal to change gear.
Was there such a system or is old age really getting to me!!!!
I said peddle, is this a new word?I seem to remember my first bike
I remember my first bike in the 1950's being a Raleigh, don't know which one, but you had to peddle backwards to change gear. So don't worry, you're memory is fine.
Oh yes, never thought of that, perhaps memory is goingNo, to peddle your wares is nothing new.
It was the Striker John. Grifter's smaller brother. The amount of tyres that were worn through with the kickback brake!I don't recall riding anything with back pedal gearshifts but I do remember doing skids (and coming off more than once as a result!) on a mate's Raleigh with a back pedal coaster brake. I think it was the Grifters that had that feature, and they weighed a ton.